Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Harvey Wasserman : Nukes ‘Don’t Need No Stinking Fire Protection’

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Indian Point nuclear power plant on the Hudson River in New York.Nukes to America:‘We don’t need no stinking fire protection’ By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / June 13, 2011 At the end of John Huston’s 1948 classic Treasure … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Louisiana Civil Rights Activist Gets 15 Years on Drug Charge

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Catrina Wallace (right), pictured with Caseptla Baily, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance. Wallace and Baily were both active in the campaign to support the Jena 6. Their door was broken down … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Big Push for Peace in Afghanistan

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

According to CBS News, 64 percent of Americans think the number of troops in Afghanistan should be decreased.The fight for peace heats up:Will Obama go for substantialAfghanistan troop withdrawal? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / June 12, 2011 … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Playing ‘Peak-a-Boo’ With the Earth

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Andrew Weldon / The Age / National Museum of Australia-Canberra.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part I: Fuel prices and the global oil supply By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 8, 2011 In recent … Continue reading →

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Michael Meeropol : ‘L’Affaire Kushner’ at New York’s City University

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Tony Kushner. Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters.L’Affaire Kushner:Give and take at theCity University of New York CUNY awards honorary doctorate to playwright Tony Kushner, takes it away, then — after ‘firestorm’ of protest — gives it back. By Michael Meeropol / … Continue reading →

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Jay D. Jurie : Orlando Cops in ‘Feeding Frenzy’

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Orlando Food Not Bombs.Orlando’s feeding frenzy:Cops bust volunteers feeding the homeless By Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / June 8, 2011 ORLANDO, Florida — On June 1, 2011, life in downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park was … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Medicare and the Corporatist Agenda

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The assault of corporatism. Image from The Nation blogs.Medicare’s backstory:How corporatism controls the agenda By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 7, 2011 Ever since President Lyndon Johnson succeeded in getting Medicare enacted in 1965, corporatist politicians … Continue reading →

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Ellen LaConte : A Really Scary Story for Stephen King

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Time to be scared straight?Dear Stephen King:An open letter to one American who really could scare the rest of us into action By Ellen LaConte / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2011 I’ve been participating in an email discussion … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Death of Juvenile Justice in Texas

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Robert Essel / Corbis.It’s a crime:The death of juvenile justice in Texas By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2011 Juvenile Justice in the state of Texas has been on a wild ride for the … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Toni Tipton-Martin and the Politics of the Kitchen

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The many faces of Aunt Jemima. Image from The Jemima Code.The Jemima Code:Toni Tipton-Martin explores thepolitics of the kitchen, past and present By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2011 AUSTIN — In the cafeteria-turned-classroom at UT … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : French Healthcare is the World’s Best

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Yale Journal of Medicine and Law. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Letters from France III:The French healthcare systemis the best in the world By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 1, 2011 “There are no … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Democrats, Medicare, and the ‘Jaws of Victory’

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jaws: Leaving an opening for the Republicans.From the jaws of victory…The Democrats, Medicare andthe ‘winning message’ By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / June 1, 2011 “In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed … Continue reading →

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