Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : Fire in the Hole

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Dan Piraro / Bizarro. Fire in the Hole The powder keg is fulland the fuse is lit. Daily before our eyesmen and women speak truth to power,power crushes them,they rise up again and again – the powder keg … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Latest Plan for Perpetual War

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Perpetual War Machine” by Peter Passuntino / Painting Matters.The Congress, the President, andthe latest plan for perpetual war By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 25, 2011 What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Up, Up, and Away

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Digital montage image by T.J. Griffin.Wings over Vermont:Up, up, and away… By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / May 25, 2011 BURLINGTON, Vermont — Though two summers away, an invitation by the mayor to discuss inviting another Burlington air … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Lady Moon in Gemini for Fourth Phase

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Fourth Quarter Moon. Image from illuminated Journey.Moon Musings:The Fourth Quarter Moon findsLady Moon in Gemini(May 25 – 27, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / May 24, 2011 Lady Moon is in Gemini for this moon phase. Gemini: … Continue reading →

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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why Lance Armstrong Will Survive

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Lance Armstrong graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Why Lance Armstrong willsurvive ’60 Minutes’ and the feds Armstrong doesn’t just have defenders. He has, in the legions of cancer survivors across our toxic nation, an army. By Dave Zirin … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Rising Anxiety on the Gulf Coast

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Many residents have been forced from their homes as a spillway is opened to protect major cities from the flood. Photo by Gallo / Getty / Al Jazeera.One disaster after another:Mississippi flood renews Gulf Coast anxietiesBy Jordan Flaherty / The … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : ‘Le Perv,’ ‘Le Perp,’ and Justice in America

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Le perv and les tabs.Letters from France II:Le perv, le perp, and justice in America By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 23, 2011 [This is the second in a series of dispatches from France by The … Continue reading →

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Obama, Progressives, and the White Nationalist Backlash

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Reckless Eyeballing.Task for progressives in 2012:Monkey-wrenching the white united front It has been striking that many progressives have said so little about race, racism, and the discourse of right-wing populism in the context of the upcoming elections. By … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : France’s Gift to America Was Our Independence

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France, 1778. Painting by Hobens / Library of Congress.Letters from France I:France’s greatest gift to Americawas our independence By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 19, 2011 [This is the first … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The ‘Passivhaus’ is a Smarter Way to Build

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

This Seattle passivhaus will use 70-90% less energy.The energy-efficient passivhaus:It’s a smarter way to build By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 19, 2011 The new building above doesn’t look like anything special, but it is. It is … Continue reading →

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Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : San Marcos, Texas, and the Separation of Church and State

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Thomas Jefferson and the separation of church and state. Sculpture outside the Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, Vermont. Image from Artsology.Thomas Jefferson,the San Marcos City Council,and the municipal promotion of prayer It is a feeble and flaccid religion that needs the imprimatur … Continue reading →

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