Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Back from Break, Republicans Resume Assault on Poor and Infirm

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Republicans are back. Image from xrodgers / Flickr.Renew attack on poor, elderly, infirm:Republicans back from Easter break By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2011 “Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality. … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : For Massey Energy, Safety Fines Just a Cost of Doing Business

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from BNET.Cost of doing business:Paying fines cheaper for Massey than making the mines safe By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2011 “Despite the tragedy at Upper Big Branch last year… some still aren’t getting it.” … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : A Grave Injustice in Groves, Texas

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graveside greed: Service Corporation International’s Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, TexasGrave injustice:The rapacious ways ofService Corporation International By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 4, 2011 For the second time since 2000, I have encountered the unrelenting … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Do We Rejoice in Death?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Do we rejoice in death? Photo by Matt Sunday / AP.Bin Laden and beyond:Addressing our higher selvesBy Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / May 3, 2011 How might we appropriately address the death of a mass murderer? The … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : On Bin Laden and Searching for Monsters

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Seeking monsters to destroy. Image from Slog.Searching for monsters:Bin Laden is dead, but willthe ‘Long War’ on terror live on? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / May 3, 2011 John Quincy Adams long ago urged that American foreign … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Wachsberger’s ‘Insider Histories’ of the 60’s Underground Press

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Keeping the Sixties alive:Ken Wachsberger’s ‘Insider Histories‘ arepassionate essays about the underground press By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / May 3, 2011 [Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press, Part I, edited by Ken Wachsberger; (Michigan State … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer / James McEnteer : Dallas Underground Icon Stoney Burns Dead at 68

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Stoney Burns is arrested by Dallas Police officers at Lee Park on April 12, 1970, after what The Dallas Morning News called “a clash between law officers and young people” that “occurred when police tried to arrest several hippie-types” at … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : After Fukushima: A Nuclear Industry Meltdown?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

A home in Glen Rose, Texas, with the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant hovering behind. Photo from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.After the Fukushima nightmare:Will the nuclear power industry melt down? By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / May 2, … Continue reading →

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Paul Beckett : Slouching Towards Democracy in Nigeria

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Goodluck Jonathan was elected President of Nigeria on April 16.The Elections in Nigeria:Slouching towards democracy By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / April 29, 2011 The perils of democracy To title (and set) his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart, … Continue reading →

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FILM / William Michael Hanks : Jamie Johnson’s ‘The One Percent’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Documentary film:Jamie Johnson’s The One Percent is arevealing statement about wealth in America By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / April 28, 2011 Jamie Johnson has a conscience if he can keep it. He is heir to one … Continue reading →

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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Taking Back the Dodgers

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Dodgers Stadium. Image from Seitivinsfa.One, two, many Green Bays…Taking back the Los Angeles Dodgers By Dave Zirin /The Rag Blog / April 27, 2011 On Friday, I wrote a piece for the Los Angeles Times that put forward a common-sense … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Response to Bill Fletcher on Rethinking ‘Hope’

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Obama landscape: seeing the forest for the trees? Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images.Returning to a grass roots agenda:A response to Bill Fletcheron Obama, 2012, and rethinking ‘Hope’ By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / April 27, 2011 … Continue reading →

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