Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Sherman DeBrosse : The Republican Bait and Switch

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bait and switch:The Republican assault on Medicare By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 21, 2011 The Republicans used the election of 2010 to pull off an impressive bait-and-switch operation. They campaigned against health care reform because it … Continue reading →

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Obama, 2012, and Rethinking ‘Hope’

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Taking a second look. Barack Obama “Hope” poster by Shepard Fairey. Image from afagen / Flickr.Focusing ‘Hope’:Obama and the 2012 elections By Bill Fletcher, Jr. / The Rag Blog / April 21, 2011 Rather than dwell on the question of … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : The Divine Right of Greed

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Deng Coy Miel, Singapore.(On being mad as hell…)The divine right of greed By David Van Os / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2011 Most of the income of the super-rich is in capital gains such as … Continue reading →

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Steve Weissman : Sarkozy’s Role in the Libyan Rebellion

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

President Nicholas Sarkozy shown with embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.Did French President Sarkozy set up Obama’s Benghazi nightmare? By Steve Weissman / The Rag Blog / March 19, 2011 PARIS — Even as Barack Obama struggles to reduce America’s public … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Waning Gibbous Moon is Time to Release the Old

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Through the clouds: Waning gibbous moon. Image from Moonmooring.Moon Musings:Waning gibbous moon(April 20 – 26, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / April 19, 2011 This is a moon-phase useful for releasing the old, removing unwanted negative energies, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Republicans and ‘Medicare As We Know It’

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rep. Paul Ryan and ‘medicare as we know it.’ Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.(but should be made ineffective…)Republicans agree that Medicare is essentialBy Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2011 This past week, House … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Political Idiots and Economic Dementia

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Aldous Huxley: the “dogmatism and proselytizing zeal… of religious or political idiots.”Huxley’s ‘political idiots’ andpublic health in America By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2011 “At least two thirds of our miseries spring from … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Malalai Joya is a Champion for Afghan Women

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Malalai Joya. Image from antiwarcommittee.com.A champion for Afghan women:On hearing Malalai Joya By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS — I met the bravest person in the world Friday night, April 1, at St. Joan … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : U.S. Military Spending Way Out of Whack

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hogging the pie:U.S. military spending gone wild By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2011 The chart above shows just how much out of whack the United States spending on its military really is. The U.S. has … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Donald Trump and the Two-Headed Cow

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Great American Sideshow! Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.The Great American Sideshow:Donald Trump: See the two-headed cow! By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2011 America has always had a fringe element of nuttiness … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Light Unto the Nations

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Israeli “Agronomic (sic) flashlight grip (T-GRIP).” (Get ’em while they’re hot. Image from IsraelMilitary.comLight unto the nations By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2011 What is it? It doesn’t seem to be a bird. Definitely not … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Karen Lee Wald : Cuba From the Other Side

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Voices From the Other Side:Keith Bolender’s oral historyof terrorism against Cuba By Karen Lee Wald / The Rag Blog / April 10, 2011 [Voices From the Other Side: An Oral History Of Terrorism Against Cuba by Keith Bolender (Pluto Press, … Continue reading →

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