Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

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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John McMillian : For Manning Marable

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Manning Marable. Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images. Renowned African-American scholar, Dr. Manning Marable, 60, died April 1 of complications from pneumonia, three days before the publication of his long-awaited biography of Malcolm X, a book he had been … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Lewis Wallace : Jordan Flaherty Chronicles Post-Katrina Resistance

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jordan Flaherty’s Floodlines:Community and resistance in New Orleans By Lewis Wallace / The Rag Blog / April 7, 2011 See ‘Jena Six activist convicted, faces decades in prison’ by Jordan Flaherty, Below. [Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Libya and the ‘Humanitarian Intervention’

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

In 2009, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to meet face-to-face with Libyan president Moammar Gadhafi. Photo from AP.Libya and the dilemma ofhumanitarian military interventions By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / April 7, 2011 The debate … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Michael T. Klare on War and Terrorism

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Michael T. Klare. Still image from Klare’s Blood and Oil.A Rag Blog interview:Author Michael T. Klare on terrorism,paper tigers, Vietnam, and the Pentagon: By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2011 He grew up singing the lyrics … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Can an All-White GOP Win in 2012?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Electoral College breakdown for 2008.Can the GOP win in 2012with only white votes? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 5, 2011 This country was generally controlled by the Republican Party in the years between 1980 and 2008. … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Obama and the Lies About Libya

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Mike Keefe / Denver Post / inToon.comWhat’s really up in Benghazi?Obama’s lies about Libya By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / April 5, 2011 Barack Obama tried to explain the U. S. war against Libya on … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Pea of the Month

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from OB Rag.PEA OF THE MONTH “Keep your eye on the pea.” “What pea? Where?” “The one under the shell, this shell, here. Got it?” “Yeah.” “OK. Now watch carefully.” By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April … Continue reading →

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