Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Jonah Raskin : Chickens Come Home to Roost in Arizona

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Malcolm X at Harlem rally, December 31, 1969. Photo from New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.On chickens coming home to roost:Armageddon in Arizona By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 Shortly after JFK was shot and … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Machines Change, Our Work Remains the Same

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Early computer. Image from Corbis-Bettmann.The limits of internet activism:Machines change, the work remains the same By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 When I first got involved in left/radical political organizing in the 1990s, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Glenn W. Smith : Gabrielle Giffords and The Blood of Eden

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jackson Pollock’s The Deep. Oil and enamel on Canvas (1953).The Blood of Eden:Our escalating political violenceBy Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2011 I caught sight of my reflectionI caught it in the windowI saw the … Continue reading →

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James Noland : Sarah Palin and JFK’s Houston Speech

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

John F. Kennedy, then a candidate for president of the United States, speaks before a group of Protestant ministers at Houston’s Rice Hotel, September 12, 1960. Photo from AP.Palin wrong about JFK:Kennedy’s famous speech on church and state As the … Continue reading →

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Glenn W. Smith : Aristotle and the Cyberpoke

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo of cyberpoke by Willie Pipkin / DogCanyon.Making real connections:Aristotle and the cyberpoke By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2011 Democratic political consultant and progressive Texas blogger Glenn W. Smith will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest … Continue reading →

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Alan Waldman : My 10 Favorite Films of 2010

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Scene from City Island with Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia. Image from Rotten Tomatoes.City Island tops the list:My 10 favorite films of 2010 By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2011 Many people believe The King’s Speech is … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Death Panel’ Hysteria Gets New Life

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Steve Sack / Minneapolis Star-Tribune / GoComics.Tales from the crypt, dept.A new attack on end-of-life counseling By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / January 5, 2011 Charles Krauthammer, the right-wing political columnist, ended 2010 with an … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Rheumatoid Arthritis and Medical Arrogance

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Dr. William Osler:”We are here to add what we can to life…” Image from The Arts, Sciences and Medicine.Adding what we can to life:Treating rheumatoid arthritis,and fighting medical arroganceBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / January 5, … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : ‘Greatest Nation’ Rhetoric Comes Roaring Back

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The burden of being exceptional. Captain America graphic from Statue Marvels.American exceptionalism:‘Greatest nation’ rhetoric roars back By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2011 My greatness as a writer is simply a fact. You don’t agree? Well, … Continue reading →

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Ray Reece : The Hard Landing of a Radical in Austin, 1967

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from McMaster University Digital Collection.Desecration of the Violet Crown:The hard landing of a radical in Austin, 1967 By Ray Reece / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2011 A few months ago, editor Thorne Dreyer invited us Rag Blogsters … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Words Still Matter

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Dwight D. Eisenhower. Photo by George Skadding / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images.Words still matter:Speeches that speak to our times By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2011 This conjunction of an immense military establishment … Continue reading →

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Ralph Solonitz : Year of the Rabbit!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / December 31, 2010.The Rag Blog

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