Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck, Part I

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Mourning for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011 First of three parts [On December 13, Marilyn Buck, … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton : It Is Colder Because It Is Warming

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

It is colder because it is warming On a warmer planet, winter weather becomes more volatile. The extremes get more extreme. By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2010 Global warming refers to climate, not weather. Snowpocalypses … Continue reading →

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Alyce Guynn : On the Passing of Poet Susan Bright

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Susan Bright at the Poet’s Tree, Barton Springs, Austin, Texas.Poet, publisher, and environmental activist:Honoring Susan Bright By Alyce Guynn / The Rag Blog / January 12, 2011 See details about the memorial service for Susan Bright below. When family, friends … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : The Right and the Shooting in Tucson

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Jesse Kelly’s website (now removed). The article about Kelly’s appearance in Sierra Vista originally appeared in the Sierra Vista Herald.Getting on target:The Right and the shooting in Tucson By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / January 12, … Continue reading →

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Ralph Solonitz : Killer Brew!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog.The Rag Blog / Posted January 12, 2011

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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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