Category Archives: RagBlog

Olympia Snow and Andrew Breibart:Is it the end of an era? By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | March 5, 2012 There was an eerie synchronicity in the pending resignation of veteran Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, a Republican who … Continue reading →

Richard Raznikov tells us that “all across the western world, there is enormous pressure… to ‘privatize’ everything.” Severing the connection between the public and the “management of and control over public resources and operations” is dangerous, he says. For instance, … Continue reading →

Legendary Commander Cody guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bill Kirchen has been called a “Titan of the Telecaster.” Kirchen, who headlined Austin community radio station KOOP’s recent benefit concert at Antone’s was our guest on Rag Radio. In Thorne Dreyer’s colorful … Continue reading →

Our modern-day Puritans By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2012 For those who don’t remember their grade school history lessons, during the 1600s the Puritans were persecuted in England for trying to purify the Church … Continue reading →

Walking the Walk: Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street, part one, by Dirk Nelson [Dirk Nelson recently went to the Occupy Wall Street protest, serving as a correspondent for The Ester Republic. Below is the first part of his two-part … Continue reading →

As benign as Lucifer By Richard Raznikov / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2012 Beginning about 20 years ago, it dawned on the bankers and some major corporations that if oil was a lucrative commodity water would be even … Continue reading →