Category Archives: RagBlog

Type your summary hereType rest of the post here Source / The Rag Blog

The Paterno Effect:Thinking about capitalism,higher education, and moral repugnance By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2011 “And when I think of all the talent and energy which daily go into devising ways and means of making … Continue reading →

When Mike Davis — the noted author, historian, and veteran of the Sixties — was asked if he had any important lessons to pass on to the Occupy movement from his 45 years as an activist, he repeated his “fervent … Continue reading →

Bobby Bridger Bobby Bridger began work on his epic trilogy A Ballad of the West over four decades ago. Since 1974 Bridger has traveled the globe performing this historical epic as a one-man show to audiences in America, Canada, Europe, … Continue reading →

David McReynolds, who — as a socialist and a pacifist — had extensive dealings with J. Edgar’s FBI, provides a revealing take on Eastwood’s new biopic. Though praising the performances of Leonardo DiCaprio and Judi Dench, David says the film’s … Continue reading →

Moon Musings: Waning Crescent Moon(November 19 – 22, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / November 15, 2011 The waning crescent moon is a good moon phase to use to tie up loose ends and to consolidate experiences … Continue reading →

Thorne Dreyer’s guests on Rag Radio Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, were Ole Jorgen Hammeken — an indigenous Greenlandic Inuit polar explorer, social worker, and actor — and French filmmaker Marc Buriot, who was executive producer of the award-winning film, Inuk, … Continue reading →

Can we transform labor’s Buckeye victoryinto a new era of election protection? By Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2011 The crushing defeat Ohio’s working people dealt 1% politicians last week has critical implications … Continue reading →

The fire next time is now: Environmental historian Angus Wright’s call for a planetary patriotism By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2011 Angus Wright has a way of saying things we may not want to hear … Continue reading →