Category Archives: RagBlog

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 →

‘Substantive and meaningful’:Congressional Republicans and theurgent business of promoting religion By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2011 Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia recently declared that he would work to prevent votes on … Continue reading →