Category Archives: RagBlog

U.S. driving hits the wall Peak driving has many causes In my last post, we saw that total US driving hit a peak back in 2007. This time we will take a closer look at the situation to examine the … Continue reading →

Environmental activist Diane Wilson on Rag Radio Video by Jeff Zavala, Interview by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / July 6, 2011 Environmental activist Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper from Seadrift, Texas, and the author of Diary of an … Continue reading →

Many gay leftists, including many who worked on Boston’s Gay Community News, were not pleased with the way I became a vocal critic of Cuba. However, I want to stress that my admiration for the Cuban Revolution ended not only … Continue reading →

By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / June 29, 2011 “[The] incredible absolute size and commanding market positions [of a few immense corporations] make them the most exceptional manmade creatures of the twentieth century… In terms of … Continue reading →

Perry, Beck tout selective data on Texas economyGovernor uses broad brush to paint rosy picture of state economy, skips important details By Mary Tuma / The Texas Independent / June 29, 2011 On Monday, Gov. Rick Perry appeared via satellite … Continue reading →

The “gloomy Hobbesian picture.” Graphic from Apollo.Gold.A dog-eat-dog world?Conservative lies about human nature By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / June 29, 2011 Since World War II, America’s elite policy makers have arranged and re-arranged our political and … Continue reading →

Environmental activist Diane Wilson — who will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio this Friday, June 24 (go to article for details) — has become a champion who “takes risks, gets bloodied and arrested, and endures jail — then … Continue reading →

Peak Driving, Peak Cars By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2011 Tell the average U.S. car owner that total driving in the USA might have already peaked forever, and they are likely to think you’re crazy. … Continue reading →

Social Security building at Rennes, France Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social security in France and the US. By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 22,2011 [This is the fourth in a series of dispatches from … Continue reading →

Social Security building at Rennes, France Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social security in France and the US. By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 22,2011 [This is the fourth in a series of dispatches from … Continue reading →