Category Archives: RagBlog

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Ten Reasons The Banksters Get Away With It The Wall Street Crime Syndrome Goes Deeper Than We Think:Q. Why No Jailings? A: It’s The System, Not Just The Prosecutors By Danny Schechter Hats off to writer Matt Taibbi for … Continue reading →

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Lauren Kelley : Packing Heat on Texas Campuses

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas Governor Rick Perry fires a six shooter at an event in Fort Worth. Photo by Rodger Mallison / AP.Pretty scary: Texas about to make it legalto carry guns on college campuses By Lauren Kelley / AlterNet / February 21, … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

John McMillian’s “Smoking Typewriters,” in telling the historic tale of the Sixties underground press, “puts readers in the cockpit of the era. He conjures up the radical style, the exuberant mood, and the bravado…” The book profiles the “loud, colorful, … Continue reading →

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Joshua Brown : Life During Wartime: Slay the Beast

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Political cartoon and verse by Joshua Brown / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2011.The Rag Blog

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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Alain de Botton Dodges the Question

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Pop philosopher Alain de Botton, shown at Heathrow Airport flacking his 2009 book, A Week at the Airport. Photo from Frank Bures.com.Sophism for fun and profit:Alain de Botton dodges the question By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / February … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 16, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

A ‘let me get this straight’ moment By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2011 Every now and then I have what I call a “let me get this straight” moment. I never know when one … Continue reading →

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Eric Boehlert : Fox Insider Says ‘Stuff Is Just Made Up’

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Fox’s Roger Ailes. Image from Scene MagazineFox News Insider:‘Stuff Is Just Made Up’ By Eric Boehlert / Media Matters / February 15, 2011 Asked what most viewers and observers of Fox News would be surprised to learn about the controversial … Continue reading →

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Zaid Jilani : Arab Countries Where the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ Could Spread

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Algerian riot Police scuffle with protesters in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday. Thousands defied a government ban on demonstrations,but were outnumbered by police. Photo by Sidali Djarboub / AP.Who’s next?The ‘Jasmine Revolution’ and the Arab world By Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress / … Continue reading →

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Jim Hightower : Obama is Waltzing With the Devil

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Dancing with the devil. Drawing from Decoded Stuff.Obama, Inc.:With Daley and Immelt on board,our president is waltzing with the devil. By Jim Hightower / CommonDreams / February 9, 2011 When you dance with the devil, never fool yourself into thinking … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

http://www.tpcmagazine.org/article/technological-fundamentalism Technological fundamentalism: Why bad things happen when humans play God by Robert Jensen If humans were smart, we would bet on our ignorance. That advice comes early in the Hebrew Bible. Adam and Eve’s banishment in chapters two and … Continue reading →

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Richard Flacks : Beyond Barack Obama

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama. Image from Portlandart.Beyond Barack Obama Lefty focusing on the president and his shortcomings distracts us from the work we need to do. By Richard Flacks / In These Times / February 2, 2011 The growing progressive drumbeat about … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : CBO Says Republican Policies Will Increase Debt, Deficit

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Matt Yglesias refers to politicians who use deficits for short-term political gains (like Republicans whose tax cuts for the rich added $4 trillion to the deficit), as “deficit peacocks.” Illustration by Mario Piperni from mariopiperni.com.CBO projections:Republican economic policieswill expand debt, … Continue reading →

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