Category Archives: RagBlog

Glenn Smith reports on two seemingly coincidental events in Houston: a mysterious fire destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County in what is being investigated as arson; and a well-funded right wing group (TrueTheVote) emerges, making unfounded allegations … Continue reading →

By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 30, 2010 I cannot tolerate watching Fox News; however, the end results are apparent as the mainstream media continue to disseminate and replicate this drivel included in secondary coverage. … Continue reading →

David McReynolds, who was at the great March on Washington in 1963, and heard Dr. King declare that he had a dream, calls it a “proud moment” in history, and provides background on that momentous occasion from an insider. And … Continue reading →

Mariann Wizard reviews Nancy Miller Saunders’ book, “Combat by Trial: An Odyssey with 20th Century Winter Soldiers,” about the historically significant anti-war movement that developed among GIs and veterans of the Vietnam War — and the IVAW, the group that … Continue reading →

Tom reports on the dueling demonstrations in New York City near the proposed Ground Zero Muslim community center. He discusses the “objectification of Other as evil incarnate,” and points out how it is easier to hate than to love. He … Continue reading →

A group of protesters — including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and an army wife — protested in Killeen, Texas, against the deployment of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment to Iraq — and temporarily blocked buses carrying … Continue reading →

Barbara Hines is a famed immigration attorney and a clinical law professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She is co-director of the immigration clinic at the UT School of Law. A two-time Fulbright scholar, Hines has practiced immigration … Continue reading →

MUNICH FOR THE DEMOCRATS By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 In 1938, Hitler and the Nazis were flexing their power in Germany and doing a very good job of scaring the rest of Europe, … Continue reading →

40 Years After Women’s March for Equality & `Rat’ Takeover—Part 1 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / Forty years ago, on Aug. 26, 1970, between 20,000 and 50,000 women marched in Manhattan to demand equality for women in … Continue reading →

40 Years After Women’s March for Equality & `Rat’ Takeover—Part 1 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / Forty years ago, on Aug. 26, 1970, between 20,000 and 50,000 women marched in Manhattan to demand equality for women in … Continue reading →