Tag Archives: American Society

Jack A. Smith : Tough Times Ahead

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Embattled Captain America. Cartoon by Bryant Arnold / CartoonADay.com.A new year of tough times ahead It is certainly legitimate to worry about the direction in which American politics is heading domestically, coupled with a probable global future of more wars, … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Class Conflict and the Disappearance of the Middle Class

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Class conflict risesas middle class disappears The growing inequality of wealth and income in this country has reached a point where it is now causing a conflict between the rich (the 1%) and the vast majority of Americans. By Ted … Continue reading →

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Richard D. Jehn : Moving Through the End of Growth

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Transformation time. Image from Fluxed Up World.Moving through the end of growthand the collapse of the U.S. as we know it Welcome to the New World. By Richard D. Jehn | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2012 Although my … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Occupy Movement is Changing the Conversation

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

It’s changing the conversation:The wealth gap and the Occupy MovementBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 31, 2011 The image above brings home a very disturbing fact about the United States — the vast inequality of wealth and … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Occupy Nukes!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Occupy Wall Street image from eleven degrees north.Merge and win:Occupy Wall Street andthe ‘No Nukes’ movement By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2011 The global upheaval that is the Occupy Movement is hopefully in the process … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Drones, Banks, and Multitudes

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The multitudes: “Cry of the Masses” by Josef Vachal. Image from Express Tribune blogs.Sound bites:Drones, banks, and multitudes By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 11, 2011 In this age of tweets, sound bites, and shorthand references to … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Approaching 90, I Despair for my Country

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Free Health Care News.As I approach my 90th year:I despair for the state of my country(and its corrupted health care system) I look at the Republican ‘debates’ and wonder, where did we — as a supposedly enlightened society … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Republican Health Care: ‘Let Him Die’

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Thumbs down at Republican debate. Image from The Godless Liberal.‘Just let him die’:The Republicans and health care The indisputable fact is that the U.S. is alone among the advanced societies in failing to assure that health care is available to … Continue reading →

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Nagasaki and Responding to Calamity

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Shinto Shrine in Atomic Ruins, Nagasaki, Japan 1945. Public domain / National Archives / Flickr.Responding to calamity andwhat it says about our character The people of Nagasaki dedicated their city to promoting international peace and brotherhood. By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : 9/11 and Imperial Delusions

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from SodaHead.Imperial delusions:Ignoring the lessons of 9/11 Being right means nothing if we failed to create a more just foreign policy conducted by a more humble nation. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 Ten … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : What 9/11 Has Taught Us About Our Country

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Truth and Shadows.What we have (and haven’t)learned about America since 9/11 By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 The horrific attack on the United States on 9/11/01 brought out America’s essential character traits … Continue reading →

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Mike Lofgren : Why I Left the GOP Cult

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Gunaxin.Goodbye to all that:Reflections of a GOP operative Who left the cult By Mike Lofgren / Truthout / September 5, 2011 Barbara Stanwyck: “We’re both rotten!” Fred MacMurray: “Yeah — only you’re a little more rotten.” — Double … Continue reading →

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