Tag Archives: Capitalism

David P. Hamilton : On My Retirement from Political Activism

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

David Hamilton at MDS anti-war vigil in Austin, December, 2008. Photo by Sally Hamilton / The Rag Blog.On my retirement from political activism By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / March 30, 2010 Last Sunday, the “health care … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The Theory of Bagel Capitalism

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Political theory and the tower of bagel. Image from Neurotopia.Bagels and the theory of capitalist development I think Marx had a pretty good analysis of how capitalism works but even I recognize that his theory did not adequately come to … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : How the Ruling Class Rules

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from La Revue Gauche.The new class society:How does the ruling class rule? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 23, 2010 The substructure In an effort to teach and reflect more systematically about class rule in the … Continue reading →

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Poor Grow Poorer : Richest 1% Has Captured America’s Wealth

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The ultra rich have captured America;How can we take it back? By David DeGraw / February 19, 2010 “The war against working people should be understood to be a real war… Specifically in the U.S., which happens to have a … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / ‘The New Class Society : Goodbye American Dream?’

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

New Class Society:Making class analysis relevant By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 12, 2010 I am using a text by Robert Perrucci and Earl Wysong called New Class Society: Goodbye American Dream? (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008) in … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Is America Already a Failed State?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Is America already a failed state?No public trust for a dysfunctional system The main obstacle to progress is a corporate dominated political system that resists favoring broad long range public benefits over the short term profits of the few. By … Continue reading →

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U.S. Global Intervention : ‘This Madness Must Cease’

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Polyp.‘This madness must cease’How our foreign policy impacts the world By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 20, 2010 At a critical juncture in the escalation of the Vietnam War, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : GREED — A Bedtime Story

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

GREED — A Bedtime Story By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 26, 2010 I won’t bore or appall you with the toxic sludge spewing out of the mouths of our CEOs justifying — sans apology — their … Continue reading →

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Dark Ages Redux : Trickle Down Feudalism

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Doge Enrico Dandolo preaching the Crusade. Gustave Doré (1832-1883) / Wikimedia Commons.The reincarnation of the Dark Ages:White evangelicals are the new Crusaders In place of mote-defended castles surrounded by thatched-roof shanties will be ‘gated communities’ (sporting high-tech surveillance to keep … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Economy? Like Filling a Leaky Bucket

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Old tin bucket.” Photo by {JO} / Flickr.Bucket’s got a hole in it:Can we revive the U.S. economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2009 Is trying to fix the U.S. economy like trying to fill … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / The Great Turning : From Empire to Earth Community

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Great Turning: Moving in a radical new direction By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2009 We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal : Eat the Rich!

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by chrisjfry / Flickr.Serve the people!Carve up Wall Street By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009 See Amy Goodman’s interview with Robert Scheer on Wall Street and the economy, from Democracy Now!, Below. Yesterday, Democracy … Continue reading →

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