Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005
Yearly Archives: 2011
MUSIC / Jan Reid : The ‘Old Mad Joy’ of the Gourds
Image of The Gourds from thegourds.com.Old Mad Joy:No Last Waltz for the Gourds ‘Most bands grow out of rock and roll when they get to be our age,’ Russell told me with a laugh. ‘We’ve done everything kind of backward.’ … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Austin, Jan Reid, Music, Music History, Rock 'n Roll, The Gourds
Leave a comment
BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Sean Stewart’s Spirited History of the Underground Press
Sean Stewart’s On the Ground is a livelyanecdotal history of the underground press Amply illustrated with art, cartoons, drawings, and covers from the colorful, eye-catching papers of the Sixties, it comes closer to the spirit of the in-your-face underground papers. … Continue reading
BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : scott crow’s ‘Black Flags and Windmills’
Black Flags and Windmills:Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective scott crow’s book tells of the abandonment of a great American city by the powerful, the refusal of its poorest and most vulnerable citizens to lay down and die, and … Continue reading
Rag Radio : We Interview Nonviolent Activist Val Liveoak and Author Robert H. Frank
Nonviolent Activist Val Liveoak of Peacekeeping en Las Americason Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here: Also listen to New York Times Columnist Robert H. Frank,Author of The Darwin Economy, on Rag Radio, here: (Texas Music Hall of … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Authors, Economics, Nonviolence, Rag Radio, Robert H. Frank, Roger Baker, Social Activism, Thorne Dreyer, Val Liveoak
1 Comment
Mike Klonsky : Let’s Not Get All ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ About Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt’s “New Diplomacy.” Political cartoon courtesy of Mike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog.Before we start feeling all warmand fuzzy about Teddy Roosevelt… By Mike Klonsky | The Rag Blog | December 13, 2011 Let’s remember that Teddy Roosevelt, eulogized in President … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, Imperialism, Mike Klonsky, Racism, Theodore Roosevelt
4 Comments
SPORT / Dave Zirin and Zach Zill : The Death of Socrates
Brazilian soccer legend Socrates before a World Cup match in Guadalajara, Mexico, June 16, 1986. Photo by Wolfgang Ratta / Reuters.The death of Socrates:Celebrating the Brazilian soccer legend Socrates was one of those rare athletes whose outsized personality and effervescent … Continue reading
The State of Indiana vs. theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights By Harry Targ / December 12, 2011 The massive atrocities of World War II led nations to commit themselves permanently to the protection of basic rights for all human beings. … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Leave a comment
FILM / Lamar W. Hankins : 2008 Economic Crash Was an ‘Inside Job’
The economic crash of 2008:An ‘Inside Job‘ By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 8, 2011 A fair summary of the award-winning documentary Inside Job is this: The economic crisis that culminated in bailouts in 2008 was … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Banking, Economic Collapse, Film, Finance, Great Recession, Inside Job, Lamar W. Hankins
Leave a comment
The Rag Blog : Technical Difficulties!
After the apocalypse:We’re baaack! By Editors | The Rag Blog | December 12, 2011 You may have noticed that there hasn’t been much activity on The Rag Blog for the last week or so. And, if you are a subscriber, … Continue reading
Jenny Brown : Workers Challenge Big Food
Image from Food Chain Workers’ Alliance.From farm to fork:Workers challenge Big Food By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes / November 7, 2011 Workers and students gathered at “Food Day” events on dozens of campuses to link decent jobs to decent … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Campuses, Consumer Action, Food Industry, Food Workers, Labor Unions
Leave a comment
Workers Challenge Big Food By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes / Workers and students gathered at “Food Day” events on dozens of campuses to link decent jobs to decent food. The event was so successful making connections that a week … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Leave a comment
David Bacon : From ‘Planton’ to Occupy
Banners at Occupy Seattle. Photo by David Bacon / The Rag Blog.From planton to Occupy:Unions, immigrants, and the Occupy movement By David Bacon / Truthout / November 6, 2011 OAKLAND, California — When Occupy Seattle called its tent camp “Planton … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged David Bacon, Direct Action, Immigrants' Rights, Labor Unions, Mexico City, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Plantons
Leave a comment
