Tag Archives: American History

Ruth Rosen : The New Right-Wing Christian Feminism

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Women’s Christian Temperance Union.In the late nineteenth century, female reformers sought to protect the family from “worldly dangers.”The Tea Party and the newRight-wing Christian feminism By Ruth Rosen /July 6, 2010 Why have American women become so active in the … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : Celebrate the Vision

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Tom Weber / Minnesota Public Radio.Notes from a Texas patriot:Though stained with hypocrisy,The vision has inspired millions By David Van Os / The Rag Blog / July 4, 2010 [Independence Day] Today is the 234th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn on the 4th of July : Put Away the Flags

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by Darren Wamboldt / Shutterstock / Journal of the American Enterprise Institute.The self-deception of exceptionalism:Put away the flags By Howard Zinn / July 3, 2010 [People’s historian Howard Zinn died on January 7, 2010. This piece was originally distributed … Continue reading →

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Vision of a Better World : Let the Poets Speak

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Meridel Le Sueur. Photo from Working Women.Class, race, empire, and resistance:The vision of the poetBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / June 28, 2010 Oil Spills as the Gulf of Mexico is Destroyed Judge with BP Stock Rules Against … Continue reading →

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Pitchfork Populism : What Damage Will The Tea Baggers Do?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from jkurt58 / Photobucket.What will they do to America?Right wing populism and the Tea BaggersBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / June 18, 2010 Maybe the great body of Tea Baggers cannot be reached, but we must answer … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Time to Burn Down the Banks?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Mad mini-poster from Mad Magazine Special #4, Fall, 1971. Image from Mad Cover Site.At least burn a few bucks:Burn down the banks??? By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / June 7, 2010 Yes, I know the title of this … Continue reading →

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Textbooks and the Confederacy : Teach the Whole Story

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from photobucket.Texas textbooks:Let’s teach the truth about the Confederacy By Michael Lind / June 2, 2010 ‘Our new government is founded upon… the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man.’ — Alexander Stephens, Vice … Continue reading →

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Vietnam and Afghanistan : Still Waist Deep in the Big Muddy

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

American soldiers carry a wounded comrade through a Vietnam Swamp. Photo by Paul Halverson, 1969. Image from The Veterans Hour.Afghanistan, and the specter of Vietnam:Waist deep in the big muddy By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / May 27, … Continue reading →

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Environmental Warrior : Remembering Judi Bari

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Judi Bari celebrates March 3, 1995, outside the Oakland Federal Courthouse after winning a round in her civil rights lawsuit against the FBI and Oakland Police. Photo by Xiang Xing Zhou / San Francisco Daily Journal.Earth First! and the FBI:The … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin on ‘The Bomb’ : Howard Zinn Speaks From the Dead

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The Bomb:Howard Zinn’s last callTo rebel against war By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2010 The Bomb by Howard Zinn (City Lights Open Media, San Francisco, August 2010); paperback, 100 pp; $8.95. In his lifetime, Howard … Continue reading →

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Mack Royal : Darrell and Edith

Posted on April 13, 2010 by RagBlog

Darrell and Edith By Mack Royal / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 Tornado Alley is something that is pretty easy to define. It’s where tornadoes are most likely to occur. The Bible Belt, on the other hand, is … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Progressive Giants : Celebrating Paul Robeson and Anne Braden

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Two books about two progressive giants:Celebrating Paul Robeson and Anne Braden By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 25, 2010 The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my … Continue reading →

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