Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Tag Archives: American History
Harry Targ : ‘The Untold History of the United States’
It’s not untold…The ‘Untold History of the United States‘ Stone and Kuznick’s 10-part series is a brilliant and entertaining narrative of the United States’ role in the world since the onset of World War II. By Harry Targ | The … Continue reading
Steve Russell : Will Rogers and the Jokes of Partisan Politics
Will Rogers. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The jokes of partisan politics:Will Rogers ‘chews to run’ ‘I’m not a member of any organized political party,’ he famously confessed, ‘I’m a Democrat.’ By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | December 7, 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, Electoral politics, Humorists, Journalists, Native Americans, Steve Russell, Will Rogers
2 Comments
Paul Krassner : Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’
The smoking Twinkie? Image from candidaabrahamson.Guilty pleasure:Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’ The psychiatrist testified that, on the night before the murders, White ‘just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies.’ By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
BOOKS / Mike Davis : The Reds Under Romney’s Bed
The reds under Romney’s bed The image of the Red Cavalry going into battle with the Book of Mormon in their saddlebags is quite a stretch; most of us, on the contrary, would probably vote for Mormon ‘socialism’ as the … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, Books, Brigham Young, Mike Davis, Mitt Romney, Mormon Church, Socialism, Utah
Leave a comment
BOOKS / Lamar W. Hankins : America’s ‘Gunfight’ over Gun Control
Gunfights:America’s conflicts over gun control Winkler’s research demonstrates clearly that Americans have always had the right to bear arms and the government has always had the right to regulate guns. By Lamar W. Hankins /The Rag Blog / September 25, … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, American Society, Books, Gun Control, Lamar W. Hankins, NRA, U.S. Constitution
Leave a comment
Jonah Raskin : The First Amendment Sucks
Cartoon by Ramiro Zardoya / Cartoon Movement. And it’s not written in stone: The First Amendment sucks Once upon a time, I never would have said this. But I am saying it now: we have to watch what we say … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, First Amendment, Free Speech, Hate Speech, Islam, Jonah Raskin, Libya
5 Comments
Harry Targ : It’s Time to Organize Workers
Label of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), circa 1900. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Lessons from history: It is time to organize all workers By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | September 18, 2012 “Ten thousand times the labor movement … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Richard Seymour’s ‘American Insurgents’
Opposing the eagle’s talons “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” — Mark Twain By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | September 4, 2012 [American Insurgents: … Continue reading
Ted McLaughlin : The Never-Ending Fight Against the Plutocrats
Sample plutocrat: William Henry Vanderbilt (1821 – 1885). Famous quote: “The public be damned.” From Famous Person Caricatures / TradeCard.com. Inset image below: Modern day robber baron David Koch. Caricature by DonkeyHotey.The never-ending fight against the plutocrats “The issue today … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, Corporate Power, Economic Justice, Economics, Plutocracy, Ted McLaughlin, Trickle-Down
Leave a comment
Lamar W. Hankins : German Freethinkers and the Massacre at the Nueces
A number of German Freethinking Unionists were hung after the massacre at the Nueces River in the Texas Hill Country. Graphic from Thoughts, Essays, and Musings on the Civil War. Inset image below: Treu der Union monument at Comfort, Texas. … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged American History, Battle of the Nueces, Civil War, German Freethinkers, Lamar W. Hankins, Texas History
Leave a comment
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Paul Atwood’s ‘War and Empire’
Paul Atwood’s War and Empire The book details the nation’s progression from a bunch of European colonizers to an international syndicate stealing resources and labor and replacing them with U.S. corporate products and empty culture. By Ron Jacobs | The … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, American Society, Books, Imperialism, Militarism, Pentagon, Ron Jacobs, U.S. Foreign Policy
Leave a comment
