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Ted McLaughlin : The Military ‘Entitlement’

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Steve Sack / StarTribune.Elephant in the room:The defense budget ‘entitlement’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2011 There is little doubt that the American economy is in the dumps right now. Bush used … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Saving Granny from Vouchercare

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Nick Anderson / Houston Chronicle.Unkindest cut of all:Saving Granny from Vouchercare By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / June 15, 2011 “Avarice has so seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess … Continue reading →

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Amanda Marcotte : Does Weinergate Mark an End to Sexual Privacy?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

J’accuse! Right wing blogger Andrew Breitbart points the finger. Photo from AP.The worst thing about Weinergate?The total obliteration of sexual privacyby ideologues like Andrew Breitbart Prior to this scandal, the media and political operatives had to at least pretend that … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Medicare and the Corporatist Agenda

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The assault of corporatism. Image from The Nation blogs.Medicare’s backstory:How corporatism controls the agenda By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 7, 2011 Ever since President Lyndon Johnson succeeded in getting Medicare enacted in 1965, corporatist politicians … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Latest Plan for Perpetual War

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Perpetual War Machine” by Peter Passuntino / Painting Matters.The Congress, the President, andthe latest plan for perpetual war By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 25, 2011 What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, … Continue reading →

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Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Republicans and ‘Medicare As We Know It’

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rep. Paul Ryan and ‘medicare as we know it.’ Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.(but should be made ineffective…)Republicans agree that Medicare is essentialBy Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2011 This past week, House … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Health Care and the Congress from Bedlam

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Birth of the Republican Congress: “The Interior of Bedlam” (Bethlem Royal Hospital), from A Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth, 1763. Image from McCormick Library, Northwestern University / Wikimedia Commons.The Congress from Bedlam:Health care and American prioritiesBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Ted Poe is the Bully with the Booming Voice

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX). Photo from zimbio.Politico Ted Poe:The bully with the booming voice By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / March 24, 2011 The recent article in The New York Times (picked up this past Sunday … Continue reading →

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Robert Sheer : Hogwash, Mr. President

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

State of the Union: Platitudinous hogwash? Photo by Miller / New York Daily News.State of the Union:Hogwash, Mr. President The speech was a distraction from what seriously ails us: an unabated mortgage crisis, stubbornly high unemployment, and a debt that … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Good Obama, Bad Obama: The Changing Frame

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from The Guardian, U.K.The story so far:Achievements and disappointmentsduring the Obama years By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 27, 2010 Changing media frames of political reality I am an inveterate watcher of MSNBC, the “liberal” end … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : Dream Remains for Hector Lopez and Others

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from Reuters.Despite defeat of DREAM Act:Hope remains for Hector Lopez and others By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2010 Two weeks ago 21-year-old Hector Lopez was the poster-perfect picture for hope in the DREAM Act. … Continue reading →

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