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Ted McLaughlin : The GOP’s Biggest Mistake

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Mike Luckovich political cartoon from The Friends of Jake.GOP’s biggest mistake:The anti-woman agenda By Ted McLaughlin | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2012 I can understand some of the actions of Republicans, even though I vociferously disagree with them. … Continue reading →

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Ken Handel : Father Still Knows Best

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Father knew best back then (Robert Young and Lauren Chapin from the hit television, sitcom, Father Knows Best, 1959), and apparently still does. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Father still knows best U.S. women earn less, have minimal leadership clout, and are … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : ALEC and the Right Wing Agenda

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from alecwatch.org.The ALEC agenda:How the right-wing moldslegislators to shill for corporations By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 28, 2012 “[Any law proposed by businessmen] ought always to be listened to with great precaution… It comes … Continue reading →

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Richard Raznikov : Vaginal Penetration in Virginia

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The GOP’s uterus inspection device. Image from Little Green Footballs.Vaginal penetration in Virginia:Just lie back and enjoy it By Richard Raznikov | The Rag Blog | February 22, 2012 Yes, I do appear to be outraged much of the time, … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Indiana’s ‘Super Bowl’ of Anti-Worker Legislation

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

David Johnson, an organizer for the Sheet Metal Worker’s International Association, carries a sign during demonstration at the Indiana Statehouse. Image from NUVO.Right to Work (for less) in Indiana:The Super Bowl of anti-worker legislation By Harry Targ | The Rag … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Shameless Republicans and the State of the Union

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Newt and the “Food Stamp President.” Image from The Economist / Keep on Keepin’ On!We’re all in the same boat?On the topic of Obama, theGOP can’t even blush anymore By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | January 25, 2012 … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : The Plow and the iPhone

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Free market Egyptian plow, circa 1200 BC. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The plow and the iPhone: Conservative fantasies aboutthe miracles of the market As is often the case in faith-based systems, reconciling doctrine to the facts of history can be tricky. … Continue reading →

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Ed Kilgore : The Rise of the ‘Teavangelicals’

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rick Perry and Michele Bachman represent the marriage of the Religious Right and the Tea Party Movement. Image from ABC News.Teavangelicals:How the Christian Right came to blessthe economic agenda of the Tea Party By Ed Kilgore / The New Republic … Continue reading →

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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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Glenn W. Smith : Conservative Lies About Human Nature

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The “gloomy Hobbesian picture.” Graphic from Apollo.Gold.A dog-eat-dog world?Conservative lies about human nature By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / June 29, 2011 Since World War II, America’s elite policy makers have arranged and rearranged our political and … Continue reading →

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Peter Montgomery : Newt Gingrich Wants to Make America More Like Texas!

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Newt Gingrich: Texas Number One!Worse campaign promise ever?Newt Gingrich wants tomake America ‘like Texas’ By Peter Montgomery / AlterNet / May 18, 2011 In his presidential campaign announcement on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show last week, former House Speaker … Continue reading →

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Bob Moser : The White-Power Legislature of Texas

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Slash-and-burn:Texas’ white-power legislature By Bob Moser / The Texas Observer / May 17, 2011 AUSTIN — Back in February, at a rally protesting anti-immigrant legislation, State Rep. Lon Burnam raised some eyebrows by letting loose with the “R” word. “You … Continue reading →

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