Tag Archives: History

Austin Treasure : Vintage Video from Historic Protest Actions

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Found Footage Reveals Bygone Era in AustinBy Amy Smith / October 31, 2008 See vintage Video of Austin protest activities in three parts, Below. Austin native Patrick McGarrigle has put together a treasure trove of Sixties-era video footage culled from … Continue reading →

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McCain on Iraq : Ignorant and Contradictory

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, tells a crowd in Columbus, Ohio on May 15, 2008, that the Iraq War can still be “won.” Photo by AP.A Confused McCain Lunges About on Iraq and the OccupationBy Sherman De Brosse / … Continue reading →

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Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver Headline Austin ‘1968’ Conference

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

History as prologue? 1968 A Global PerspectiveBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / October 7, 2008 See more about Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver and the SDS Comic Show Below. Daniel Ellsberg and Kathleen Cleaver headline an interdisciplinary conference being … Continue reading →

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How Fascism Happens : That Hoary Truism About Learning From History

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by basetree.Fascism: When bad things happen to good peopleBy Paul Fish / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2008 A good and recent read is John Dean’s Conservatives Without Conscience which is really a rather dispassionate and mildly scholarly … Continue reading →

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For American Workers : Lessons from the French Revolution

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Victory of the “Front Populaire” in 1936. From left to right: Mme. Blum, Léon Blum (SFIO), Maurice Thorez (PCF), Roger Salengro (SFIO, minister of the Interior). In the second row, behind Blum and Thorez, (rolling a cigarette) is Edouard Dalladier … Continue reading →

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Flyboy McCain : Hero or Fraud?

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Updated September 5, 2008 This provocative article by Thomas Cleaver, written for The Rag Blog, was originally posted on August 30, 2008. We are publishing it again today with some very interesting discussion added. Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Joseph Stiglitz on the Economy : Falling Down

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘London Bridge’ (1616) by Claes Van Visscher. This engraving shows Old London Bridge in 1616, with Southwark Cathedral in the foreground. The spiked heads of executed criminals can be seen above the Southwark gatehouse. Some of Old London Bridge did … Continue reading →

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Fontaine Maverick : John McCain is no Maverick!

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Former Texas Congressman and San Antonio mayor Maury Maverick — the real thing.McCain’s just talking ‘gobbledygook‘By Fontaine Maverick / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2008 I just got a call from my brother, Maury Maverick, who said that if … Continue reading →

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What George Orwell Wrote, 70 Years Later to the Day

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm.‘”I think he would have been a blogger,” said Jean Seaton, a professor at the University of Westminster in London’By Noam Cohen / August 24, 2008 See George Orwell’s “post” for August 25, … Continue reading →

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Alan Pogue and Steve Russell : Somalia and Big Oil

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Oil exploration in Somalia. Chevron photo. ‘The point is that the oil is there and the U.S. energy companies, among others, want it.’ A Ragblogger dialogue with Alan Pogue and Steve Russell. ‘What would Obama do? Hillary? It was her … Continue reading →

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Bill Moyers and Prof. Andrew J. Bacevich on The Limits of Power

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Andrew J. Bacevich, retired Army colonel and Boston University professor, is interviewed by Bill Moyers.Former Army colonel Bacevich urges us ‘to take a step back and connect the dots between U.S. foreign policy, consumerism, politics, and militarism’August 15, 2008 See … Continue reading →

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Critiquing the Human Family

Posted on August 11, 2008 by RagBlog

See “EdgeLeft: Taking China’s Side” by David McReynolds below It Was a Good Reminder for MeBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2008 Since my family came from Germany (my mom’s side in 1631; my dad’s in … Continue reading →

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