Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Tag Archives: Political Philosophy
LAMAR HANKINS | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | ‘Woke’ attacks promote inequality and injustice
Not to be ‘woke’ is to willfully ignore reality. By Lamar Hankins | The Rag Blog | April 13, 2023 Right-wingers, the emotionally damaged, and “lazy ideologues” who hurl being “woke,” like an epithet studded with sharp spikes to wound … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged 'Woke' Attacks, Lamar Hankins, Political Philosophy, Rag Bloggers
2 Comments
:
POLITICAL VIOLENCE | The politics of assassination: An initial thought
Throughout the early postwar era and emphatically during the 1960s, the politics of assassination came into play. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2021 I’m writing this on the morning of December 4, 2021, the … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : The Universe Is an Undifferentiated Whole
In his new “primer on critical thinking,” Arguing for Our Lives, Robert Jensen “connects abstract ideas with the everyday political and spiritual struggles of ordinary people.” Arguing for our lives: The universe is an undifferentiated whole The knowledge we humans … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Arguing for our Lives, Authors, Knowledge, Natural Science, Political Philosophy, Rhetoric, Robert Jensen
Leave a comment
Jay D. Jurie : Are We Colonized? A Response to Chris Hedges
Activist/journalist Chris Hedges speaks at Occupy Washington, DC, Freedom Plaza, Jan. 9, 2011. Photo by Scott Galindez / Occupy Washington, DC.‘Colonized by Corporations’:A Response to Chris Hedges Hedges says that corporations play the same role in the U.S. today that … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Chris Hedges, Colonialism, Imperialism, Jay D. Jurie, Journalists, Occupy Movement, Political Philosophy
2 Comments
Richard Raznikov : The Privatization of Everything
Gobbling up the Commons. Cartoon by Ahmed Abdallah / 3arabawy.On the verge:The privatization of everything Does anyone have to ask what happens to law enforcement and the judicial system once the state agrees to keep private prisons at 90% of … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American Society, Commons, Democracy, Political Philosophy, Privatization, Richard Raznikov
4 Comments
Danny Schechter : The War Between Property Rights and Human Rights
The Social Contract of Jean-Jacques Rosseau: giving a moral claim to property rights. Image from SCIFlo Public Health.Remember Rousseau:Property rights and human rights are still at warBy Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | February 1, 2012 The conflict between … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : Ayn Rand and the Sophistry of the Libertarians
Art from Salon.The sophistry of Ayn Rand libertarians The profiteers, using libertarian justifications, help corporations dominate American life to satisfy their quest for greater profits. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 29, 2011 In 1964, I … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Ayn Rand, Conservatives, Lamar W. Hankins, Libertarians, Political Philosophy
1 Comment
Robert Jensen : Angus Wright and the ‘Fire Next Time’
Angus Wright. Screen grab from Vimeo.The fire next time is now:Environmental historian Angus Wright’scall for a planetary patriotism By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / November 9, 2011 Angus Wright has a way of saying things we may not … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Nature Bats Last
“Celebrating Global Warming.” Art quilt by Laura Wasilowski / PAQA. Nature bats last: Notes on revolution and resistance, revelation and redemption By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2011 [An edited version of this essay was presented … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Activism, American Revolution, Climate Change, Ecologe, Nature, Political Philosophy, Robert Jensen, Social Change, Theology
2 Comments
Robert Jensen : The Power and Limits of Social Movements
Image from The Democracy Center.The power — and limits — of social movements Dissidents not only have to be willing to tell the truth about the delusions of the dominant culture, but make sure we don’t fall into delusions of … Continue reading
David P. Hamilton : Nationalization and French Socialism
Socialist Francois Mitterrand was the fourth President of France, elected under the Fifth Republic, serving from 1981 until 1995. Image from agen-demain.fr.Letters from France V:Nationalization and French socialism It is in Western Europe where we see the most successful efforts … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged David P. Hamilton, European History, France, Political Philosophy, Socialism
Leave a comment
Glenn W. Smith : Conservative Lies About Human Nature
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
