Tag Archives: Progressives

ELECTION 2012 / Marilyn Katz : On Women Making a Difference

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Women win big: Clockwise, from top: Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin, and Claire McCaskill. Image from PopSugar.Making a difference: On women and the election We are not red states and blue states, we are blue cities (and suburbs) in red states, … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

ELECTION 2012 / Jonah Raskin : A View from California

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“California Dreaming.” Art by Tom Horner / Dribble. Inset image below from San Francisco Sentinal.A view from California:Which way the wind blows Obama’s reelection is only the beginning. The hard work of transforming the nation lies ahead By Jonah Raskin … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RAG BLOG DEBATE / David P. Hamilton and Jay D. Jurie : Electoral Politics and the Left

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Citizens United Carpet Bombing Democracy.” Cartoon by DonkeyHotey / Flickr Commons.A Rag Blog debate:Electoral politics and the left David Hamilton argues that the U.S. federal elections in 2012 don’t merit being the focus of our attention, while Jay Jurie contends … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Harry Targ : Take a Deep Breath!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Blog of Progress.Take a deep breath:How do we build our movements? The response of 2011 was spontaneous, passionate, daring, and electric in its transformational possibilities. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | April 25, 2012 Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Thorne Webb Dreyer : Peace and Justice Activist Tom Hayden on Rag Radio

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

As Port Huron turns 50:Peace and justice activistTom Hayden on Rag Radio By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2012 Peace and justice activist Tom Hayden, a driving force in SDS and the Sixties New Left, … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Harry Targ : Brute Facts and Political Choices, 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Protesters at the State Capitol building in Madison, WI., demonstrating against Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-union legislation. Photo by Mark Hirsch / Getty Images.Brute facts and political choices:Thinking about 2012By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2012 The … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Obama, Progressives, and the White Nationalist Backlash

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Reckless Eyeballing.Task for progressives in 2012:Monkey-wrenching the white united front It has been striking that many progressives have said so little about race, racism, and the discourse of right-wing populism in the context of the upcoming elections. By … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

David P. Hamilton : Parsing the Midterms: A Progressive Exodus

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Mike Keefe / inToon.com.2010 Elections:Where the votes came fromand how the Dems lost big My hypothesis is that most of the excess decline in support for Democratic Party congressional candidates in 2010 was from political progressives of … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Harry Targ : The 2010 Elections and the Battle of Ideas

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from UCAN.Assessing the 2010 elections:Towards building a progressive majority First, we need to communicate the basic proposition that the free marketers’ ideas do not make sense. By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 “Well, the … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bill Fletcher : ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ and the Threat from the Far Right

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Enthusiasm and voting:The Far Right, and the immediate challenge This is not the boy who cried wolf… There is an energized, right-wing army waiting to turn back the clock. By Bill Fletcher Jr. / The Rag Blog / October 28, … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : ‘I Agree With President Obama’

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photograph by Mark Seliger /RollingStone.com.Put aside the President’s botch-ups:We cannot ‘stand on the sidelines’ The Republicans are dedicated now to overthrowing everything I have worked for or supported for the past half century. By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Dr. Stephen R. Keister : On Biden’s Blaming the Base

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Joe Biden, at a Manchester, NH, fundraiser on Sept. 27, 2010, told the Democratic base to “stop whining.” Photo from AP.‘Perhaps I grow testy’:On Obama and Biden blaming the Democratic base By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments