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Monthly Archives: February 2011
David P. Hamilton : The 1969 Chuck Wagon Riot
Police riot at the Chuck Wagon on the University of Texas campus in Austin in November 1969. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.1969 in Austin:The famous Chuck Wagon police riot By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Chuck Wagon Riot, David P. Hamilton, Direct Action, SDS, Sixties, Student Movement, The Rag, UT-Austin
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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Alain de Botton Dodges the Question
Pop philosopher Alain de Botton, shown at Heathrow Airport flacking his 2009 book, A Week at the Airport. Photo from Frank Bures.com.Sophism for fun and profit:Alain de Botton dodges the question By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / February … Continue reading
IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Alain de Botton Dodges the Question
Pop philosopher Alain de Botton, shown at Heathrow Airport flacking his 2009 book, A Week at the Airport. Photo from Frank Bures.com.Sophism for fun and profit:Alain de Botton dodges the question By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / February … Continue reading
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A ‘let me get this straight’ moment By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2011 Every now and then I have what I call a “let me get this straight” moment. I never know when one … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Harry Targ : The Struggle Continues in the Global South
The struggle continues:People’s history and the Global South Vijay Prashad’s book reframes world history from a ‘bottom-up’ perspective. By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2011 From the streets to the classroom I am teaching a course … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Education, Global South, Harry Targ, Third World, World History
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Marc Estrin : Acromegaly
Art from the ACLU.ACROMEGALY By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / February 15, 2011 Acronyms, I think, bring out the worst in people. For example, the USAPATRIOT act is not an act for American Patriots as it would appear, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Civil Liberties, Marc Estrin, Patriot Act
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Eric Boehlert : Fox Insider Says ‘Stuff Is Just Made Up’
Fox’s Roger Ailes. Image from Scene MagazineFox News Insider:‘Stuff Is Just Made Up’ By Eric Boehlert / Media Matters / February 15, 2011 Asked what most viewers and observers of Fox News would be surprised to learn about the controversial … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Eric Boehlert, Fox News, Journalism, MediaMatters, Right Wing Media, Roger Ailes
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Carl Davidson : Fighting for Green Jobs against Right-Wing Wave
Photo from treehugger.Blue-Green Alliance:Organizing the fight for green jobsin conservative political climate By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / February 14, 2011 ‘What brings us together is the commitment to make those jobs green jobs and to make them … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Davidson, Environmental Activists, Green Jobs, Labor, Neo-liberalism, Progressive Movement
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Zaid Jilani : Arab Countries Where the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ Could Spread
Algerian riot Police scuffle with protesters in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday. Thousands defied a government ban on demonstrations,but were outnumbered by police. Photo by Sidali Djarboub / AP.Who’s next?The ‘Jasmine Revolution’ and the Arab world By Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress / … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, Arab World, Egypt, Jasmine Revolution, Social Movements, Zaid Jilani
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Ted McLaughlin : Post-Racial America? Yeah, Right.
Confederate massacre of black Union troops after the surrender at Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864 — under the command by Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Post-racial America?Some would honor ConfederateGen. Nathan Bedford Forrest By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Confederacy, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, Mississippi, Racism, Ted McLaughlin, the South
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Rick Ayers : ‘Terrible Beauty’ Is Born in Tahrir Square
A terrible beauty. Photo by Tara Todras-Whitehill / AP.Tahrir Square:A terrible beauty is bornBy Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / February 13, 2011 All changed, changed utterly:A terrible beauty is born. William Butler Yeats penned those lines after the … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Rick Ayers, Tahrir Square, William Butler Yeats
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