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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Alan Waldman : Brit TV’s ‘League of Gentlemen’ a Hilarious Small-Town Horror Spoof
The League of Gentlemen is a mind-blowing British horror spoof.Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: The League of Gentlemen is a bizarre, hilarious Brit TV spoof of horror films. It is one of the most original and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Horror, Sketch Comedy
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : The Player’s Tweet that Told the Truth
Cardale Jones’ revealing tweet. Image from BigLeadSports.The smartest, or dumbest, (or maybe smartest)tweet an athlete ever sent We are corrupting these young people by demanding that they become complicit in a sham. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, College Football, Dave Zirin, NCAA, Sports, Student Athletes
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Ron Jacobs : Turkey Plays Chicken for NATO
Turkish soldiers stand guard in Akcakale by the Turkish-Syria border. Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP.A page from Washington’s book:Turkey plays chicken for NATO They manipulated an incident into an act of war much like the U.S. used questionable incidents … Continue reading
Harry Targ : From the Bay of Pigs to the Missile Crisis / 2
John F. Kennedy and Rómulo Betancourt at Alliance for Progress meeting in La Morita, Venezuela, Dec. 16, 1961. Image from Wikimedia Commons. The Cuba story, Part 2:The Bay of Pigs to the missile crisis The Castros of this world, the … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : Ted Cruz Vs. Personal Liberty
Tea Party darling Ted Cruz. Photo by Gage Skidmore / Flickr.Ted Cruz:Opponent of personal liberty Like many right-wingers, Cruz has a limited understanding of our First Amendment rights. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | October 9, 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, First Amendment, Lamar W. Hankins, Liberty, Personal Freedom, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas Politics
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Webb Dreyer : Composer, Musician & Beat Movement Pioneer David Amram
David Amram at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, September 28, 2012. Photos by Jim Retherford / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio Podcast:Virtuoso composer, jazz musician & Keroauc collaborator David Amram By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
Roger Baker : ‘Class’ Used to Be a Dirty Word
Class Warfare. Political cartoon by Steve Segelin / Charleston City Paper.‘Class’ used to be a dirty word:Elections point to new paradigm The 2012 presidential race is shaping up as a new kind of political fight being fairly openly fought around … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Capitalism, Middle Class, Occupy Movement, Populism, Roger Baker
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Carl Davidson : ‘Lazy’ People and Voting Rights
Political cartoon by Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News / The Cagle Post.‘Lazy’ people, voting rights, andRepublicans caught with their pants down As the saying goes, most people work for their money, but a few people are able to let … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Carl Davidson, Racism, Republican Party, Voter Suppression
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Alan Waldman : ‘Intelligence’ Is a TV Treasure You May Have Missed
The late and lamented Canadian television series, Intelligence. Screen grab from NetFlix.Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: The late and much-lamented Canadian television series, Intelligence. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | October 3, 2012 [In … Continue reading
Harry Targ : From the Bay of Pigs to the Missile Crisis / 1
Fidel and comrades during Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961. Photo by Raul Corrales / AP.The Cuba story, Part 1:The Bay of Pigs to the missile crisis As U.S.-Cuban economic and diplomatic tensions were escalating, President Eisenhower made a decision that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay of Pigs, Cuban Revolution, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry Targ, JFK, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Mary Tuma : Family Planning Cuts Force Texas Clinic Closures
Image from Austinist.New England Journal of Medicine: Family planning cuts inTexas force clinic closures Low-income women are being hit hardest by the legislative cutbacks, the study’s authors note. By Mary Tuma / The American Independent / October 2, 2012 Deep … Continue reading
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Tagged Birth Control, Family Planning, Mary Tuma, Planned Parenthood, Texas Legislature, Texas Politics, Women's Health
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Danny Schechter : Is Iran Shifting its Message?
Diplomacy, Murdoch style. Image from Twitchy Media.Is Iran trying to tell ussomething we won’t hear? The rhetoric of the well-orchestrated anti-Iranian crowds outside was even bloodier than the Iranians had ever been… By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, Danny Schechter, Iran, Middle East, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
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