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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Alan Waldman: ‘Rumpole of the Bailey’ is Superior Legal Britcom
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Rumpole of the Bailey, a classic British TV legal series, delighted 95% of viewers. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | December 28, 2012 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, John Mortimer, Leo McKern, Rumpole of the Bailey, Vintage Television
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Paul Krassner : My Tweets of 2012
Paul Krassner tweets @ZenBastard. Graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Paul Krassner’s Tweets of 2012 By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog | December 27, 2012 This is my first tweet. I have Writer’s Block. I mean Twitter’s Block. … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Race, Unions, and the Booming Texas Oil Business, 1920-1930
Burkburnett oil field, Burkburnett, Texas, circa 1920. Image from Texas in the 1920s.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/2 — Race, exploitation of workers, and the booming oil business By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December 27, … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American History, Bob Feldman, Labor Unions, Oil Business, Racism, Texas History
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Jack A. Smith : What’s Behind America’s Gun Violence?
Image from Black Youth Project.Remember the children…What’s behind America’s gun violence? In recent decades — despite the fact that last year there were over 11,000 murders by firearms in the U.S. and another 20,000 gun deaths from accidents and suicide … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Gun Violence, Jack A. Smith, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings, Vietnam
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Alan Waldman : Canada’s Two ‘Da Vinci’ Series Are Dramatic and Powerful
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Canadian genius writer-producer Chris Haddock hit the bullseye with excellent procedurals Da Vinci’s Inquest and Da Vinci’s City Hall. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | December 20, 2012 [In his … Continue reading
Howard Wooldridge : Rocky Mountain High / 2
Howard Wooldridge and Misty in Pueblo, Colorado. Image from The Pueblo Chieftain.Misty and me:Fighting pot prohibition in Colorado, Part II By Howard Wooldridge / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2012 Howard Wooldridge was Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amendment 64, Cannabis, Colorado, Drug Law Reform, Howard Wooldridge, Marijuana, Podcast, Prohibition, Rag Radio
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Harry Targ : In Times Like These
“In Times Like These” performed by Arlo Guthrie.In times like these:Give peace a chance By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2012 In times like these when night surrounds meAnd I am weary and my heart is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlo Guthrie, Harry Targ, Higher Education, Peace Movement, Peace Studies, Social Change, Woody Guthrie
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Lamar W. Hankins : A Humanist Response to the Newtown Killings
Photo by Whitney Curtis / Getty / The Guardian.A humanist respondsto the deaths at Newtown As a matter of public policy, there is no justification for allowing the widespread dispersal of semi-automatic weapons in the United States. They have done … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Control, Gun Culture, Gun Laws, Humanism, Lamar W. Hankins, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings, Semi-Automatic Weapons
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VERSE / Alyce Guynn : Pale Mornings
Photo by Kelly Rossiter / treehugger.Pale Mornings Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues “Brass Buttons,” Gram Parsons She removes her precious memoriesfrom the store room of her heartunwraps the protective tissue papershielding them from … Continue reading
Alice Embree : Campaigning against Cuts at Corn Dog’s Office
From left, at Austin “fiscal Cliff” demonstration: Aron Duhoon, Harrison Hiner, Grover Norquist (Thorne Dreyer), Alice Embree, Les Cunningham, Paula Littles, and, in front, Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog. Austin protest against … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activists, Fiscal Cliff, John Cornyn, Labor Unions, Social Programs, Social Protest, Tax Cuts for Rich
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