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Monthly Archives: October 2013
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Father-Daughter! Newsman Dan Rather & Environmental Activist Robin Rather
Dan Rather and Robin Rather on Rag Radio, Friday, September 27, 2013, in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Legendary newsman Dan Rather and environmental activist Robin Rather … Continue reading
Michael James : Kidnapped to the Highlands, 1964
Fishing boat on Monterey Bay. Photos by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Kidnapped to the Highlands: Gibson Beach and Monterey Bay, 1964 This morning on Monterey … Continue reading
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Tagged California Highlands, Gibson Beach, Memoir, Michael James, Monterey Bay, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Rag Bloggers, Sixties
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HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 11, Section 1, 1945-1946
Egyptian students demonstrate on February 21, 2012, to mark anniversary of 1946 student and worker uprising. Photo by Mai Shaheen / Ahram Online. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 11: 1945-1946 Period/Section 1 — Worker and student … Continue reading
Alan Waldman : ‘Dalziel and Pascoe’ is a Dramatic Yet Funny Yorkshire Cop Series
Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: For 59 episodes, its humorously mismatched lead characters stopped a wide range of dastardly doings. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | October 8, 2013 [In his weekly column, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Dalziel and Pascoe, Rag Bloggers, Vintage Television, Warren Clarke
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Tom Hayden : Becoming Two Countries in 2014
Becoming two countries. Image from Shutterstock / sojourners. The war for America: Becoming two countries in 2014 Joined by a right-wing Roberts Supreme Court and funded by the likes of the Koch brothers, the Right is consolidating its power on … Continue reading
INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Oral Historian Margaret Randall on Che and the Cuban Revolution
Margaret Randall, Berkeley, California, March 23, 2011. Photo © Scott Braley. Interview with Margaret Randall: Feminist, poet, and oral historian of Che, Fidel, and the Cuban revolution “Che, even on his early motorcycle adventure through Latin America, was deeply affected … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Che Guevara, Cuban Revolution, Feminists, Fidel Castro, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Margaret Randall, Oral Historians, Rag Bloggers
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Bruce Melton on Global Warming and Climate Change Denial
Environmental activist Bruce Melton at the studios of KOOP radio in Austin, Texas, September 20, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Environmental researcher and climate change activist Bruce Melton Austin environmentalist and Rag Blog … Continue reading
Harvey Wasserman : The Demand for a Global Takeover at Fukushima
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s reactor building number 4 seen in aerial view on July 5, 2012. Photo by Kyodo / Reuters. The demand for a global takeover at Fukushima has hit critical mass Since the March 11, 2011, earthquake … Continue reading
Kate Braun : The First Dark Moon of Autumn
Moonless autumn night on Whidbey Island in Washington. Photo from rprtphoto. Moon Musings: Dark Moon (October 4, 5, or 6, 2013) By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | October 2, 2013 “North, South, East, West, help me to do … Continue reading
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Michael James : Free Speech at Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, Fall of 1964
Gathering during Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley, December 1964. At left, with mustache, is Jack Weinberg; center, in tie, is Michael Lerner; second from right, in glasses, is Marvin Garson. Photos by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael … Continue reading
