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Monthly Archives: June 2017
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Emmanuel Macron, ‘centrist’ revolutionary
He combined social liberalism — covering all the identity politics bases — with neoliberal economics. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2017 PARIS — Emmanuel Macron has totally changed the landscape of French politics. Previously, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 French Elections, David P. Hamilton, Emmanuel Macron, French Politics, Rag Bloggers
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Psychohistory in the Age of Trump
Comparisons between Nazi Germany and Trump´s U.S.-in-process abound these days. By Chellis Glendinning | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2017 CHUQUISACA, Bolivia — As befits the times, I have been studying Nikolaus Wachsmann´s KL: A History of the Nazi … Continue reading
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Tagged Chellis Glendinning, Donald Trump, Fascism, Nazi Death Camps, Nazi Germany, Psychohistory, Psychology, Rag Bloggers, Trump Presidency
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American culture: Appropriated, revised,
and invented
There is virtually no part of our culture that is not borrowed from somewhere else. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2017 To paraphrase something the musicologist Charles Seeger once said (as reported by his … Continue reading
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Tagged American Culture, Cultural Appropriation, Lamar W. Hankins, Rag Bloggers
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | We talk politics, community, and resistance; discuss some important new books; enjoy some great live music… and much more!
Our guests are Bill Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn; Rev. Jim Rigby & Glenn Smith; Corey Dolgon; Julia Mickenberg; Scott Braddock; Jonathan Tilove; Roy Casagranda; Powell St. John & Charlie Prichard; Gordon Lafer; Eddie Wilson & Jesse Sublett; Eliza Gilkyson; Bob … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Bernardine Dohrn, Beverly Shaw, Bill Ayers, Bob Libal, Charlie Prichard, Corey Dolgon, David Messier, Eddie Wilson, Eliza Gilkyson, Glenn Smith, Gordon Lafer, Jesse Sublett, Jim Hightower, Jim Rigby, Jonathan Tilove, Julia Mickenberg, Podcasts, Powell St. John, Rag Radio, Roy Casagranda, Scott Braddock, Thorne Dreyer, Tracey Schulz
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The emerging split within the U.S.
Democratic Party
The Perez wing, which is not hostile to Bernie Sanders, seems ready to discuss class oppression. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2017 The Hill, which is widely read by Washington politicians and is rather centrist-liberal … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, Debbie Wasserman Schulz, Democratic Party, DNC, Hillary Clinton, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Tom Perez
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Chained together in Hell: Manuel Noriega and George H.W. Bush
No one was blinder to the criminality of Noriega, who was on the CIA payroll, than George Herbert Walker Bush. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | June 19, 2017 QUITO, Ecuador — Manuel Noriega, former president of Panama, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, CIA, George H. W. Bush, James McEnteer, Latin American History, Manuel Noriega, Rag Bloggers
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The downside to impeaching Trump
Rogue’s Gallery: We should all look at the presidential bullpen in constitutional order. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | June 18, 2017 The investigations are scattered among the House, the Senate, and now a special prosecutor, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Rag Bloggers, Russia Investigation, Steve Russell, Trump Cabinet, Trump Impeachment, Trump Presidency
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METRO | San Marcos’s limited minimum wage law has gotten little attention
The law, in force since last November, applies only to businesses seeking economic incentives. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | June 12, 2017 SAN MARCOS, Texas — $15 an hour x 40 hours a week = $600 a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fight for $15, Living Wage, Metro, Minimum Wage, Rag Bloggers, Richard Croxdale, San Marcos
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METRO EVENT | Bill Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn present a ‘Radical Manifesto’ June 21 in Austin
Ayers and Dohrn will speak and Bill will sign his new book, ‘Demand the Impossible.’ Event: Demand the impossible! What: Booksigning and discussion Who: Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn When: Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 6-8 p.m. Where: High Road on … Continue reading
