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Monthly Archives: November 2017
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Donald Trump and the great
transgender menace
This president picks on the least powerful because all that matters for him is winning. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | November 15, 2017 Why attack the powerless, beyond the exhilaration of winning? I don’t even get the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bathroom Bills, Danica Roem, Donald Trump, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell, Transgender Ban, U.S. Military
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Workers’ demonstrations at Magic Kingdom just opening salvo
Jay Jurie reports from the front lines of the labor movement. By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog | November 15, 2017 ORLANDO, Florida — While representing over a third of workers in the middle of the 20th Century, … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Disney World, Jay D. Jurie, Labor History, Labor Movement, Rag Bloggers
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METRO | Rev. Bob Breihan (1925-2017) was a courageous fighter for social justice
He opened the Methodist Student Center to an alternative view of the world during a period of tremendous upheaval. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 13, 2017 Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s hour-long Nov. 29, 2013 Rag Radio … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activists, Austin History, Methodist Student Center, Metro, Obituaries, Rev. Bob Breihan, Sixties, Social Justice
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SPORT | World Series moment: A national anthem in mime
The Yuli Gurriel-Yu Darvish story made this World Series even more glorious. By Glenn W. Smith | The Rag Blog | November 7, 2017 There was an inspiring American moment in the first inning of the seventh game of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 World Series, Glenn Smith, Houston Astros, Rag Bloggers, Yu Darvish, Yuli Gurriel
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