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FEATURE | A peek into the legalized cannabis business
in Massachusetts
I toured facilities related to this multi-million dollar industry. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | September 10, 2020 ATHOL, Massachusetts — “It’s legal now! Finally!” That’s what people in many parts of the United States, as well as … Continue reading
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ACTIVISM | Thank you, Kenosha: A cry for civil disobedience
We weren’t in a revolutionary moment in 1969 and we aren’t in a revolutionary moment now. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 8, 2020 Watching the TV news from Kenosha has given me the opportunity to look … Continue reading
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Tagged antifa, Civil Disobedience, Jonah Raskin, Kenosha, Nonviolence, Rag Bloggers
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LABOR DAY | Labor rights are human rights
Anti-worker politics violate the fundamental principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | September 7, 2020 WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — The massive atrocities of World War II led nations to commit themselves … Continue reading
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BOOKS | Jonah Raskin’s ‘Dark Past, Dark Future’ reflects cruel reality
This novel demonstrates that readers are in the able hands of a noir master. By C.E. McAuley | The Rag Blog | September 3, 2020 In Jonah Raskin’s new murder mystery Dark Past, Dark Future (2020, McCaa Books) Detective Tioga … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, C.E. McAuley, Dark Past Dark Future, Jonah Raskin, Mysteries, Rag Bloggers
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EL VOTO | Salirse de la línea para la democracia
Por Julie Fleming y Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | 1 de septembre, 2020 Leer este artículo en inglés. La votación temprana comienza en 43 días en Texas. Si usted ya solicitó una papeleta por correo, es probable que … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Elections, Alice Embree, Español, Julie Fleming, Rag Bloggers, The Vote, Vote by Mail
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THE VOTE | What you need to know about voting in Texas
Step out of line for democracy By Julie Fleming and Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | September 1, 2020 Read this article in Spanish. AUSTIN — In 43 days early voting begins in Texas. If you requested a ballot … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Elections, Alice Embree, Julie Fleming, Rag Bloggers, The Vote, Vote by Mail
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BOOKS | In response to Jonah Raskin
The author replies to Raskin’s ‘Rag Blog’ review of ‘All-American Rebels.’ By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2020 [The following is a response to Jonah Raskin’s August 18, 2020 Rag Blog review of Bob Cottrell’s … Continue reading
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Tagged All-American Rebels, Books, Criticism, Jonah Raskin, Opinion, Rag Bloggers, Robert C. Cottrell
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NEWS | Racial justice issues aired in
mostly white area
Actions to support ‘Black Lives Matter’ have taken place recently in small towns in Massachusetts. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | August 23, 2020 ATHOL, Massachusetts — A rejuvenated movement for racial justice is sweeping the nation, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Black Lives Matter, Massachusetts, Racial Justice, Rag Bloggers
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BOOKS | ‘All-American Rebels: The American Left from the Wobblies to Today’
There’s hardly an important rebel who isn’t mentioned in the pages of Cottrell’s book. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | August 18, 2020 SONOMA COUNTY, California — Robert C. Cottrell’s survey of radicalism in the U.S. in the … Continue reading
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Tagged All-American Rebels, American Left, Jonah Raskin, Radical History, Rag Bloggers, Robert Cottrell
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BOOKS | The story of an eccentric
This unique tale is lovingly told by Clare Green. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | August 7, 2020 WARWICK, Massachusetts — Eccentric people are everywhere. They can be found in Texas and in Massachusetts (where I live). They … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Books, Clare Green, Eccentrics, Massachusetts History, Rag Bloggers, Zylpha Smith
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