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Jonah Raskin : 40 Years Later: The Assassination of Fred Hampton
Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in 1969. Photo by Paul Sequeira.I will never forget…The assassination of Fred Hampton I protested in New York with hundreds of other people, all of us outraged… I was arrested and beaten on 51st Street … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Black Panthers, Black Power, Books, COINTELPRO, Jonah Raskin, Police Brutality, Police Repression, SDS, Sixties
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Legacy of the Neocons : Understanding our Economic Fix
Understanding our economic fix:The role of neocon economics in damaging the economy and creating unemployment By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2009 If Republicans can blame economic problems on Democratic spending, they will have a leg … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Economy, Neocons, Obama Administration, Recession, Sherman DeBrosse
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A Dog’s Life : America’s Financial Mess
A walk in the park: Scout and Missy take a breather. Photo by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.A walk in the park:A Felliniesque view of our financial messBy Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / November 27, 2009 Walking … Continue reading
John Ross : A Mexican Revolution Every 100 Years?
“Revolución.” Woodcut by José Guadalupe Posada / Biografías y Vidas.1810! 1910! 2010?A Mexican Revolution timelineBy John Ross / The Rag Blog / November 26, 2009 MEXICO CITY — Fact: Every 100 years on the tenth year of the century, Mexico … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Revolutionary Movements, Social Movements, Zapatas
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Tom Hayden : Obama is ‘Kicking the Can’ on Afghanistan
Kicking the can. Image from Oskar Rough.Obama’s Afghanistan policy:Playing to the imaginary center Like President Johnson before him, President Obama is squandering any hope for his progressive domestic agenda by this tragic escalation of the war. By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq War, Obama Foreign Policy, Political Opinion, Tom Hayden, Vietnam
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Greg Moses : Thanksgiving and the Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh Series, Number 5, 1943, lithograph, Carlos Merida, from Art Museum of the Americas.A Thanksgiving day well made:We remember the Popol Vuh By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / November 26, 2009 Crawling down below Meauan Mountain, where … Continue reading
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Tagged Greg Moses, Indigenous People, Latin America, Mayan, Mythology, Ritual
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Thirty Years and Counting : Radioactive News from Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island. Graphic from The Infrastructurist.The new nuke media machine:Fluff, lies and radiation from TMI By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2009 Yet another “perfectly safe” release at Three Mile Island has irradiated yet another … Continue reading
Life During Wartime : The Great Society
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThanks to Dr. S.R. Keister /The Rag Blog
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Tagged Afghanistan, LBJ, Political Cartoon, Political Satire, Vietnam
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Fort Hood and the Prophetic ‘IF’
These battle-weary troops from the 1st Air Cav had just staged a “combat refusal” at the PACE firebase in Vietnam. There were also countless instances of “fragging” against officers by Vietnam GI’s. Photo from NAM – The Story of the … Continue reading
BOOKS / The Great Turning : From Empire to Earth Community
The Great Turning: Moving in a radical new direction By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2009 We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capitalism, Climate Change, Community, Imperialism, Progressive Movement, Revolution, Social Change
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Colombian Invasion : Touching All the Bases
A sign in Caracas, Venezuela, denounces expanded U.S. military presence in Colombia. Photo by Thomas Coex / AFP / Getty Images.Just the beginning?The U.S buildup in Colombia By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2009 CARTAGENA DE … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Colombia, Imperialism, Latin America, U.S. Military
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Paul Krassner : In Praise of Indecency
Paul Krassner depicted in Oui Magazine advertisement for an upcoming October 1975 interview. Graffiti includes references to the Realist mascot, Lenny Bruce, and Jerry Rubin. Image from the Realist Archive Project.In praise of indecency:Paul Krassner is our ‘Satirist-Laureate’ By Harvey … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Authors, Censorship, Comedians, Humor, Journalists, Political Satire, Pornography, Sixties, Yippies
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