Tag Archives: Kent State

ALLEN YOUNG | HISTORY | Mixing the tequila of Cinco de Mayo with the blood of Kent State: A quirky history essay

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Thorne Dreyer

We look back at two days in May. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | May 17, 2023 Sí, mis amigos, Cinco de Mayo is a well-known date (that’s May 5 in English), and of course it’s a time … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Ken Wachsberger :
My friend Davey Brinn

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

The first time I remember his face it had a smile directed toward me and I smiled back. From then on, when we saw each other we smiled. By Ken Wachsberger | The Rag Blog | October 16, 2014 My … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Looking Back at Kent State and Jackson State

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

President Richard Nixon, pointing to a Cambodian map, announces the entry of American soldiers into Cambodia, on April 30, 1970.Kent State and Jackson State:Looking back / leaning forward Richard Nixon and the political class had denounced students as thugs and … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

David McReynolds : Egypt, Beyond the Pyramids

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Mystic Journey.Egypt, Beyond the Pyramids Now we are seeing one of the rarest of things — a moment when the people lose their fear of the State. By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Paul Krassner : Kent State Anniversary Blues

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Reaction from students at New York University after the Kent State massacre. Photo from NYU Archives Photograph Collection.Four dead in Ohio:Kent State Anniversary Blues By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / April 17, 2010 See gallery of photos, Below. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Neda and the Kent State 4 : Heartbreaking Then and Now

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

(Above) Neda Agha-Soltan, 27, who bled to death on the streets of Tehran, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Still shot from video taken with cell phone and posted to YouTube. (Below) Mary Ann Vecchio, a fourteen-year-old runaway, kneeling over the dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment