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Howard Zinn : Why We Must Not Be Discouraged
Howard Zinn, 1922-2010.On commitment,And believing in Saints By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / February 1, 2010 See ‘Against discouragement: Howard Zinn at Spelman’ by Howard Zinn, Below. I met many memorable individuals who stopped by the Oleo Strut … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, American History, Civil Rights Movement, Deaths, Historians, Howard Zinn, Justice, Sixties, Social Change, Spelman College, Thomas Cleaver
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Harvey Wasserman : A Blue-Mooning, Baby-Booming New Year
The second full moon in a single month is commonly known as a ‘blue moon,’ and that’s what we saw on New Year’s Eve.Photo by Vatsyayana / Getty.Our blue-mooned, baby-boomed 64th birthday baptism… When we believed ourselves immortal, as all … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, 2010, American History, Baby Boomers, Environment, Green Movement, Harvey Wasserman, New Years, Sixties, Social Change
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2010 : A New Year and New Hope for Social Change
“Solidarity.” Pastel by genevievemc / photobucketAfter 2009’s dashed hopes:A progressive movement in motion By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / December 23, 2009 With a new year around the corner, let’s look at the year now ending, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Climate Change, Health Care Reform, Jack A. Smith, New Years, Peace Movement, Progressive Movement, Social Change, The Left
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Harry Targ : Season for Hope, Season for Struggle
‘I swear it’s not too late’Turn! Turn! Turn!By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2009 Turn, Turn, Turn (chorus) To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)And a time for every purpose, under Heaven … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Chanukah, Folk Music, Harry Targ, Lyrics, Peace Movement, Scripture, Social Change
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The Future is Now : Mother Earth and Our Great Green Leap
“Mother Earth Father Sky.” Painting by Linda Puiatti.Curbing carbon’s just the tip of our great green leap [We must] make corporations serve the public …extinguish their interests in fossil/nuclear fuels …end their profit centers in waste and war … restore … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Power, Ecology, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Social Change, Social Justice, Sustainability
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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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History as Politics : Remembering the Berlin Wall
Man straddles Berlin Wall in 1989. Photo from photosfan.com.History as politics, Politics as history: Remembering the Berlin Wall By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 9, 2009 …you are Americans and are meant to carry liberty and justice … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Wall, Cold War, Communism, Germany, History, Social Change, Socialism, Soviet Union, World History
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Barack Obama : Stop the Runaway Train
President Obama: Stop the runaway train of globalization.Long range strategic innovation: Globalization, the financial crisis, environmental planning, and getting out of Afghanistan By Ray Reece / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2009 Call this a lesson in how to … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Legitimacy Crisis and the Vietnam Syndrome
Public suspicion of government on the rise:The return of the Vietnam Syndrome By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2009 I teach a course on United States foreign policy. I was just finishing up a discussion of … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, American History, American Society, Social Change, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Robert Jensen : War, the Ecology, and the Quest for Justice
Professor Robert Jensen.War, ecological crises, and the quest for justice:An interview with Robert Jensen If you feel overwhelmed, it’s because we face an overwhelming situation. By Calvin Sloan / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2009 [The following is an … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Austin, Capitalism, Climate Change, Ecology, Energy Crisis, Journalism, Peace Movement, Social Change, UT-Austin
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