Tag Archives: The Left

‘Two Party’ or Not ‘Two Party’ : A Rag Blog Discussion on Change

The following is part of a discussion among members of Austin MDS about the election of Obama, the possibility of real change through the Democratic Party, and the efficacy of the third party option. Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading

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Hayden, Dohrn, Joseph : 1960s Radicals Predict Rebirth of Social Activism

1960s Radicals Predict Rebirth of Social Activism By Manny Fernandez | November 7, 2008 See ‘DAVID FENTON: Eye of the Revolution’ with vintage photo of Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver, Below. Nothing is more non-nonconformist than a nearly two-hour panel … Continue reading

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Bert Garskof on the Obama ‘Movement’ : Shoot Where the Ducks are

Turning the Obama campaign into a real movement: Get your ducks in a row.Ducks in Flight: The Obama campaign has often been described as the Obama Movement. Why? Because of the huge number of young people, students and others who … Continue reading

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Paul Buhle : The American Elections of 2008: A First Take

Banners congratulating president-elect Barack Obama hang Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, outside of City Hall and the Cook County Building in downtown Chicago. Photo by José M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune.‘Obama, former community organizer, is the figure of a new century, … Continue reading

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The Crash of 2008 : More ‘Washington as Usual’ Under Obama?

‘Where is your independence Sen. Obama, where are the names of Joseph Stiglitz or Paul Krugman who for months have been warning of the present economic meltdown?’By Dr. S.R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2008 John Reed … Continue reading

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Obama Presidency : What the Left Should Expect

‘Obama won the presidency with the support of the American left. The antiwar movement was his first national constituency.’By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2008 What the left should expect from Obama’s first term. We’re … Continue reading

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Tim Wise : Tuesday Night Obama Made History; Now the Work Begins

Zeborah Ball-Paul (right) and Theodora Beasley join 250,000 others in celebrating Barack Obama’s victory during Obama’s election night rally in Chicago’s Grant Park. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.Avoiding cynicism and overconfidence in the age of Obama.By Tim Wise … Continue reading

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Paul Buhle : FDR, Obama and a new Popular Front

FDR: Time for a new Popular Front to support Obama?‘The young and not-so-young folks in Times Square, Harlem, Capital Square in Madison, Grant Park in Chicago are our people, and have every potential of mobilization for the long haul.’By Paul … Continue reading

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BOOKS : Dick Reavis on Carl Oglesby

Another view of ‘Ravens in the Storm’By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2008 Comrades: A week or so ago I more or less promised a review of Oglesby’s Ravens in the Storm. I have read … Continue reading

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Susan Klonsky on Carl Oglesby’s Memoir

Carl Oglesby, author of Ravens in the Storm, in 1989. On July 24 The Rag Blog ran what proved to be a very controversial review of former SDS leader Carl Oglesby’s memoir, Ravens in the Storm. The review, written by … Continue reading

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Mariann Wizard : ‘I Have No Nostalgia for the 60s’

Updated July 30, 2008 Sixties anti-war demonstration in Austin.‘We glimpsed, briefly, the power people can wield when mutual interests are clarified by adversity’By Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2008 “When we attacked the Moncada, none of … Continue reading

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BOOKS : Dreams and Everyday Life by Penelope Rosemont

No revolution ever disappears…by Len Wallace / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2008 Penelope Rosemont, Dreams & Everyday Life: Andre Breton, Surrealism, sds & the Seven Cities of Cibola, Charles H. Kerr Publishing. Co., Chicago, 2008,ISBN 978-0-88286-234-2. Despite an … Continue reading

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