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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Mariann G. Wizard : Dallas Activists Honor Marilyn Buck

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Poster of Marilyn Buck on wall in San Francisco. Photo from Interchange.Black August tribute:Marilyn Buck honored byNew generation of Dallas activists By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 See ‘Black August’ by Marilyn Buck, Below. … Continue reading →

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Paul Krassner : Ruben Salazar and the ‘Kiss of Death’

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

August 30, 1970 Los Angeles Times headlines death of journalist Ruben Salazar.Back in the news:Revisiting the 1970 killing ofCrusading journalist Ruben Salazar By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 Salazar had been working on an exposé… … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Amazon: Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic, with a tad of Photoshop by Larry Ray, from Mobile Reference.Amazon: Don’t call us, we’ll call you(Or: Dude, my shoe’s got a square toe) By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August20, 2010 OK, I should never have … Continue reading →

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Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni and Rob Prince : The Looming Specter of a Strike on Iran

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft in Afghanistan.Looming specter:Strike on Iran an increasing possiblity By Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni and Rob Prince / The Rag Blog / August 19, 2010 Reading the signs Signs — coming from a number of … Continue reading →

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Dick J. Reavis : The Conspiracy in the Attic

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, Dick Reavis now. Photo from San Antonio Current. Below, Dick Reavis then, in 1966 demonstration by Sexual Freedom League on University of Texas campus. Montage image scanned from The Daily Texan.The conspiracy in an Austin attic:My first rad-confab I … Continue reading →

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Matt Wuerker : This is Hallowed Ground

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“This is hallowed ground.” Cartoon by Matt Wuerker / Cartoonist Group / Politico / Center for American Progress.Thanks to Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog

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Posted on August 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

40 Years After Women’s March for Equality & `Rat’ Takeover—Part 1 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / Forty years ago, on Aug. 26, 1970, between 20,000 and 50,000 women marched in Manhattan to demand equality for women in … Continue reading →

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Michael Meeropol : Islamophobia and the ‘Two Americas’

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Islam in Two Americas’: Times piece reflects pernicious xenophobia The implication… is that when Americans display anti-Muslim bigotry — as in the past they had been anti-semitic, anti-Catholic, anti-Mormon, anti-immigrant — it makes for a quick and more complete assimilation… … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : A Conversation With Saad Nabeel

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Dallas Morning News / Facebook.A Conversation with Saad Nabeel: ‘While Everyone Goes to College, I Go to Jail’ or How Saad Nabeel became an All-American Kid, majored in Electrical Engineering, was Thrown into Jail by the USA, deported … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

40 Years After Women’s March for Equality & `Rat’ Takeover—Part 1 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / Forty years ago, on Aug. 26, 1970, between 20,000 and 50,000 women marched in Manhattan to demand equality for women in … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Once More, The Specter of a US and/or Israeli Military Strike Against Iran LoomAUGUST 10, 2010 by Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni and Rob Prince / The Rag Blog / August 15, 2010 Reading the signs Signs — coming from a number … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The Far-Reaching Effects of Child Abuse

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from PsychCentral.Child abuse:Here, there, and likely everywhere By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 15, 2010 There have been several large studies on the effects of occupation — bombing, physical injury, house demolitions, tear gassing, house searches, … Continue reading →

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