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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Steve Russell : Traveling by Water
Mar Caribe: Traveling by water. Photo by Jefry Lagrange Reyes / Wikimedia Commons.Traveling by water “We pray in English so we understand each other; we pray in Indian so God understands us.” — Lakota elder By Steve Russell | The … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Native Americans, Oceans, pollution, Spirituality, Steve Russell, Travel
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MUSIC / Ron Jacobs : A ‘New Kind of Lonely’
Bohemian hoedown:A New Kind of Lonely I See Hawks In LA create music that might best be described as a twenty-first century manifestation of that high lonesome sound first introduced to the world by Bill Monroe. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluegrass, I See Hawks in LA, Music, Rock 'n Roll, Ron Jacobs
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Is “Wealth Redistribution” Really A Bad Thing ? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 10, 2012 Just the other day, Rick Warren (a powerful right-wing fundamentalist preacher) made the statement, “I do not believe in income redistribution, … Continue reading
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Danny Schechter : Sayonara to Mike Wallace and the End of an Era
Mike Wallace hosting “CBS Morning News” in 1963. Photo from CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images.Sayonara to Mike Wallaceand the news era he led Mike Wallace turned the macho face-off into a personal signature that resembled nothing so much as … Continue reading
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Tagged 60 Minutes, Broadcast Media, Danny Schechter, Deaths, Mike Wallace, Network News
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Mari Jo and Paul Buhle : Wisconsin’s Historic ‘Solidarity Sing Along’
Solidarity Sing Along at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Photo from Solidarity Sing Along / Facebook. The historic Wisconsin ‘Solidarity Sing Along’ Dubbed the ‘longest continuously running singing protest in history,’ the Solidarity Sing Along is about to celebrate its 350th … Continue reading
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Tagged Madison, Mari Jo Buhle, Paul Buhle, Protest Songs, Scott Walker, Social Protest, Solidarity Sing Along, Wisconsin
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Bob Feldman : Labor and Farmer Activism in Texas, 1890-1920
Southern Pine Lumber Company workers at the company store, Diboll, Texas, about 1907. Photo courtesy of The History Center, Diboll. Image from Texas Beyond History.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/5 — Labor and farmer activism By Bob Feldman … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Culture and the Cuban Experience
The Cuban band Sierra Maestra was formed at the University of Havana in 1976.Economics, politics, and culture:The Cuban experience Culture can be revolutionary when it expresses pain, implies a better life, and extends the experiences of some to others… By … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Cuban Music, Culture, Harry Targ, Jose Marti, Latin America, Pete Seeger, Sierra Maestra
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Harvey Wasserman : Two New U.S. Nukes in Big Trouble
Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear plant faces big challenges. Image from io9.America’s two new nukesare on the brink of death The financial pitfalls of what may be America’s last two proposed reactor projects may write the final epitaph for an industry whose … Continue reading
Fighting back against bullies, stalkers, and those who would intimidate By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / “Voice of Choice” offers an effective way to counteract those who would deny us liberty. Its approach was born out of … Continue reading
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James Retherford : Old Skool Reunion!
Spencer Perskin of Shiva’s Headband performs at the Rag Blog benefit. Photoillustration by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.‘Feed Your Head!’Rag Blog benefit is boffo bash Photography by James Retherford | The Rag Blog | April 5, 2012 “Feed Your … Continue reading
David P. Hamilton : Change You Can, You Know, Believe In…
Graphic from Pyrrhic Defeat.Consumer choice division:Change you can believe in By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 I could no longer tolerate the bell chamber of American cable news. Its obsessive fixation on the still … Continue reading
