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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Bill Fletcher, Jr. : ‘Flip the Script’: Jobs over Deficits
Image from The Fiscal Times.The Republican lock on Congressmeans a strategy for the cities If we are to fight it out on the economy, this will not happen in the Republican Congressional Districts. It is a fight that we will … Continue reading
Harry Targ : ‘The Untold History of the United States’
It’s not untold…The ‘Untold History of the United States‘ Stone and Kuznick’s 10-part series is a brilliant and entertaining narrative of the United States’ role in the world since the onset of World War II. By Harry Targ | The … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : The Failure of Religion-Based Public Grief
On Sunday night, December 16, President Obama spoke at a vigil for those who died at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Image from The Washington Post.The failure of religion-based public grief My dissonance came from the very words … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Humanism, Lamar W. Hankins, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings
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Howard Wooldridge : Rocky Mountain High / 3
Howard “Cowboy” Wooldridge in Washington, D.C., with his wife Karen.. Misty and me:Fighting pot prohibition in Colorado, Part III An analysis of the 2012 state initiatives on cannabis. By Howard Wooldridge / The Rag Blog / January 8, 2013 Howard … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Amendment 64, Cannabis, Colorado, Drug Law Reform, Howard Wooldridge, Marijuana, Prohibition, Washington
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MUSIC / Ron Jacobs : Punk, Politics, and the 1980s
Patti Smith, New York, circa 1976. Photo © Stephanie Chernikowski. Punk, Politics, and the 1980s Rock music historians and critics generally agree that punk was a reaction to the gaudiness of 1970s stadium rock and the creation of rock royalty … Continue reading
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Tagged Dead Kennedys, Music History, Patti Smith, Punk Rock, Rock 'n Roll, Ron Jacobs, The Clash
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The Hemorrhaging of America:From Charles Whitman in Austin to Adam Lanza in Newton By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / Shortly after last Thanksgiving, I was asked to write a piece about 2012, the year just ending. I got … Continue reading
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