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Yearly Archives: 2013
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Anti-Gun Violence Activists John Woods & Claire Wilson James
Claire Wilson James and John Woods at the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, April 5, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Anti-gun violence activistsJohn Woods and Claire Wilson James John’s girlfriend was killed at Virginia … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : Fear and the NRA
Political cartoon by Mike Luckovich / Atlanta Journal-Constitution / SECFanatics.com. The NRA:Perpetrator of ‘fear itself’ McClatchy reports that for the last 40 years the NRA has succeeded in limiting and now even preventing research into the effects of gun use, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Control, Gun Laws, Lamar W. Hankins, NRA, Public Opinion
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Roger Baker : Is Capitalism in Deep Trouble?
Illustration by Latuff / Marxist.com. Before the fall?Terminal Capitalism / Part 2 We take a closer look at the role natural resource limits in combination with the excesses of unregulated finance capital are playing in blocking a global economic recovery. … Continue reading
James McEnteer : How Mass Media Enable the Zombie Apocalypse
Zombies from Shaun of the Dead. Image from TheModerateVoice. What if the dead stop staying dead?How mass media enable the Zombie Apocalypse When Mitt Romney rose from the grave of his own hypocrisy and insular privilege to oppose Barack Obama, … Continue reading
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FILM / David McReynolds : ‘How to Survive a Plague’ Is the Remarkable Story of ACT UP’s Battle Against AIDS
How to Survive a Plague:The remarkable story of ACT UP Panic spread slowly. Rock Hudson’s death gave the disease a public face, but took us no closer to the cause. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | April 10, … Continue reading
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Tagged ACT UP, David McReynolds, Documentary Film, Film, Gay Movement, HIV/AIDS, LGBT
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Harry Targ : Global Challenges to the International Order
Women protest in Cairo during Arab Spring. Image from Organizing Upgrade. The empire in disarray:Global challenges to the international order Latin American and African dependency theorists and “bottom-up” historians have argued for a long time that resistance must be part … Continue reading
Contingent of women participating in three-hour march to kick off World Social Forum in Tunis in the last week of March 2013. Photo by Mohamed Messara / EPA / Guardian. Type rest of the post here Source / The Rag … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Vijay Prashad and the Lessons of the Global South
Vijay Prashad’s ‘possible history’: The lessons of the Global South Prashad paints a sweeping indictment of those who want to rule the earth with little or no regard for most of its inhabitants. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capitalism, Global South, Neo-liberalism, Ron Jacobs, Vijay Prashad, World Economy
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