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Yearly Archives: 2013
After the war By Ed Felien Americans feel pretty good about the ending of the Afghan war. Obama says he will withdraw 34,000 troops (more than half the total U.S. troops in Afghanistan) by the end of 2013 and turn … Continue reading
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Robert Jensen : Important Truths Behind an Anti-War Slogan
Image from deepforest.org. ‘No blood for oil!’ Important truths behind an anti-war slogan Underneath the complex relationships and shifting strategies, the obvious question lingers: If the Middle East were not home to the largest reserves of the most easily accessible oil … Continue reading
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Tagged Fossil Fuels, Iraq War, Middle East, Natural Resources, Oil Business, Peace Movement, Robert Jensen, U.S. Foreign Policy
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : An Interview with Novelist and Immigrant Rights Activist David McCabe
Novelist and immigrant rights activist David McCabe at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, March 8, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Novelist and immigrant rights activist David McCabe, author of ‘Without Sin’ “When love … Continue reading
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Tagged David McCabe, Immigrants' Rights, Immigration, Interview, Novelists, Podcast, Prostitution, Rag Radio, Sexual Trafficking, Thorne Dreyer
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Jonah Raskin : Lay Monk Tolbert McCarroll on the Pope, the Church, and the Crisis in Catholicism
Brother Toby at Starcross Community. Interview with Brother Toby:Author, heretic, and spiritual pilgrim at Starcross Community “The Catholic Church today is an absolute monarchy and an absolute patriarchy that puts you right back in the Medieval Ages.” — Tolbert McCarroll By … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Catholic Church, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Pope Francis I, Religion, Starcross Community, Tolbert McCarrol
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Lamar W. Hankins : CPR and End-of-Life Decisions
Art from PBS NewsHour. CPR and end-of-life decisions Since the story of the 87-year old woman first appeared, more information has come to light. She was aware of and had agreed to the policy of the center where she lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Advance Directives, CPR, Death, Elderly, End-of-Life Care, Health Care, Lamar W. Hankins
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Alan Waldman : Leonard Rossiter is Incandescent in Hilarious Britcom ‘Rising Damp’
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Strong cast and remarkable writing mark this outstanding 1974-1978 British TV comedy series. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | March 17, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Leonard Rossiter, Rising Damp, Vintage Television
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : American Jewish Poet Hilton Obenzinger on Israel, Zionism, and the Radical Sixties
Hilton Obenzinger with family photo. Photo courtesy of Stanford University. Interview with Hilton Obenzinger: Stanford professor, Sixties radical, and anti-Zionist American Jewish poet “American Jews have been suckered into supporting Israel in unthinking ways. This has been changing, but not … Continue reading
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Tagged Hilton Obenzinger, Interview, Israel, Jonah Raskin, Judaism, Palestinian Occupation, Poets, Sixties, Stanford University, Zionism
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