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Assata Shakur, Cuba,and the “Most Wanted Terrorists” By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / May 13, 2013 “My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : Guantánamo Turns Us All Into Monsters
Photo by AP. Image from Salon. The nation’s shame: Guantánamo turns us all into monsters The President says the right things, but he doesn’t seem to have the political will to release those wrongly imprisoned in Guantánamo. By Lamar W. … Continue reading
The Pacifica Foundation, founded in 1946, pioneered listener-sponsored radio in this country and WBAI became a Pacifica station in 1960. But the station went off the air at midnight. “I knew that there was a world of people” who would … Continue reading
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REPORT / Mariann G. Wizard : ‘La Vida Coca’ in Bolivia and Peru
Pre-Incan metal vessels in the Larco Museum, Lima, for storing coca leaves. Human-faced pots from some early Andean cultures (not shown) have distended cheek pouches, where coca leaves are held during use. The central figure above is using coca in … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Bolivia, Coca, Cocaine, DEA, Drug War, Evo Morales, Indigenous People, Latin America, Mariann G. Wizard, Narcotics, Peru, Travel
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PHOTO ESSAY / Otis Ike : The NRA War Party in Houston
Undercover at the NRA: Otis Ike with new friend at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston, May 3-5, 2013. All photos by Otis Ike / The Rag Blog. A Klan rally without hoods:The NRA War Party in Houston … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Culture, Houston, NRA, Otis Ike, Patrick Bresnan, Photo Essay, Right Wing Politics
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : ‘Radio Unnameable’ Legend Bob Fass and Filmmaker Paul Lovelace
Late-night radio revolutionary Bob Fass, left, and filmmaker Paul Lovelace. Rag Radio podcast: Free-form radio legend Bob Fass and‘Radio Unnameable‘ filmmaker Paul Lovelace “I wanna be a neuron — I don’t wanna be the brain. We’re all the brain.” — Bob … Continue reading
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Robert Jensen : The Universe Is an Undifferentiated Whole
In his new “primer on critical thinking,” Arguing for Our Lives, Robert Jensen “connects abstract ideas with the everyday political and spiritual struggles of ordinary people.” Arguing for our lives: The universe is an undifferentiated whole The knowledge we humans … Continue reading
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Michael James : Heading to the Finish Line
Sportsman’s Park, Cicero, Illinois, 1986. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Heading to the finish line at Sportsman’s Park in Cicero Straight up: horses were … Continue reading
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Alan Waldman : ‘Fawlty Towers’ is a Dozen Classic Comic Gems
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Former Monty Python star John Cleese and wife Connie Booth carefully crafted 12 unforgettable, hilarious episodes. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | May 7, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : The Influence of Texas’ ‘Big Rich,’ 1974-1995
Texas oil patriarch H. L. Hunt. The Hunt family was reputed to be the world’s wealthiest. Image from The Famous People. The hidden history of Texas Part 14: 1974-1995/2 — The influence of Texas’ ‘big rich’ By Bob Feldman | … Continue reading
