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Shirley Youxjeste : Mexican Feds Crack Down on Teachers Protesting Educational ‘Reform’
Mexican federal police confront protesting teachers in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, on April 4, 2013. Photo by EFE / STR. Image from La Prensa (San Antonio). Mexican teachers take the streetsagainst standardized tests Teachers in Guerrero, tired of the hostility of the … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘Love Goes to Buildings on Fire’
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: New York City, just like I pictured it From the steamy streets of the South Bronx and the future that would become hip-hop to the steamier bathhouses and clubs in lower Manhattan that became … Continue reading
FILM / Dave Zirin : ’42’ is Jackie Robinson’s Bitter Pill
A Review of ’42’:Jackie Robinson’s bitter pill This was a man tortured by the fact that his own experience was used as a cudgel against building a public, fighting movement against racial injustice. By Dave Zirin | The Rag … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : Civil Rights, SDS, and Student Activism in Austin, Texas, 1954-1973
Massive march against the War in Vietnam, Austin, Texas, May 8, 1970. Image from The Rag Blog. The hidden history of Texas Part 13: 1954-1973/2 — Student Activism and the Anti-War Movement at the University of Texas By Bob Feldman … Continue reading
Alan Waldman : ‘A Touch of Frost’ Was Excellent, Clever British Cop Series
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Beloved comedy star David Jason achieved new and long-running acclaim as crusty, amusing detective inspector Frost. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan … Continue reading
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Tagged A Touch of Frost, Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, David Jason, Vintage Television
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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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Tagged Charles Whitman, Claire Wilson James, Gun Control, Gun Violence, Interview, John Woods, Mass Murder, Podcast, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer, Virginia Tech
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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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Tagged Fox News, James McEnteer, Mainstream Media, Right Wing Politics, Zombies
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