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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Sixties Music Legends Powell St. John and Charlie Prichard
From left, musicians Charlie Prichard and Powell St. John and Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer at the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, December 21, 2012. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio podcast:Sixties music legendsPowell St. John … Continue reading
BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Steve Russell’s ‘Wicked Dew’
A chapbook review: Steve Russell’s ‘Wicked Dew’ By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | January 9, 2013 [Wicked Dew, by Steve Russell. (2012: Dog Iron Press, Georgetown, TX.); Paperback; 88 pp; $7.75.] I’ve known Steve Russell since sometime … Continue reading
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Tagged Activists, Books, Mariann G. Wizard, Native Americans, Poetry, Sixties, Steve Russell, The Rag, Vietnam
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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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Alan Waldman: ‘Rumpole of the Bailey’ is Superior Legal Britcom
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Rumpole of the Bailey, a classic British TV legal series, delighted 95% of viewers. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | December 28, 2012 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, John Mortimer, Leo McKern, Rumpole of the Bailey, Vintage Television
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Paul Krassner : My Tweets of 2012
Paul Krassner tweets @ZenBastard. Graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Paul Krassner’s Tweets of 2012 By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog | December 27, 2012 This is my first tweet. I have Writer’s Block. I mean Twitter’s Block. … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Race, Unions, and the Booming Texas Oil Business, 1920-1930
Burkburnett oil field, Burkburnett, Texas, circa 1920. Image from Texas in the 1920s.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/2 — Race, exploitation of workers, and the booming oil business By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December 27, … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American History, Bob Feldman, Labor Unions, Oil Business, Racism, Texas History
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