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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘We Are Many’ Offers Thoughtful Analysis of Occupy Movement
From occupation to liberation:A review of ‘We Are Many’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2012 This aesthetically pleasing volume has the best overall take to date on the meaning of Occupy, its shortcomings and strengths, … Continue reading
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Tagged AK Press, Anarchism, Books, Direct Action, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Resistance Movements, Ron Jacobs
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Steve Russell : Will Rogers and the Jokes of Partisan Politics
Will Rogers. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The jokes of partisan politics:Will Rogers ‘chews to run’ ‘I’m not a member of any organized political party,’ he famously confessed, ‘I’m a Democrat.’ By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | December 7, 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Electoral politics, Humorists, Journalists, Native Americans, Steve Russell, Will Rogers
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BOOKS / C.E. McAuley : Jonah Raskin’s Bio of ‘Pedagogical Pilgrim’ James McGrath
Jonah Raskin’s biography of artist/teacher James McGrath was designed by Rag Blog art director James Retherford.Pedagogical pilgrim: Jonah Raskin’s new bio ofartist/teacher James McGrath Raskin’s new biography is no simple valentine from one teacher to another. It is an in-depth … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Biography, Books, C.E. McAuley, Education, James McGrath, Jonah Raskin, Native Americans, Teachers
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Michael Simmons : I Was a Texas Jewboy!
Left to right: Larry Campbell, Michael Simmons, Jim Rider, and Kinky Friedman at the Lone Star Roadhouse, New York City, 1989. Photo by Cleveland Storrs.Move over, Kinky: I was a Texas Jewboy! The Kinkster blew my still-growing mind and helped … Continue reading
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Tagged Country Music, Kinky Friedman, Michael Simmons, Music History, Political Satire, Texas Musicians
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FILM / Jonah Raskin : ‘Searching for Sugar Man’
Searching for Sugar Man: The Sixties surface, again Rodriquez is himself a Sixties survivor. His songs capture the mood of the late 1960s and the early 1970s. They reflect the anger, the aspirations, and the despair of the era. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary Film, Film, Jonah Raskin, Musicians, Rodriguez, Searching for Sugar Man, Sixties
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The Jokes of Partisan Politics By Steve Russell Will Rogers, the Paint Clan Cherokee cowboy turned entertainer turned political pundit, used to say he did not make jokes. “I just watch the government and report the facts.” Like any intelligent … Continue reading
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David Bacon : Who’s to Blame for the Bangladesh Fire?
Black Friday demonstrations: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry pickets at a Walmart store in Richmond, CA, in support of better wages and benefits for workers. Photo by David Bacon.Who’s responsible?Deadly fire in Bangladesh The Bangladesh fire … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh fire, Black Friday, David Bacon, Garment Workers, Labor Unions, Walmart
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Alan Waldman : ‘Thin Blue Line’ is Uproarious Britcom
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: One of the cleverest, funniest-ever British sitcoms, The Thin Blue Line, available on YouTube, really should not be missed. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | December 5, 2012 [In his … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Thin Blue Line, Vintage Television
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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : The Mayan Calendar
The sun at the intersection of the galactic equator and the ecliptic. Image from Philosophy for Real Life.Is the end near?The Mayan Calendar On December 21 the 13th baktun will come to an end. Rather than starting a 14th baktun, … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Astronomy, Bill Meacham, Ideas, Mayan, Mayan Calendar, Philosophy, Winter Solstice
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Harry Targ : The Two Faces of the 2012 Elections
Tea Party favorite Mike Pence is the new governor of Indiana. Photo by Darron Cummings / AP.Electoral contradictions:The progressive majority andthe reactionary state governments Challenges to a progressive future do not come just from Washington, Wall Street, or the Pentagon. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, American Society, Conservative Politics, Harry Targ, Indiana, Mike Pence, Progressive Movement, Tea Party
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Lamar W. Hankins : City Council and Religious Liberty in Central Texas
San Marcos, Texas, City Hall. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Nearly half of Austin-area citycouncils violate religious liberty It doesn’t take clergy to remind council members of their duties, and there is little evidence that clergy provide any more moral authority than … Continue reading
