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Ronnie Dugger : LBJ, The Texas Observer & Me
Former Texas Observer editor Ronnie Dugger with President Lyndon Johnson. Photo by Yoichi Yokamoto / Courtesy LBJ Library / Texas Observer.LBJ, The Texas Observer & Me None of us knew it yet, but we Americans were about to be trapped … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Frankie Randolph, Journalists, LBJ, Rag Radio, Ronnie Dugger, Texas Observer, Texas Politics
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Former Texas Observer editor Ronnie Dugger with President Lyndon Johnson. Photo by Yoichi Yokamoto / Courtesty LBJ Library / Texas Observer.‘None of us knew it yet, but we Americans were about to be trapped in the history that Lyndon Johnson … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Bill Meacham : Sam Harris’ ‘The Moral Landscape’
The Moral Landscape:Science and human values Harris is on to something very important here: that careful observation of what actually works has a great deal to tell us about what is good and valuable. By Bill Meacham | The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Meacham, Books, Ethics, Ideas, Morality, Philosophy, Science
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Bill Freeland : The Marx Brothers Are Reforming Public Education
Graphic by Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog.The Marx Brothers are reforming public education Hilarious, but as Groucho himself might have observed, the joke’s on us! By Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2012 CONCORD, New Hampshire … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Freeland, Marx Brothers, New Hampshire, Public Education, Right Wing Politics
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Beyond Citizens United: Politics Is an Industry, Not Just A Campaign By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2012 NEW YORK — In theory, American elections traditionally get going after Labor Day, but, as we can see … Continue reading
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Harry Targ : The Ideology of U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere
Indiana Senator Albert Beveridge articulated what was to become the new ideology of American empire. Image from the Library of Congress.The ideological dimension:U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere In relations with Latin America, and particularly Cuba, policy has been built … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy, Western Hemisphere, World History
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Peter Dreier : How the Big Bucks Won in Wisconsin
Walker spent 88% of the moneyto get 53% of the vote The real winner in Wisconsin on Tuesday was not Gov. Scott Walker, but Big Money. And the real loser was not Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, but democracy. By Peter … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Finance, Electoral politics, Scott Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Recall Election
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‘Flat-picking rabble-rouser’ David Rovics on Rag Radio
Amy Goodman called David Rovics ‘the musical version of Democracy Now!’ Singer/songwriter David Rovics on Rag Radio, Friday, June 1, 2012. Video produced and edited by Jeff Zavala and filmed by Grace Alfar of ZGraphix at the KOOP studios … Continue reading
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Tagged David Rovics, Interview, Musicians, Peace Activists, Podcast, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Thorne Dreyer, Video
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Bruce Melton : The Climate Change Awareness Drought is Over / 2
Photos by Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog.The Climate Change awareness drought is overPart Two: Voices tell us ‘the warmists are dead’ Which side is biased and how do we tell with all the noise in the media? By Bruce Melton … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Environment, Fox News, Global Warming, Mainstream Media
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Steven Halliwell, To Russia With Love
To Russia with love:A Rag Blog interview with Steven Halliwell What Russia shows us is that there’s no easy fix. Getting to a common global discussion is the biggest challenge of the 21st century. By Jonah Raskin / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Activists, Bankers, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Russia, Sixties, Soviet Union, Steven Halliwell, World History
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : The Limbo of Death Row
Image below (inset): ‘Dominoes. Death Row, Texas,” 1979. Photo by Bruce Jackson from In This Timeless Time. Image from Prison Photography.‘In This Timeless Time’:The limbo of Death Row The life and surroundings can be summed up in the words of … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Death Row, Ron Jacobs
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