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Danny Schechter : Sayonara to Mike Wallace and the End of an Era
Mike Wallace hosting “CBS Morning News” in 1963. Photo from CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images.Sayonara to Mike Wallaceand the news era he led Mike Wallace turned the macho face-off into a personal signature that resembled nothing so much as … Continue reading
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Tagged 60 Minutes, Broadcast Media, Danny Schechter, Deaths, Mike Wallace, Network News
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Mari Jo and Paul Buhle : Wisconsin’s Historic ‘Solidarity Sing Along’
Solidarity Sing Along at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Photo from Solidarity Sing Along / Facebook. The historic Wisconsin ‘Solidarity Sing Along’ Dubbed the ‘longest continuously running singing protest in history,’ the Solidarity Sing Along is about to celebrate its 350th … Continue reading
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Tagged Madison, Mari Jo Buhle, Paul Buhle, Protest Songs, Scott Walker, Social Protest, Solidarity Sing Along, Wisconsin
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Bob Feldman : Labor and Farmer Activism in Texas, 1890-1920
Southern Pine Lumber Company workers at the company store, Diboll, Texas, about 1907. Photo courtesy of The History Center, Diboll. Image from Texas Beyond History.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/5 — Labor and farmer activism By Bob Feldman … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Culture and the Cuban Experience
The Cuban band Sierra Maestra was formed at the University of Havana in 1976.Economics, politics, and culture:The Cuban experience Culture can be revolutionary when it expresses pain, implies a better life, and extends the experiences of some to others… By … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Cuban Music, Culture, Harry Targ, Jose Marti, Latin America, Pete Seeger, Sierra Maestra
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Harvey Wasserman : Two New U.S. Nukes in Big Trouble
Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear plant faces big challenges. Image from io9.America’s two new nukesare on the brink of death The financial pitfalls of what may be America’s last two proposed reactor projects may write the final epitaph for an industry whose … Continue reading
Fighting back against bullies, stalkers, and those who would intimidate By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / “Voice of Choice” offers an effective way to counteract those who would deny us liberty. Its approach was born out of … Continue reading
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James Retherford : Old Skool Reunion!
Spencer Perskin of Shiva’s Headband performs at the Rag Blog benefit. Photoillustration by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.‘Feed Your Head!’Rag Blog benefit is boffo bash Photography by James Retherford | The Rag Blog | April 5, 2012 “Feed Your … Continue reading
David P. Hamilton : Change You Can, You Know, Believe In…
Graphic from Pyrrhic Defeat.Consumer choice division:Change you can believe in By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 I could no longer tolerate the bell chamber of American cable news. Its obsessive fixation on the still … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Chicano Activist and Filmmaker Carlos Calbillo
Chicano community activist andfilmmaker Carlos Calbillo on Rag Radio Carlos Calbillo, an award-winning filmmaker and longtime Houston Chicano community activist, was Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, March 30, 2012, on Austin community radio station KOOP 91-7-FM, and streamed … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Calbillo, Chicano Movement, Interview, MAYO, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Prophets of the Fourth Estate
The corporate media crisis:Everything old is new again By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 [Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era, edited by Amy Reynolds and Gary Hicks; Foreword … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Books, Democracy, Journalism, Mainstream Media, Media Criticism, Robert Jensen
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Van Jones : What Went Wrong in the Age of Obama
Van Jones. Photo by Bill Pugliano / Getty Images.The Age of Obama:What went wrong (and how to fix it) By Van Jones / Progressive America Rising / April 3, 2012 [This article is adapted from Van Jones’ new book, Rebuild … Continue reading
