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Alice Embree reports from San Antonio on that city’s 22nd annual Women’s Day celebration, organized by a coalition of “fierce ‘mujeres’” from community and social justice organizations, including union organizers and advocates for reproductive choice and LGBTQ rights. The event, … Continue reading
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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Come to Chicago!
Graphic by Dave Wittekind / The Rag Blog.UPDATE: In a major development, the G8 summit has been moved from Chicago to Camp David by President Obama, who apparently gave Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel only an hour’s advance notice of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Chicago, G8 Summit, NATO/G8, Occupy Movement, Social Action
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Richard Raznikov : Battlefield America
“Dissent is terrorism.” Art by Anthony Freda / Activist Post.Battlefield America:‘We had to make some sacrifices…’ There are no more legal barriers to arrest without warrants, prison without lawyers, condemnation and even execution without trial. By Richard Raznikov | The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Fascism, NDAA, Patriot Act, Richard Raznikov, War on Terror
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Ron Jacobs : Women’s Rights are Human Rights
International Women’s Day 2012 poster from Public Services International, a global trade union federation.Women’s rights are human rights Besides the fact that it celebrates women in a society primarily controlled by men, it is the socialist roots of International Women’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, International Women's Day, Ron Jacobs, Socialism, Women's Movement
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Rock Journalist Margaret Moser and Film Actor Sonny Carl Davis
Margaret Moser and Sonny Carl Davis with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer, left, at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Friday, March 2, 2012. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Rag Radio:Margaret Moser and Sonny Carl Davis discussthe film, Roadie, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Music Awards, Austin Musicians, Film, Margaret Moser, Meat Loaf, Rag Radio, Roadie, Sonny Carl Davis, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer
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Lamar W. Hankins : Gasoline Prices and Political Nonsense
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow: The oil speculators’ dream, from Harper’s Weekly, 1965. Image from cw-chronicles.com / heatingoil.com.Gasoline prices, the XL Pipeline,oil speculators, and political nonsense The giddy, knee-jerk response to higher gasoline prices is the thoughtless mantra ‘drill, baby, drill.’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Fossil Fuels, Keystone XL Pipeline, Lamar W. Hankins, Oil Prices, Oil Speculation
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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Come to Chicago!
Graphic by Dave Wittekind / Dave’s Ink / The Rag Blog. An open invitation:Come to Chicago Occupy this/Occupy that!NATO/G8: May 18-21, 2012 By Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers | The Rag Blog | March 8, 2012 The tiny fraternity of … Continue reading
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Richard Raznikov : Battlefield America
Frontpagemag Battlefield America:‘We had to make some sacrifices…’ There are no more legal barriers to arrest without warrants, prison without lawyers, condemnation and even execution without trial. It is a situation so antithetical to what America has by law always … Continue reading
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Gasoline prices, the XL Pipeline, political nonsense, and oil speculators None of us like paying higher prices for gasoline. Some of us can’t afford the price increases we have seen the last few weeks and months to get to work … Continue reading
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Jim Rigby : The Flag by the Pulpit
Image from encountering love.The flag by the pulpit What does it mean when we tell preachers not to be political, but place a flag by the pulpit as though the flag were not itself a political statement? By Jim Rigby … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Jim Rigby, Patriotism, Religion, Separation of Church and State
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BOOKS / Rick Ayers : Gilbert’s Memoir Helps Us Understand Our History
Love and Struggle:David Gilbert’s memoir helps usunderstand our history and the world today By Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / March 7, 2012 [Love and Struggle: My Life with SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond, by David Gilbert. (Oakland, … Continue reading
