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Paul Krassner : Sex, Corruption, and the Kool-Aid Massacre
The Rev. Jim Jones.Sex, Corruption,and the Kool-Aid Massacre By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, founder of the 8,000-member People’s Temple in San Francisco, … Continue reading
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Tagged COYOTE, Jonestown Massacre, Margo St. James, Paul Krassner, Religious Cults, Rev. Jim Jones
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Mike Davis : Protest in the Driver’s Seat
Image from the Schumin Web.Chevy to the levee:Protest in the driver’s seat This is the ultimate American way: protesting in a car (or on a bike) while obeying the law. The possibilities for serene family tourism are endless and mind-boggling. … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike Davis, Occupy Wall Street, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Social Protest, Transportation
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Sex, Corruption and the Kool-Aid Massacre By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, founder of the 8,000-member People’s Temple in San Francisco, once asked … Continue reading
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Sex, Corruption and the Kool-Aid Massacre By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, founder of the 8,000-member People’s Temple in San Francisco, once asked … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : Judge Ken Anderson Still Can’t Tell the Truth
Former Williamson County prosecutor Ken Anderson, now a county judge, shown before testifying about his role in the murder trial of Michael Morton. Photo by the Texas Tribune / KUT News.Judge Ken Anderson still can’ttell the truth about the Morton … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Ken Anderson, Lamar W. Hankins, Michael Morton, Texas Courts
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Steve Russell : Will Rogers on Occupy Wall Street
Get the point? Image of Will Rogers from the Will Rogers Museum.Will Rogers on Occupy Wall Street By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 It’s all right to let Wall Street bet each other millions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Occupy Wall Street, Steve Russell, Will Rogers
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Nicole Berland : Occupying Ideas in Austin
Photos from Occupy Austin Reading Group / Facebook.The ideas behind the actions:Occupy Austin Reading Group By Nicole Berland / Fringe Magazine / November 22, 2011 [The Occupy Wall Street movement is often judged by its most visible and dramatic and … Continue reading
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Tagged Nicole Berland, Occupy Austin, Occupy Austin Reading Group, Occupy Wall Street, Social Action
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Image from Occupy Austin Reading Group. Occupy Ideas:Occupy Austin Reading Group By Nicole Berland / Fringe Magazine / November 22, 2011 AUSTIN — When I first heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement, I regarded it with the same attitude … Continue reading
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Rag Radio : Singer/Songwriter, Author, and Actor Bobby Bridger
Bobby Bridger performs live on Rag Radio, Friday, November 18, 2011, at the KOOP studios in Austin. Photos by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Singer/Songwriter, Author, Actor, and Artist Bobby Bridgeron Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Bridger, Eliza Gilkyson, Ellen LaConte, Interview, Musicians, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Sustainability, Thorne Dreyer
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FILM / Jonah Raskin : Eastwood’s Biopic of Kinky Hoover
Former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, the subject of Clint Eastwood’s new biopic, is shown here in a still from a 1936 documentary, You Can’t Get Away With It.Kinky Hoover:Clint Eastwood’s biopic of the FBI director Eastwood presents Hoover as … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, COINTELPRO, FBI, Film, J. Edgar Hoover, Jonah Raskin, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Occupy Fringe: Occupy Austin Reading Group By Nicole Berland / Fringe Magazine / November 22, 2011 AUSTIN — When I first heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement, I regarded it with the same attitude I reserve for my fantasies … Continue reading
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Harvey Wasserman : Stop the Attack on Iran
Bumper sticker on a car in Texas. Photo by Zereshk / Wikimedia Commons.Our future depends on stopping an attack on IranBy Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 21, 2011 The global Occupy Movement has come to life just … Continue reading
