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POLITICS | A left strategy for the 2020 elections and beyond
Election campaigns are not a bothersome sideshow, but are at the center of our work. By Carl Davidson and Bill Fletcher Jr. | The Rag Blog via Truthout | April 25, 2019 As the 2020 presidential campaigns begin in 2019, … Continue reading
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TRAVEL | Three days in LA: Tales of a reluctant tourist
It’s clear that there’s little if anything natural about LA. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | April 18, 2019 “Disneyland is presented as imaginary in order to make us believe that the rest is real, when in fact … Continue reading
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METRO EVENTS | Open Canopy is tour of leading artist studios
Open studio event on April 19 is sponsored by Austin’s Canopy and Big Medium groups. AUSTIN — Arts organizations Canopy and Big Medium are having their monthly open studio event –- known as Open Canopy — on Friday, April 19, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Exhibition, Artist Studio Tour, Big Medium, Canopy, Cecilia Colome, Fernando Muñoz, Metro
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Pilgrims’ process
Japanese pilgrims bearing 30,000 paper cranes visit WWII internment site, meet up with Austin Sanctuary Movement. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2019 AUSTIN — It has been over two years since I wrote about … Continue reading
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Tagged Elaine J. Cohen, Immigrant Detention, Japanese Pilgrimage, Rag Bloggers
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The New Journalism Project launches NJP Publishing
Rag Blog publisher announces new book publishing effort. By The Rag Blog | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2019 The New Journalism Project (NJP), publisher of The Rag Blog and sponsor of Rag Radio, is spreading its wings with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Alyce Guynn, New Journalism Project, NJP Publishing, Rag Bloggers
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Facing two different forms of anti-Semitism
We must resist White Nationalism and reach out in solidarity to the communities it attacks. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow | The Rag Blog | March 14, 2019 An old Jewish saying goes, “Why did God give us two thumbs? So … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Rag Bloggers, White Nationalism
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BOOKS | Don Cox’s caustic memoir of the Black Panthers
Heyday is brave to have published this book, which blows the lid off the BPP. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | March 7, 2019 Mention the two words “Black Panther” to anyone under the age of 40, and … Continue reading
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MEDIA | Jussie Smollett, and why mainstream media needs to stand its ground
The media’s reaction has been depressingly predictable. By Evan Hearn | The Rag Blog | February 27, 2019 On January 29, actor Jussie Smollett made headlines after he claimed to be the victim of an assault. According to Smollett’s initial … Continue reading
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Tagged Evan Hearn, Jussie Smollett, Mainstream Media, Media Criticism, Rag Bloggers
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BOOKS | Debs Graphic bio is perfect vehicle to tell his story
Eugene V. Debs created and constantly evolved new approaches to the battle against capital and injustice. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | February 22, 2019 Paul Buhle, Steve Max, Dave Nance, and Noah Van Sciver have produced a … Continue reading
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Tagged American Socialism, Eugene V. Debs, IWW, Rag Bloggers, Richard Croxdale
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Three swings and three misses
The news last week tells me it’s time to confess some doozies. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | February 12, 2019 My method of practicing the pundit trade is to own my errors, and the news last week … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Acosta, Donald Trump, Dr. David Shulkin, Jeffrey Epstein, Rag Bloggers, Ryan Zinke, Steve Russell, Steven Mnuchin
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Bipartisan wars
(There’s no there there.) By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2019 “Try to calm down, America. Whatever RussiaGate (and the Greater Middle East] ultimately turns out to be, it won’t be anything worth a single drop … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipartisanship, Murray Polner, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Imperialism
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Remembering Dennis Fitzgerald: Underground journalist and veteran activist
Fitzgerald was a founder of The Rag in Austin and Houston’s Space City! By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | December 17, 2018 Dennis Fitgerald passed away on December 9, 2018, in British Columbia, Canada, where he had lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Deaths, Dennis Fitzgerald, Obituary, Rag Bloggers, Space City, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Journalist, Underground Press
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