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Allen Young : Ralph Dungan, the ‘Good Liberal’
Ralph Dungan in Chile, 1966. Photo from The Washington Post. Discretion, valor, and the ‘good liberal’ In the most patronizing tone, Mr. Dungan said if we opposed U.S. policy, we should ‘return to the U.S. and run for Congress.’ By … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, American History, Chile, Deaths, Freedom of Expression, JFK, Liberals, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam War
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Ed Felien : A Good [Angry White] Man With a Gun
Image from The L Magazine. Pissed-off patriot: ‘A good man with a gun’ These angry white men are doing their best to bring back an idealized past that never really existed By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Matt Hern Writes With Bravado That Sports Do Matter
Wait a minute people: Sports do have meaning Engagingly written, One Game at a Time is motivated by the belief that sports do matter as much as sports fans think they do. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Books, Matt Hern, One Game at a Time, Rag Bloggers, Ron Jacobs, Sports, Sportswriters
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Lamar W. Hankins : Right-Wing Rants and the Abominable Straw Man
The abominable Straw Man argument. Image from Linda’s Bees. Frosty the Straw Man: How right-wing rants poison political discussion If we could have civil discourse about our disagreements and try to understand why we have differences of opinion, perhaps we … Continue reading
HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 12, Section 1, 1947-1948
Police crack down on strikers in Mahalla, 1947, killing three workers. Image from Hossam el-Hamalawy / Flickr. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 12: 1947-1948 period/Section 1 — Anti-imperialist left grows; Muslim Brotherhood collaborates with Egyptian regime. … Continue reading
Harry Targ : My Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013. My Nelson Mandela Real historic figures get lionized, sanitized, and most importantly redefined as defenders of the ongoing order rather than activists who committed their lives to revolutionary changes… By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
Michael James : Back to Uptown, 1965-1966
Two men, Uptown Chicago, 1966. Photos by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Back to Uptown: Bye-bye California, Chicago here I come, 1965-1966 I was glad to … Continue reading
Alan Waldman : ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ Has Kept Millions Laughing for 37 Years
Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: British national treasure, Roy Clarke, created and wrote all 295 episodes of this droll series about three elderly Yorkshiremen with too much time on their hands. By Alan Waldman | … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Last of the Summer Wine, Rag Bloggers, Roy Clarke, Vintage Television
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Alice Embree : Chile and the Politics of Memory
Me gustan los estudiantes. This painting by Austin’s Carlos Lowry is the cover art on the Fall 2013 NACLA Report on the Americas. The contradictions of Chile and the politics of memory The elections in Chile take place as the … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : A Tale of Two Alternative Media Conferences
Event organizer Larry Yurdin at the 1970 Alternative Media Conference at Goddard College. Yurdin, who later managed Pacifica radio station KPFT in Houston, also attended the 2013 conference. Image from goddard.edu. Returning to the scene… A tale of two alternative … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Singer-Songwriter Slaid Cleaves in Interview and Performance
Slaid Cleaves in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Friday, November 1, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Acclaimed Austin-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves Slaid spins some yarns, tells how his study of philosophy, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Musicians, Interview, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Slaid Cleaves, Thorne Dreyer
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