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Lamar W. Hankins : How George W. Bush Aided the Terrorists
Mission accomplished! Have Bush’s (and Obama’s) policies boosted terrorist recruitment? Photo from Reuters. How George W. Bush aided the terrorists(According to the government) Bush’s bogus war in Iraq; the atrocities at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and “black site” prisons; waterboarding and … Continue reading
Ron Jacobs : Remembering the Resignation of ‘Nixon the Crook’
Front page of The Baltimore Sun, August 9, 1974. Let there be no question: Richard Nixon was a crook! He surrounded himself with men who did not believe in democracy but understood what compromise might be required to maintain and … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : Detroit and the Myth of Black Misleadership
Pedestrian walks past graffiti in downtown Detroit. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images. Image from Minnesota Public Radio. Detroit’s downfall:Beyond the myth of black misleadership How federal policy and Big Auto drove black blight and white flight. By Marilyn … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Industry, Cities, Detroit, Marilyn Katz, Urban Sprawl, White Flight
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Michael James : Fading Away: JFK in Mexico City, July 1962
JFK with Mexican President Lopez Mateos in Mexico City, July 29, 1962. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:Fading away: JFK in Mexico City, July 1962 At … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, JFK, Memoir, Mexican Culture, Mexico, Mexico City, Michael James, Motorcycle Trip, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Sixties, Travel
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HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 6, 1890-1917
Cairo street scene, early 1900’s. Image from mfish. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 6: 1890-1917 period — Early union-building and calls for economic reform. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | August 13, 2013 [With … Continue reading
Alan Waldman: ‘As Time Goes By’ is a Timeless British Comedy Classic
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Dame Judi Dench and deadpan Geoffrey Palmer head a very clever cast in this long-beloved series. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | August 12, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, As Time Goes By, British Television, Criticism, Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench, Vintage Television
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FILM / Jonah Raskin : Reviewing ‘Fruitvale’ and Remembering the Panthers
Reviewing Coogler’s Fruitvale Stationand reflecting on the Black Panthers Fruitvale Station shows how far we’ve traveled since the days of the Panthers, and how little we’ve traveled. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | August 12, 2013 The only … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Panthers, Bobby Seale, Film, Fruitvale Station, Huey Newton, Jonah Raskin, Oakland, Oscar Grant III, Police Brutality, Racial Profiling, Racism, Ryan Coogler
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Bob Wing : The Battlelines Are Drawn in the South
Demonstrator at Moral Monday protest, Raleigh, N.C. Image from newsobserver.com. The battlelines are drawn:Right-wing neo-secession or a third Reconstruction? In this war for the heart and soul of the U.S., the battle for the South stands front and center. By … Continue reading
Jack A. Smith : What’s Up With the Egyptian Coup?
A man in Tahrir Square with his face painted in Egyptian colors. Image from CNN. Egypt’s coup:Progressive or regressive? It is ironic that the military — formerly loathed for upholding the dictatorship for decades, then further reviled during its controversial … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Egyptian Coup, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : ChannelAustin’s 40 Years of Groundbreaking Free Speech TV
Linda Litowsky, Executive Director of ChannelAustin, in the studios of KOOP-FM, Austin, Texas, August 2, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Linda Litowsky, Stefan Wray & Anita Stech on Austin’s pioneering free speech cable … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Stech, ChannelAustin, Interview, Linda Litowsky, Podcast, Public Access Television, Rag Radio, Stefan Wray, Thorne Dreyer
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From left: Linda Litowsky, Anita Stech, Rag Radio’s Thorne Dreyer, and Stefan Wray. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog.
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