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BOOKS / Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Marge Piercy: Science Fiction as Prophetic Vision
Marge Piercy’s ‘He, She and It’:Science fiction as prophetic vision By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2010 [He, She and It by Marge Piercy (Knopf, 1991); Hardcover; 446 pp.] Marge Piercy’s novel He, She and … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Future, Judaism, Kabbalah, Marge Piercy, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Science Fiction
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Marc Estrin : Spanking Your Inner Child
Inner Child. Image from Integral Options Cafe.Have you spankedyour inner child today? By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2010 I’m just beginning the week run of rehearsals and performances in the pit orchestra for Peter Pan. … Continue reading
BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Schneir’s ‘Final Verdict’ on Rosenbergs Offers No Such Thing
Walter Schneir’s ‘Final Verdict’:New book on Rosenbergs fails to deliverBy Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 6, 2010 [Final Verdict: What Really Happened in the Rosenberg Case by Walter Schneir; Preface and Afterword by Miriam Schneir (Melville House, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Bomb, Books, Communist Party, Espionage, Jonah Raskin, Rosenberg Case, Soviet Union
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Tom Miller: Travel Writing, Expatriates, and Vengeful Saguaros
Travel writer. Graphic from Ephemerist.Travel writing, expatriates, and vengeful saguaros Be skeptical of writers who talk of snow-capped peaks, bustling marketplaces where the beadwork is always intricate, and shy but friendly natives. By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
Alex Knight : Zombie-Marxism I: My Rocky Relationship with Grampa Karl
Image by Germ Ross / artnoise.net.Zombie-Marxism I: Why Marxism has failed, andwhy Zombie-Marxism cannot die…(Or, ‘My rocky relationship with Grampa Karl’) By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2010 “The tradition of all dead generations weighs like … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Knight, Communism, Economics, Left, Marxism, Political Philosophy, World History
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James McEnteer : The Alamo Election
“Fall of the Alamo.” Painting by Robert Onderdonk / Friends of the Governor’s Mansion.Barbarians at the gates:The Alamo election By James McEnteer / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2010 Our national 2010 midterm elections demonstrated that many citizens of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Alamo, American Society, Imperialism, James McEnteer, Nativism
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Robert Jensen : Radical Change Isn’t on the Ballot
Graffiti art by Banksy.Making real choices:Radical change isn’t on the ballot By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 November 2 is going to be a big day in our political lives. But November 3 will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Capitalism, Electoral politics, Radical Change, Robert Jensen, Social Change
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Harry Targ : What Happens Wednesday?
Then wait some more? Image from BET.The 2010 elections:What are we going to do on Wednesday? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 Americans always check the win/lost columns. From mid-April to some time in June … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Electoral politics, Harry Targ, Progressive Movement, Social Change
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Harvey Wasserman : It’s High Time to End Marijuana Prohibition
Brian and Stewie campaign to legalize marijuana. Image from Family Guy.It’s time to end prohibition:Legal marijuana or bust!!! By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 The simple truth about America’s marijuana prohibition: any law that allows … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, California, Criminal Justice, Drug Law Reform, Drug War, Harvey Wasserman, Hemp, Law Enforcement, Marijuana, Prohibition
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Marc Estrin : Unhallowed
“See No Evil.” Painting by Morwenna Morrison.UNHALLOWED By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 30, 2010 Halloween is my least favorite holiday, the one that has strayed furthest from its original intentions, and has been most overwhelmed by … Continue reading
