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HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part I, 525 BC-641 AD
Cleopatra VII and her son Caesarion at the Temple of Dendera. Image from Wikimedia Commons. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 1: 525 BC to 641 AD period — From the Persian invasion to the Byzantium Empire … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Author and Labor/Social Justice Activist Bill Fletcher Jr.
Rag Radio podcast:Noted author and activist Bill Fletcher Jr. Bill Fletcher Jr. is a longtime author, commentator, and labor, racial justice and social/economic justice activist, and an international solidarity leader. By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / July 2, … Continue reading
Michael James : Kids at Chicago’s New True Vine Church, 1961
Kids at the New True Vine MB Church, Chicago, 1961. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James‘ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:Kids at the New True Vine Church in 1961 Chicago I … Continue reading
Alan Waldman : ‘Waking the Dead’ is an Excellent Brit Cold-Case Series
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Cops, a profiler, and a forensic scientist crack old murder cases. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | July 2, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his … Continue reading
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Ted McLaughlin : Wendy Davis, Energized Dems Deal Blow to Texas GOP and War on Women
Pro-choice demonstrators at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Sunday, June 23, 2013. More than 1,000 packed the place on Sunday and the numbers kept growing during the week. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. A new day … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : The Right-Wing War on Democracy
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, 1965. Photo from AP. The right-wing war on democratic rights:Voting rights, immigration reform imperiled Lost in both the partisan spin and rhetorical legalisms is that the scale of political power is … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : Ted Cruz’s Opposition to Liberty
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images. States’ rights trump the Constitution:Ted Cruz’s opposition to liberty Cruz’s homophobia is so pronounced that he has criticized other politicians for being too accepting of gays. By Lamar W. … Continue reading
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Tagged Lamar W. Hankins, LGBT, Liberty, Lisa Murkowski, Same Sex Marriage, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas Politics
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Peruvian Scholar/Activist Cristina Herencia, UN Observer on Indigenous Issues
Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia in the studios of KOOP Radio, Austin, Texas, Friday, June 14, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Social psychologist Cristina Herencia,UN observer on Indigenous Issues Sponsored by the United Tribal … Continue reading
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Tagged Cristina Herencia, Global South, Indigenous People, Interview, Peru, Podcast, Rag Radio, Social Activism, Thorne Dreyer, United Nations
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Michael James : Baseball in Moscow and ‘Turf Accountant’ in Belfast
Turf Accountant, a betting parlor in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 7, 1990. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James‘ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:Playing baseball in the USSR and drinking Guinness … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletes United for Peace, Belfast, Dublin, Ireland, Memoir, Michael James, Moscow, Pictures from the Long Haul, Soviet Union
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James McEnteer : Escape to Ecuador
Edward Snowden and the flag of Ecuador. Image from Salon.com. Rehanging the crepe paper:Escape to Ecuador Edward Snowden is the latest insider who pulled back the curtain to reveal the wizardry of American Freedom as the diabolical machinations of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Manning, Ecuador, Edward Snowden, James McEnteer, Julian Assange, Surveillance
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Jean Trounstine : Censoring What Prisoners Read
Werewolf erotica: Too sexy for prisoners? Image from The Atlantic Wire. ‘Werewolf erotica’ too ‘sexy’?Censoring what prisoners read The truth is that prisons want to control behavior. They want to ‘reform’ prisoners, which usually means they want to turn out … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Constitutional Rights, Jean Trounstine, Literature, Prison Reform, Prisons
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