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Bridging the Gap : US Sponsors Forum on Che
“Guerrillero Heróico.” This iconic photograph of Che Guevara by Alberto Korda is said to be the most reproduced of all time. Image from artdaily.org. The forum was a creative way to reach out to the Argentines (and other Latin Americans) … Continue reading
Pete Seeger and our Progressive Culture
Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen sing “This Land is Your Land” at the Barack Obama inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jan.18, 2009. Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images. The culture provides a way … Continue reading
The Republican Strategy Going Forward
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Obama’s First 100 Days : Now a Piggy Pandemic?
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. The implications of a global flu pandemic superimposed upon the USA at this point in our history are staggering. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2009 As President … Continue reading
Roger Baker : Should the Left Diss the Tea-Baggers?
Sign at Tea Party protest in Wichita, Feb. 27, 2009. Photo from Voice for Liberty in Wichita. The tea baggers versus Obama formulation should be seen as opportunistic political theater that avoids a serious examination of the important issues. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama Administration, Populism, Progressives, Tax Protests, The Left
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Life During Wartime : Stress We Can Believe In
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog
Bob Simmons on Austin’s Jack Jackson : History’s Cartoonist
Jack Jackson. Painting by Scout Stormcloud / The Rag Blog. Jackson left a large body of work behind that will assure that people will be reading and looking at his handiwork for as long as we have a world that … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Austin, Bob Simmons, Cartoonists, Comix, Historians, Texas, Underground Comix
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Democracy’s Turn : Bankers of the World, Untie!
“Can’t Anyone Untie Us?” by Francisco de Goya. When we voted for change last November we weren’t talking about pennies on the dollar. Bankers of the world, untie! By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2009 It … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Healing Earth and Blessing Sun
Global scorching. Photo from examiner.com. The ancient insight embodied in two Hebrew words — that ‘adam,’ humanity, and ‘adamah,’ the earth, come from the same root and are inextricably intertwined — has been forcing itself higher and higher into our … Continue reading
Judy Gumbo Albert : It’s ‘Celebrate 60s Radicals’ Week!
Judy Gumbo with (left) Stew Albert and Jerry Rubin, May, 1971. Photo from yippiegirl.com.In California this week, book signings, an historic poster exhibition, a theatrical event and a ‘Champion of Justice’ award all shine a light on Sixties activists and … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Judy Gumbo Albert, Mark Rudd, SDS, Sixties, The Left, The Movement, Weathermen, Yippies
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Randy Rowland : Lindy’s Great Escape
The sit-in of the Presidio 27, Oct. 14, 1968, to be known as the Presidio Mutiny. Photo from the archives of Sir! No Sir!. The Presidio mutiny was a sit-down protest carried out by 27 prisoners at the Presidio stockade … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Peace Movement, Presidio Mutiny, Sixties, Vietnam
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