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Alan Waldman : Leonard Rossiter is Incandescent in Hilarious Britcom ‘Rising Damp’
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Strong cast and remarkable writing mark this outstanding 1974-1978 British TV comedy series. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | March 17, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Leonard Rossiter, Rising Damp, Vintage Television
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : American Jewish Poet Hilton Obenzinger on Israel, Zionism, and the Radical Sixties
Hilton Obenzinger with family photo. Photo courtesy of Stanford University. Interview with Hilton Obenzinger: Stanford professor, Sixties radical, and anti-Zionist American Jewish poet “American Jews have been suckered into supporting Israel in unthinking ways. This has been changing, but not … Continue reading
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Tagged Hilton Obenzinger, Interview, Israel, Jonah Raskin, Judaism, Palestinian Occupation, Poets, Sixties, Stanford University, Zionism
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : A Conversation With Austin Chronicle Editor and SXSW Co-Founder Louis Black
Austin Chronicle editor and South by Southwest co-founder Louis Black in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 1, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black,co-founder of South by … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Chronicle, Austin Music, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Interview, Louis Black, Podcast, Rag Radio, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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Jim Turpin : Is the Imperial Presidency the ‘New Normal’? / 2
Photo by Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images./ Foreign Policy. The ‘new normal’? The Imperial Presidency / 2 “You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?” — Talking Heads (“Once in a Lifetime”) By Jim Turpin | … Continue reading
Danny Schechter : Malls Are Temples of Debt for the ‘Sheeple’
Durban, South Africa’s giant Gateway Mall is a “theater of shopping.” Image from JoeTourist. For the ‘sheeple’:Malls are temples of consumer debt The mall is for the modern economy what the factory was for the old one, until consumption trumped … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Debt, Consumerism, Danny Schechter, Shopping Centers, South Africa
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Alan Waldman : ‘Gregory’s Girl’ Is a Simply Wonderful 1981 Scottish Film
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Bill Forsyth’s look at teenage awkwardness and high school romance is original, moving, surprising, and hilarious. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | March 5, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, Criticism, Film, Foreign Film, Scottish Film
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Harry Targ : Human Sustainability and the Living Wage
Image from This Magazine The jobs/income problem:How do we sustain human life? Given the vision that animates the progressive majority and the need to build broad coalitions, rebuilding living wage campaigns could be an important part of its organizing future. … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Harry Targ, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Progressive Movement, Sustainability
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Lamar W. Hankins : Pipeline Debate is Mired in Disinformation
Coming your way? Pieces of the pipeline. Image from National Radio Canada. Keystone XL Pipeline debateis mired in disinformation The Keystone XL Pipeline project has virtually nothing to do with American energy independence, but everything to do with enriching Canadian … Continue reading
Ron Jacobs : Bob Dylan’s Biography of American Racism
Bob Dylan visits Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in prison, 1975. Image from Tumblr. Bob Dylan’s biography of American racism “Sometimes I think this whole world / is one big prison yard / Some of us are prisoners / and some of … Continue reading
INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : ‘Fearless’ Yippie Pioneer Nancy Kurshan Battles Prison Behemoth
Nancy Kurshan speaks to the press during the Chicago Conspiracy trial, 1969. To her left is Anita Hoffman and on her right, Susan Schultz. Back row: Ann Froines, Tasha Dellinger, and Sharon Avery. Photo courtesy Nancy Kurshan. An interview with … Continue reading
PHOTO ESSAY / Judy Gumbo Albert : Visiting Viet Nam, 1970-2013
From left: Genie Plamondon, Nancy Kurshan, and Judy Gumbo Albert in Viet Nam, 1970. A photo essay:Visiting Viet Nam, 1970-2013 Everywhere we traveled we were warmly welcomed. The Vietnamese still feel grateful to the U.S. peace movement. I came to … Continue reading
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Tagged Agent Orange, Judy Gumbo Albert, Revolutionary Movements, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War Crimes, Yippies
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