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Alan Waldman : ‘Croupier’ is an Excellent, Moody English Thriller

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: The best film of 2000 introduced super-talented Clive Owen to America. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | January 22, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his … Continue reading →

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Ron Jacobs : Vietnam Was Not a ‘Mistake’

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

John Kerry, who parted ways with the VVAW, has served well in the halls of empire. Here he salutes the delegates at the Democratic Convention in Boston, 2004. Photo by Stephen Savoia / AP.It was not a mistake:Vietnam and U.S. … Continue reading →

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : We Are Made for this Moment

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama delivers second Inaugural address at the West Front of the Capitol, January 21, 2013. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.Self-evident truths:We are made for this moment By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver | The Rag Blog | January 22, … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : Guns? Don’t Wait for Congress

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from WorldMeets.US.Or Godot: Guns? Don’t wait for Congress With gun enthusiasts stockpiling weapons in light of impending federal regulations, what is a concerned citizen to do? By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | January 21, 2013 With 300 … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Dr. King and the Civil Rights-Labor Alliance

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy lead a march by sanitation workers in Memphis, March 28, 1968. Photo by Sam Melhorn / AP.Martin Luther King and the civil rights and labor alliance King knew that black … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Pentagon Calls Civilian Drone Casualties ‘Bug Splat’

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Splat from NuUniform.Drone policy attacked in top think tank report Bug splat!That’s what the Pentagon calls civilian casualties in drone attacks. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | January 17, 2013 The Council on Foreign Relations issued a report … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Black Feminist Author Beth E. Richie on Gender Violence and ‘Arrested Justice’

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Rag Radio podcast:Black feminist academic and activist Beth E. Richie, author of ‘Arrested Justice‘ By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | January 16, 2013 Black feminist academic and author Beth E. Richie was Thorne Dreyer’s guest Friday, January 11, … Continue reading →

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Alan Waldman : ‘Chef!’ is One of the Funniest Sitcoms Ever

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Lenny Henry is astonishingly good as the overbearing chef on a classic BBC comedy. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | January 16, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Jim Koplin: Living Your Life Honestly

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

James Henry Koplin, 1933-2012. Image from JimKoplin.com.Jim Koplin:Living your life honestly By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | January 16, 2013 “Good teaching is living your life honestly in front of students.” I don’t recall exactly when Jim Koplin … Continue reading →

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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Speaking of Consciousness

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from TZA’s photostream / Flickr.Speaking of consciousness The cardinal sin of philosophy, committed all too often, is to use terms that are ambiguous. By Bill Meacham | The Rag Blog | January 15, 2013 The philosophy club is currently … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Obama Continues Immoral Bush Policies

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Four more years. Image from NewsOne.Obama embraces fiveimmoral Bush policies “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period… was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” — … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Texas During the Great Depression, 1930-1940

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Jobless men picket at San Antonio City Hall, c. 1932. Image from the San Antonio Light Collection, UT Institute of Texan Cultures.The hidden history of Texas Part 11: 1930-1940/1 — Economic survival difficult during Great Depression By Bob Feldman | … Continue reading →

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