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Bob Feldman : Race, Unions, and the Booming Texas Oil Business, 1920-1930
Burkburnett oil field, Burkburnett, Texas, circa 1920. Image from Texas in the 1920s.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/2 — Race, exploitation of workers, and the booming oil business By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December 27, … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American History, Bob Feldman, Labor Unions, Oil Business, Racism, Texas History
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Jack A. Smith : What’s Behind America’s Gun Violence?
Image from Black Youth Project.Remember the children…What’s behind America’s gun violence? In recent decades — despite the fact that last year there were over 11,000 murders by firearms in the U.S. and another 20,000 gun deaths from accidents and suicide … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Gun Violence, Jack A. Smith, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings, Vietnam
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Alan Waldman : Canada’s Two ‘Da Vinci’ Series Are Dramatic and Powerful
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Canadian genius writer-producer Chris Haddock hit the bullseye with excellent procedurals Da Vinci’s Inquest and Da Vinci’s City Hall. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | December 20, 2012 [In his … Continue reading
Howard Wooldridge : Rocky Mountain High / 2
Howard Wooldridge and Misty in Pueblo, Colorado. Image from The Pueblo Chieftain.Misty and me:Fighting pot prohibition in Colorado, Part II By Howard Wooldridge / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2012 Howard Wooldridge was Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amendment 64, Cannabis, Colorado, Drug Law Reform, Howard Wooldridge, Marijuana, Podcast, Prohibition, Rag Radio
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Harry Targ : In Times Like These
“In Times Like These” performed by Arlo Guthrie.In times like these:Give peace a chance By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2012 In times like these when night surrounds meAnd I am weary and my heart is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlo Guthrie, Harry Targ, Higher Education, Peace Movement, Peace Studies, Social Change, Woody Guthrie
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VERSE / Alyce Guynn : Pale Mornings
Photo by Kelly Rossiter / treehugger.Pale Mornings Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues “Brass Buttons,” Gram Parsons She removes her precious memoriesfrom the store room of her heartunwraps the protective tissue papershielding them from … Continue reading
Alice Embree : Campaigning against Cuts at Corn Dog’s Office
From left, at Austin “fiscal Cliff” demonstration: Aron Duhoon, Harrison Hiner, Grover Norquist (Thorne Dreyer), Alice Embree, Les Cunningham, Paula Littles, and, in front, Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog. Austin protest against … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activists, Fiscal Cliff, John Cornyn, Labor Unions, Social Programs, Social Protest, Tax Cuts for Rich
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Bob Feldman : The Rise of the Klan in Texas, 1920-1930
Flyer for “Ku Klux Klan Day,” October 24, 1923. Image from The Portal to Texas History.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/1 — The rise of the Klan in Texas By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, Bob Feldman, Houston History, KKK, Racism, Texas History, White Supremacists
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Alan Waldman: ‘Father Ted’ is Howlarious Irish Series
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Anglo-Irish sitcom Father Ted brilliantly spoofs Catholic clergy in one of the funniest TV series ever. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | December 12, 2012 [In his weekly column, Alan … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Father Ted, Vintage Television
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘We Are Many’ Offers Thoughtful Analysis of Occupy Movement
From occupation to liberation:A review of ‘We Are Many’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2012 This aesthetically pleasing volume has the best overall take to date on the meaning of Occupy, its shortcomings and strengths, … Continue reading
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Tagged AK Press, Anarchism, Books, Direct Action, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Resistance Movements, Ron Jacobs
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Steve Russell : Will Rogers and the Jokes of Partisan Politics
Will Rogers. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The jokes of partisan politics:Will Rogers ‘chews to run’ ‘I’m not a member of any organized political party,’ he famously confessed, ‘I’m a Democrat.’ By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | December 7, 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Electoral politics, Humorists, Journalists, Native Americans, Steve Russell, Will Rogers
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