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Lamar W. Hankins : The Gospel Truth
West Virginia Pentecostal preacher Mark Randall “Mack” Wolford died from a snake bite he received handling snakes in church. Image from Eternal Life Blog.The Gospel truth:Fatal misunderstanding of the Bible ‘And these signs will follow those who believe: in My … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical History, Christianity, Lamar W. Hankins, Pentecostals, Religion
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Jack A. Smith : Reversing the Vietnam War Verdict
Demonstrators at the October 21, 1967 march on the Pentagon carry a banner that says, “Support our GIs, Bring Them Home Now.”Reversing the Vietnam War verdict Most of the allegations about insults directed at soldiers or vets from war opponents … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Vets, Foreign Policy, Jack A. Smith, Revisionist History, U.S. Military, Vietnam, VVAW, World History
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Paul Krassner Is Still Smokin’ at 80
Paul Krassner at his 80th birthday party.The counterculture was a spiritual revolution:A Rag Blog interview with Paul Krassner As the editor of The Realist, Krassner taught me not to take myself too seriously and not to gaze with absolute reverence … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Drug Law Reform, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Marijuana, Marijuanaland, Medical Marijuana, Paul Krassner, Political Satire, The Realist, Yippies
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BOOKS / Bill Meacham : Sam Harris’ ‘The Moral Landscape’
The Moral Landscape:Science and human values Harris is on to something very important here: that careful observation of what actually works has a great deal to tell us about what is good and valuable. By Bill Meacham | The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Meacham, Books, Ethics, Ideas, Morality, Philosophy, Science
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Bill Freeland : The Marx Brothers Are Reforming Public Education
Graphic by Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog.The Marx Brothers are reforming public education Hilarious, but as Groucho himself might have observed, the joke’s on us! By Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2012 CONCORD, New Hampshire … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Freeland, Marx Brothers, New Hampshire, Public Education, Right Wing Politics
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Harry Targ : The Ideology of U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere
Indiana Senator Albert Beveridge articulated what was to become the new ideology of American empire. Image from the Library of Congress.The ideological dimension:U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere In relations with Latin America, and particularly Cuba, policy has been built … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy, Western Hemisphere, World History
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‘Flat-picking rabble-rouser’ David Rovics on Rag Radio
Amy Goodman called David Rovics ‘the musical version of Democracy Now!’ Singer/songwriter David Rovics on Rag Radio, Friday, June 1, 2012. Video produced and edited by Jeff Zavala and filmed by Grace Alfar of ZGraphix at the KOOP studios … Continue reading
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Tagged David Rovics, Interview, Musicians, Peace Activists, Podcast, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Thorne Dreyer, Video
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Bruce Melton : The Climate Change Awareness Drought is Over / 2
Photos by Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog.The Climate Change awareness drought is overPart Two: Voices tell us ‘the warmists are dead’ Which side is biased and how do we tell with all the noise in the media? By Bruce Melton … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Environment, Fox News, Global Warming, Mainstream Media
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Steven Halliwell, To Russia With Love
To Russia with love:A Rag Blog interview with Steven Halliwell What Russia shows us is that there’s no easy fix. Getting to a common global discussion is the biggest challenge of the 21st century. By Jonah Raskin / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Activists, Bankers, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Russia, Sixties, Soviet Union, Steven Halliwell, World History
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : The Limbo of Death Row
Image below (inset): ‘Dominoes. Death Row, Texas,” 1979. Photo by Bruce Jackson from In This Timeless Time. Image from Prison Photography.‘In This Timeless Time’:The limbo of Death Row The life and surroundings can be summed up in the words of … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Death Row, Ron Jacobs
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James McEnteer : How Intolerance Is Poisoning the Well
Art by Alice Brickner / Getty / Big Questions Online.Deadly discourse:How intolerance poisons our well Most public ‘discussion’ consists of one side lobbing insults at the other from across an unbridgeable divide. There is little genuine give and take. By … Continue reading
