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Harvey Wasserman : The Timeless Joy of George Whitman’s Shakespeare & Company
George Whitman at Shakespeare & Company. Image from Oh, by the way…The timeless joy of GeorgeWhitman’s Shakespeare & Company Eyeing me suspiciously, George asked if I was a writer. I said I’d been a college editor, and had aspirations. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookstores, George Whitman, Harvey Wasserman, Paris, Shakespeare and Company
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Harry Targ : The State of Indiana Vs. Universal Human Rights
Eleanor Roosevelt viewed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as her greatest achievement. Image from Creative Commons.The State of Indiana vs. theUniversal Declaration of Human RightsBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 16, 2011 WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Targ, Human Rights, Indiana, Labor Unions, Right to Work
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MUSIC / Jan Reid : The ‘Old Mad Joy’ of the Gourds
Image of The Gourds from thegourds.com.Old Mad Joy:No Last Waltz for the Gourds ‘Most bands grow out of rock and roll when they get to be our age,’ Russell told me with a laugh. ‘We’ve done everything kind of backward.’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Jan Reid, Music, Music History, Rock 'n Roll, The Gourds
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Sean Stewart’s Spirited History of the Underground Press
Sean Stewart’s On the Ground is a livelyanecdotal history of the underground press Amply illustrated with art, cartoons, drawings, and covers from the colorful, eye-catching papers of the Sixties, it comes closer to the spirit of the in-your-face underground papers. … Continue reading
BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : scott crow’s ‘Black Flags and Windmills’
Black Flags and Windmills:Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective scott crow’s book tells of the abandonment of a great American city by the powerful, the refusal of its poorest and most vulnerable citizens to lay down and die, and … Continue reading
Mike Klonsky : Let’s Not Get All ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ About Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt’s “New Diplomacy.” Political cartoon courtesy of Mike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog.Before we start feeling all warmand fuzzy about Teddy Roosevelt… By Mike Klonsky | The Rag Blog | December 13, 2011 Let’s remember that Teddy Roosevelt, eulogized in President … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Imperialism, Mike Klonsky, Racism, Theodore Roosevelt
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SPORT / Dave Zirin and Zach Zill : The Death of Socrates
Brazilian soccer legend Socrates before a World Cup match in Guadalajara, Mexico, June 16, 1986. Photo by Wolfgang Ratta / Reuters.The death of Socrates:Celebrating the Brazilian soccer legend Socrates was one of those rare athletes whose outsized personality and effervescent … Continue reading
FILM / Lamar W. Hankins : 2008 Economic Crash Was an ‘Inside Job’
The economic crash of 2008:An ‘Inside Job‘ By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 8, 2011 A fair summary of the award-winning documentary Inside Job is this: The economic crisis that culminated in bailouts in 2008 was … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Economic Collapse, Film, Finance, Great Recession, Inside Job, Lamar W. Hankins
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David Bacon : From ‘Planton’ to Occupy
Banners at Occupy Seattle. Photo by David Bacon / The Rag Blog.From planton to Occupy:Unions, immigrants, and the Occupy movement By David Bacon / Truthout / November 6, 2011 OAKLAND, California — When Occupy Seattle called its tent camp “Planton … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bacon, Direct Action, Immigrants' Rights, Labor Unions, Mexico City, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Plantons
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Harry Targ : Vince Emanuele, Anti-War Vets, and the 99%
Anti-war vet Vince Emanuele. Photo by Jessica A. Woolf / nwtimes.Veterans unplugged:Hoosier anti-war activist connectsreturning veterans to the 99% By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | November 6, 2011 “I grew up in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Working-class family, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Vets, Harry Targ, IVAW, Occupy Wall Street, U.S. Military
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Carl Davidson : The Pundits’ Obsession About ‘Specific Demands’
Occupy Wall Street poster from Lalo Alcaraz / laloalcaraz.com.Occupy and the pundits:Do we really want ‘specific demands?’ By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog/ December 6, 2011 I’m getting fed up with pompous pundits lecturing the “Occupy!” movement for not … Continue reading
Ted McLaughlin : It’s Everyone’s Fight
Typical 99% parasite. Image from Jobsanger. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE It’s everyone’s fight ‘The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and for government to gain ground.’ — Thomas Jefferson By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog/ … Continue reading
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