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Robert Jensen : Nature Bats Last
“Celebrating Global Warming.” Art quilt by Laura Wasilowski / PAQA. Nature bats last: Notes on revolution and resistance, revelation and redemption By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2011 [An edited version of this essay was presented … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, American Revolution, Climate Change, Ecologe, Nature, Political Philosophy, Robert Jensen, Social Change, Theology
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Nancy Miller Saunders : Jane Fonda and the ‘Home of the Brave’
Jane Fonda at the Oleo Strut GI Coffee House, Killeen, Texas, circa May 1970. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / Space City! Jane Fonda and the ‘home of the brave’ By Nancy Miller Saunders / The Rag Blog / August 11, … Continue reading
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Tagged Actresses, Anti-War GIs, Jane Fonda, Nancy Miller Saunders, Peace Movement, Political Activists, Vietnam, VVAW, Winter Soldiers
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VERSE / Felix Shafer : hey, marilyn
hey, marilyn From august through Black august the drum beat us all black and blue and back again where we live inside shadows with you * Here on the sad fuming planet comes a laughing ghost beloved fugitive our first … Continue reading
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Tagged Felix Shafer, Marilyn Buck, Mario Benedetti, Poetry, Political Activists, Political Prisoners
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Carl Davidson : Winter of Our Discontent?
Summer of our discontent: Buildings set on fire in Tottenham, a poor neighborhood in north London. Photo from Politicol News. Son of ‘Shock Doctrine’: The approaching winter of our discontent By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 11, … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Sometimes We Have to Sing
The banks are made of marble: Sometimes we have to sing By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2011 Fred was dating a young woman who gave him the two Weavers Carnegie Hall albums for Chanukah in … Continue reading
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Tagged Folk Music, Harry Targ, Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Woody Guthrie
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Bob Feldman : The Hidden History of Texas
Map of the State of Coahuila and Texas, 1836. Image from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The hidden history of Texas Part 1: The pre-1821 years By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2011 [This … Continue reading
David P. Hamilton : France is on Vacation
Image from Gem’s World Postcards. Letters from France VII: En vacances payé… Paid vacations and how we live The value placed on time off from work holds leisure, family, and the pursuit of happiness more important than the pursuit of … Continue reading
Tony Platt : Prison Strike at Pelican Bay
Image from Los Angeles Times. The shame of California: Prison strike at Pelican Bay This strike has drawn worldwide attention to the widespread use of torturous practices by the United States against its own citizens. By Tony Platt / The … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Criminal Justice, Incarceration, Pelican Bay Prison, Prison Conditions, Social Action, Tony Platt
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Jordan Flaherty : Historic NOPD Verdict Reveals Post-Katrina Cops Run Amuck
Rev. Raymond Brown pumps his fist outside New Orleans Federal Court Friday in celebration of conviction of cops involved in the post-Katrina Danziger Bridge shootings. Photo by Ted Jackson / The Times-Picayune From heroes to villains: NOPD verdict reveals post-Katrina … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Official Oppression, Police Brutality
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FILM / Ed Felien : Harry Potter Through the Eyes of an Afghan Child
Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows, Part Two. Harry Potter through the eyes of an Afghan child Understanding the lesson of Harry Potter is essential to understanding the cultural values that underpin our need for the vindication of war. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Ed Felien, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, War
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Ted McLaughlin : Unemployment News is Nothing to Celebrate
No celebration here. Image from the Atlanta Post. The new unemployment numbers are nothing to get excited about By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 8, 2011 The U.S. Labor Department released its unemployment figures for the month … Continue reading
