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Lamar W. Hankins : Voter Suppression is Republican Hallmark
Political cartoon by John Darkow / Columbia Daily Tribune. Image from FireIntheBelly. Voter suppression is a hallmark of today’s Republicans If it took nearly 100 years to assure racial fairness in voting under law, then it might take longer than 48 … Continue reading
VERSE / Larry Piltz : Spurred by Love
Lonesome cowboy, Kiev, Ukraine, 2009. Photo by Phil Douglis / PBase. Spurred by Love [For Buck Ramsey, Cowboy Poet Laureate] On his last mountthe cowboy criesa lonesome rollerand practitionerof the ridingroping artsalso knownas its poetlaureate supremeone late nightsaying goodbyeplease staywon’t … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Texas Law Prof Gerald Torres on Voting Rights, Affirmative Action & More
University of Texas law professor Gerald Torres in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, July 12, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:UT-Austin law prof Gerald Torresjoins us on Rag Radio We discuss … Continue reading
TRAVEL / David P. Hamilton : What We Won’t See Driving Across France
Driving in rural France. Image from InterNations. What Americans won’t seewhile driving across France Near Paris, there are extensive wheat fields for kilometers without fences, interspersed with old mixed deciduous forests, pastures of fat cows, and the occasional 12th century … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Hamilton, France, French Culture, Rural France, Travel
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘Fire and Flames’ is History of German Autonomist Movement
‘Fire and Flames’:Spontis, squats, and West Germany The squats served as living spaces and community meeting places. By 1973, they would become the site of some of the fiercest street battles ever seen in postwar Frankfurt. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading
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Tagged Autonomist Movement, Books, Fire and Flame, German New Left, Ron Jacobs, Squatters, West Germany, World History
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Steve Russell : Unfriendly Fire at Fort Hood
Police car outside judicial hearing at Fort Hood, Texas, July 9, 2013. Photo by Tony Gutierrez / AP. Workplace violence: Unfriendly fire at Fort Hood, Texas I am gobsmacked by a particular elevation of form over substance being practiced before … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Hood, Mass Media, Military Justice, Nidal Hasan, Steve Russell, Terrorism, U.S. Military
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Michael James : Sunrise on Lake Michigan, 1961
Sunrise on Lake Michigan, 1961. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James‘ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:Sunrise on Lake Michigan,Lake Forest, Illinois, 1961 In Chicago I am introduced to Polish sausages … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Lake Forest College, Memoir, Michael James, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Sixties
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HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 2, 641-1805
Egyptian Mamluk warriors serving in the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Image from The Lost Treasure Chest. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 2: 641-1805 period — Egypt under many rulers. By Bob Feldman | The … Continue reading
Alan Waldman: ‘Doc Martin’ is Quirky Brit Comedy-Drama That’s Popular Worldwide
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Martin Clunes, terrific as a crabby, small-town doc who’s afraid of blood, is supported by a wonderful cast playing loony locals. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | July 9, 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Doc Martin, Martin Clunes
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Laura Lark and Otis Ike : Pictures at an Execution
Demonstrators protest the death penalty at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Kimberly McCarthy was put to death, the 500th execution by the State of Texas. Photo by Otis Ike / The Rag Blog. Pictures at … Continue reading
