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John McMillian : Gimme Shelter: Altamont and the Underground Press
Hell’s Angel takes the cue. The contrasting coverage of the disastrous Altamont rock festival by the Berkeley Tribe and the San Francisco Examiner tells us much about why the underground press became such a force. Image from morethings.com.When America was … Continue reading
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Tagged Altamont, American History, Berkeley Tribe, John McMillian, Journalism, Rolling Stones, Sixties, Underground Press
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Harry Targ : Fundamentalism and the Attack on Planned Parenthood
Image from Feministe.In the fundamentalist tradition:The attack on Planned Parenthood By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 24, 2011 Often politicians using religious dogma as their rhetorical tool, support public policies that punish poor women, women of color, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Fundamentalism, Harry Targ, Planned Parenthood, Religious Right, Women
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Jim Rigby : Our Nation of Weeping Executioners
Rev. Jane Adams Spahr. Image from One More Lesbian.Our nation of weeping executioners:The religious tribunal of Rev. Jane Adams SpahrBy Jim Rigby / The Rag Blog / February 23, 2011 Rev. Jim Rigby, human rights activist and pastor at St. … Continue reading
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Tagged Democracy, GLBT Rights, Human Rights, Jim Rigby, Lesbians, Presbyterian Church, Same Sex Marriage
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Marc Estrin : Ian McEwan Speaks Half-Truths to Power
Image from webshots.Ian McEwan:Speaking half-truths to power By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / February 23, 2011 The action In the midst of cries for freedom in the Middle East and Africa, Ian McEwan claimed the Jerusalem Prize for … Continue reading
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Tagged Hamas, Ian McEwan, Israel, Literature, Marc Estrin, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, War Crimes
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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : Egypt-Land
Image from Egypt Web. Egypt-Land “Freedom breeze, makes me feel fine;blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind!”1 Before Greece, you were the home of scholars.Before Rome, you were an empire.Before last week, you were slaves. The birth of your society … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Mariann G. Wizard, Poetry, Tahrir Square, World History
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Lamar W. Hankins : Budget-Gutting Protects the Rich
Rio Grande Farm Workers: The Cortez family at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, 1979. Photo by Alan Pogue.We are all in this together:Republican budget-gutting protects the rich By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 22, 2011 … Continue reading
Ted McLaughlin : States Flouting Gun Buyer Background Checks
Still image from KETK NBC.Gun purchase background checks:Many states are dodging the law By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / February 21, 2011 Back in 2007, the massacre at Virginia Tech by a mentally ill student caused many in … Continue reading
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BOOKS | John McMillian’s ‘Smoking Typewriters’
The curious case of the 1960s underground press. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | February 21, 2011 John McMillian, author of Smoking Typewriters, will appear at BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Books, John McMillian, Jonah Raskin, Marshall Bloom, New Left, Ray Mungo, Sixties, Smoking Typewriters, Space City, The Rag, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Press, Yippies
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David P. Hamilton : The 1969 Chuck Wagon Riot
Police riot at the Chuck Wagon on the University of Texas campus in Austin in November 1969. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.1969 in Austin:The famous Chuck Wagon police riot By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Chuck Wagon Riot, David P. Hamilton, Direct Action, SDS, Sixties, Student Movement, The Rag, UT-Austin
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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Alain de Botton Dodges the Question
Pop philosopher Alain de Botton, shown at Heathrow Airport flacking his 2009 book, A Week at the Airport. Photo from Frank Bures.com.Sophism for fun and profit:Alain de Botton dodges the question By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / February … Continue reading
BOOKS / Harry Targ : The Struggle Continues in the Global South
The struggle continues:People’s history and the Global South Vijay Prashad’s book reframes world history from a ‘bottom-up’ perspective. By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2011 From the streets to the classroom I am teaching a course … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Education, Global South, Harry Targ, Third World, World History
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Marc Estrin : Acromegaly
Art from the ACLU.ACROMEGALY By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / February 15, 2011 Acronyms, I think, bring out the worst in people. For example, the USAPATRIOT act is not an act for American Patriots as it would appear, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Civil Liberties, Marc Estrin, Patriot Act
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