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Author and noted scholar Mike Davis describes the “rite of passage” when as a young activist, you first “look into a cop’s eyes a few anxious inches from your face and find only robotic murderous hatred staring back at you.” … Continue reading →

November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Paul Krassner recounts some of the dark history of Jim Jones and his movement — much of it little-known and some of it involving San Francisco politics — and the … Continue reading →

Steve Russell — himself a member of the Cherokee Nation — quotes his “all time favorite Cherokee,” Will Rogers: “When a [political] party can’t think of anything else they always fall back on Lower Taxes. It has a magic sound … Continue reading →

Sex, Corruption and the Kool-Aid Massacre By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, founder of the 8,000-member People’s Temple in San Francisco, once asked … Continue reading →

Sex, Corruption and the Kool-Aid Massacre By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, founder of the 8,000-member People’s Temple in San Francisco, once asked … Continue reading →

Image from Occupy Austin Reading Group. Occupy Ideas:Occupy Austin Reading Group By Nicole Berland / Fringe Magazine / November 22, 2011 AUSTIN — When I first heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement, I regarded it with the same attitude … Continue reading →

Occupy Fringe: Occupy Austin Reading Group By Nicole Berland / Fringe Magazine / November 22, 2011 AUSTIN — When I first heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement, I regarded it with the same attitude I reserve for my fantasies … Continue reading →

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The Paterno Effect:Thinking about capitalism,higher education, and moral repugnance By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2011 “And when I think of all the talent and energy which daily go into devising ways and means of making … Continue reading →

When Mike Davis — the noted author, historian, and veteran of the Sixties — was asked if he had any important lessons to pass on to the Occupy movement from his 45 years as an activist, he repeated his “fervent … Continue reading →