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Rag Radio : Greenlandic Inuit Explorer/Actor Ole Jørgen Hammeken and Filmmaker Marc Buriot
Ole Jørgen Hammeken (above) at an Oct. 27, 2011, taping of Rag Radio at the KOOP studios in Austin. (The show was aired Nov. 4, 2011.) Inset below is filmmaker Marc Buriot. Photos by Michelle Manteris / The Rag Blog.Inuit … Continue reading
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The fire next time is now: Environmental historian Angus Wright’s call for a planetary patriotism By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2011 Angus Wright has a way of saying things we may not want to hear … Continue reading
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Mike Ludwig : Thousands Circle White House to Protest Pipeline
Young protesters marched through the streets of Washington, DC, carrying an inflatable “pipeline” as long as a city block. Photo by Mike Ludwig / Truthout.The pressure is on:Thousands encircle White House,tell Obama to reject Keystone pipeline By Mike Ludwig / … Continue reading
‘Substantive and meaningful’:Congressional Republicans and theurgent business of promoting religion By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2011 Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia recently declared that he would work to prevent votes on … Continue reading
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Ted McLaughlin : It’s High Time to Cut our Military Budget
Chart from Global Issues.Last of the big spenders:It’s time to make drastic cutsto our military budget By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2011 I was struck yesterday by a headline over at New York Times on … Continue reading
Rag Radio : Singer/Songwriter and Community Activist Charlie Faye
Austin singer/songwriter Charlie Faye with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer at the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Singer/songwriter and community activist Charlie Fayeon Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to … Continue reading
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Danny Goldberg : Don’t Diss the Drum Circles
Drummer at Occupy Wall Street in Philadelphia. Image from PhillyNow.Don’t diss the drum circles:Why hippie culture is stillimportant to our protests By Danny Goldberg / AlterNet / November 2, 2011 Progressives and mainstream Democratic pundits disagree with each other about … Continue reading
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Wayne Grytting : Gandhi Meets Monty Python
We are all Guy Fawkes. Occupiers in Zuccotti Park in New York turn protest into theater. Photo by Andrew Burton / AP.Gandhi meets Monty Python:The comedic turn in nonviolent tactics By Wayne Grytting / Waging Nonviolence / November 1, 2011 … Continue reading
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southyrolean / flickr M. Python: And now for something completely different. Wall Street zombie. Image from IBTimes.Gandhi meets Monty Python:The comedic turn in nonviolent tactics By Wayne Grytting / Waging Nonviolence / November 1, 2011 On October 3rd, protesters at … Continue reading
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Beyond the Causal Veilby Bill Meacham Quantum indeterminacy operates inside your brain. What does that say about the nature of human will and decision-making?(1) We’ve taken a look at the world of quantum physics before, but a little recap is … Continue reading
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Gandhi meets Monty Python:The comedic turn in nonviolent tactics By Wayne Grytting / Waging Nonviolence / November 1, 2011 On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted faces, glazed looks … Continue reading
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Beyond the Causal Veil By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / Quantum indeterminacy operates inside your brain. What does that say about the nature of human will and decision-making?(1) We’ve taken a look at the world of quantum physics … Continue reading
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