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THE VOTE | What you need to know about voting in Texas
Step out of line for democracy By Julie Fleming and Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | September 1, 2020 Read this article in Spanish. AUSTIN — In 43 days early voting begins in Texas. If you requested a ballot … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Elections, Alice Embree, Julie Fleming, Rag Bloggers, The Vote, Vote by Mail
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BOOKS | In response to Jonah Raskin
The author replies to Raskin’s ‘Rag Blog’ review of ‘All-American Rebels.’ By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2020 [The following is a response to Jonah Raskin’s August 18, 2020 Rag Blog review of Bob Cottrell’s … Continue reading
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Tagged All-American Rebels, Books, Criticism, Jonah Raskin, Opinion, Rag Bloggers, Robert C. Cottrell
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NEWS | Racial justice issues aired in
mostly white area
Actions to support ‘Black Lives Matter’ have taken place recently in small towns in Massachusetts. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | August 23, 2020 ATHOL, Massachusetts — A rejuvenated movement for racial justice is sweeping the nation, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Black Lives Matter, Massachusetts, Racial Justice, Rag Bloggers
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BOOKS | ‘All-American Rebels: The American Left from the Wobblies to Today’
There’s hardly an important rebel who isn’t mentioned in the pages of Cottrell’s book. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | August 18, 2020 SONOMA COUNTY, California — Robert C. Cottrell’s survey of radicalism in the U.S. in the … Continue reading
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Tagged All-American Rebels, American Left, Jonah Raskin, Radical History, Rag Bloggers, Robert Cottrell
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BOOKS | The story of an eccentric
This unique tale is lovingly told by Clare Green. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | August 7, 2020 WARWICK, Massachusetts — Eccentric people are everywhere. They can be found in Texas and in Massachusetts (where I live). They … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Books, Clare Green, Eccentrics, Massachusetts History, Rag Bloggers, Zylpha Smith
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REPORT | In search of the final freedom
For the last 30 years, the idea of a right to die has been widely debated in the U.S. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 6, 2020 SAN MARCOS, Texas — In 1993, John Brand, John … Continue reading
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Tagged Final Exit Network, Lamar W. Hankins, Rag Bloggers, Right to Die
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THE VOTE | Step out of line for democracy!
This is the most important election of our lives. By Alice Embree and Julie Fleming | The Rag Blog | August 4, 2020 AUSTIN — Get ready to step out of line for democracy for the national election on November … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Julie Fleming, Rag Bloggers, Register2Vote, TARA, The Vote, Vote by Mail
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PANDEMIC | The Covid-19 testing myth
If more tests meant more cases, the number of cases would mirror the number of tests. By Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | July 23, 2020 AUSTIN — More tests means more cases, right? And, everyone can get a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Environment, Pandemic, Rag Bloggers
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BOOKS | ‘A Life of Olson’ by Ed Sanders, cultural revolutionary
The book is a feast for the eyes, food for the mind, and balm for the soul. [Jonah Raskin will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, July 24, 2020, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin and … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Charles Olson, Ed Sanders, Jonah Raskin, Poets, Rag Bloggers
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APPEAL | Keep the ‘Rag’ flags flying
We may be home, but we’ve sure been busy! AUSTIN — Please support the New Journalism Project, The Rag Blog, Rag Radio, NJP Publishing — and our Space City! book now in the works — with a tax-deductible donation of … Continue reading
