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METRO | Rev. Bob Breihan (1925-2017) was a courageous fighter for social justice
He opened the Methodist Student Center to an alternative view of the world during a period of tremendous upheaval. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 13, 2017 Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s hour-long Nov. 29, 2013 Rag Radio … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activists, Austin History, Methodist Student Center, Metro, Obituaries, Rev. Bob Breihan, Sixties, Social Justice
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SPORT | World Series moment: A national anthem in mime
The Yuli Gurriel-Yu Darvish story made this World Series even more glorious. By Glenn W. Smith | The Rag Blog | November 7, 2017 There was an inspiring American moment in the first inning of the seventh game of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 World Series, Glenn Smith, Houston Astros, Rag Bloggers, Yu Darvish, Yuli Gurriel
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BOOKS | ‘The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America’
Rick Wartzman reviews the socioeconomic history of the U.S. since World War II with empathy for the employee class. By Henry Mecredy | The Rag Blog | October 18, 2017 [The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Books, Henry Mecredy, Labor History, Rag Bloggers, Socioeconomics
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Truth in an age of post-factual politics
Since the arrival of The Donald, U.S. politics is a fact-free zone. The truth simply no longer matters. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | October 16, 2017 Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) was not happy being questioned by a … Continue reading
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The Vietnam War: An American crime
Vietnam was ‘the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time.’ By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | October 12, 2017 Our government has no right to send American boys to their death in any battlefield in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Ernest Gruening, French Colonialism, LBJ, Murray Polner, Peace Movement, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Imperialism, Vietnam War, Wayne Morse
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Nineteen fifty-four: A fable
Bobby raised his hand and asked his teacher, Mrs. Miller, ‘Is God the same as the sun?’ By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | October 10, 2017 It was an unusual year, 1954. The U.S. Supreme Court held … Continue reading
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Making peace between Rocket Man
and the Dotard
Solving the North Korea problem requires our best understanding of everybody’s needs. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | September 27, 2017 Two grown men are publicly calling each other names, a childish spat that rises from annoying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dotard, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Nuclear War, Rag Bloggers, Rocket Man, Steve Russell, Trump Foreign Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy
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BOOKS | ‘Johnny Appleseed: Green Spirit of the Frontier’
Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver’s graphic history tells a tale very relevant to our time. By Maxine Phillips | The Rag Blog | September 25, 2017 [Johnny Appleseed: Green Spirit of the Frontier, a graphic history written by Paul … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Environment, Graphic History, John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, Maxine Phillips, Noah Van Sciver, Paul Buhle, Rag Bloggers
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Marijuana madness: From Harry Anslinger to Jeff Sessions
Marijuana has been a heated political issue in the United States for more than 100 years. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 21, 2017 Three months before he died of pancreatic cancer in July 2012, Judge Gustin … Continue reading
