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BOOKS | Tracy Kidder: ‘The Soul of a New Machine’ revisited
It’s a fine tale of a product development project that unfolds in secrecy, in a mild paranoia born of corporate competition. By Henry Mecredy | The Rag Blog | July 22, 2017 Hands, that the rod of empire might have … Continue reading
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The life and times of leftist journalist
Jack A. Smith (1934-2017)
Including a personal memoir from the former Guardian editor, plus the Rag Radio interview. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2017 Below, see “Jack A. Smith: My life and times at The Guardian,” originally published by … Continue reading
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Tagged American Left, Deaths, Hudson Valley Newsletter, Jack A. Smith, Leftist Journalists, Obituary, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, The Guardian, Thorne Dreyer
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METRO EVENT | A ‘tale of two rebel cities’ with Steve Early & Nick Licata on July 27
Learn how Seattle and Richmond, California, became models for municipal action in the Trump era. Steve Early and Nick Licata will also share a “tale of two rebel cities” with host Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, July 28, 2-3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin DSA, Metro, Nick Licata, Progressive Politics, Rebel Cities, Social Action, Steve Early, Urban Reform
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Hypocrisy: Outrage over Russian meddling, but what about the U.S.’ global history?
Overthrowing elected governments is the most extreme form of interference in election results. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2017 Hypocrisy seems to be as much a part of American life as apple pie or … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, American History, Hillary ClintonAmerican Imperialism, Russia
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METRO | Demonstrators say ‘No’ to Trumpcare; Seven arrested outside Sen. Cornyn’s office
Austin protesters vote with their feet against a bill that would be disastrous for health care and a bonanza for wealth care. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 12, 2017 AUSTIN — On Thursday, July 6, more … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activism, Civil Disobedience, Derrick Crowe, Direct Action, Health Care, John Cornyn, Metro, Obamacare, Trumpcare
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METRO | Alice Kresensky Cunningham
(July 14, 1935 – June 23, 2017)
As part of a faith-based social justice ministry, Cris played a sustaining role for many movement activists and groups. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 10, 2017 AUSTIN — Cris Cunningham died on June 23, 2017, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin History, Cris Cunningham, Deaths, Metro, Sixties, Social Justice, Women's Liberation
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Emmanuel Macron, ‘centrist’ revolutionary
He combined social liberalism — covering all the identity politics bases — with neoliberal economics. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2017 PARIS — Emmanuel Macron has totally changed the landscape of French politics. Previously, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 French Elections, David P. Hamilton, Emmanuel Macron, French Politics, Rag Bloggers
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Psychohistory in the Age of Trump
Comparisons between Nazi Germany and Trump´s U.S.-in-process abound these days. By Chellis Glendinning | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2017 CHUQUISACA, Bolivia — As befits the times, I have been studying Nikolaus Wachsmann´s KL: A History of the Nazi … Continue reading
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Tagged Chellis Glendinning, Donald Trump, Fascism, Nazi Death Camps, Nazi Germany, Psychohistory, Psychology, Rag Bloggers, Trump Presidency
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American culture: Appropriated, revised,
and invented
There is virtually no part of our culture that is not borrowed from somewhere else. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2017 To paraphrase something the musicologist Charles Seeger once said (as reported by his … Continue reading
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Tagged American Culture, Cultural Appropriation, Lamar W. Hankins, Rag Bloggers
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | We talk politics, community, and resistance; discuss some important new books; enjoy some great live music… and much more!
Our guests are Bill Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn; Rev. Jim Rigby & Glenn Smith; Corey Dolgon; Julia Mickenberg; Scott Braddock; Jonathan Tilove; Roy Casagranda; Powell St. John & Charlie Prichard; Gordon Lafer; Eddie Wilson & Jesse Sublett; Eliza Gilkyson; Bob … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Bernardine Dohrn, Beverly Shaw, Bill Ayers, Bob Libal, Charlie Prichard, Corey Dolgon, David Messier, Eddie Wilson, Eliza Gilkyson, Glenn Smith, Gordon Lafer, Jesse Sublett, Jim Hightower, Jim Rigby, Jonathan Tilove, Julia Mickenberg, Podcasts, Powell St. John, Rag Radio, Roy Casagranda, Scott Braddock, Thorne Dreyer, Tracey Schulz
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The emerging split within the U.S.
Democratic Party
The Perez wing, which is not hostile to Bernie Sanders, seems ready to discuss class oppression. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2017 The Hill, which is widely read by Washington politicians and is rather centrist-liberal … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, Debbie Wasserman Schulz, Democratic Party, DNC, Hillary Clinton, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Tom Perez
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Chained together in Hell: Manuel Noriega and George H.W. Bush
No one was blinder to the criminality of Noriega, who was on the CIA payroll, than George Herbert Walker Bush. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | June 19, 2017 QUITO, Ecuador — Manuel Noriega, former president of Panama, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, CIA, George H. W. Bush, James McEnteer, Latin American History, Manuel Noriega, Rag Bloggers
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