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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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The downside to impeaching Trump
Rogue’s Gallery: We should all look at the presidential bullpen in constitutional order. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | June 18, 2017 The investigations are scattered among the House, the Senate, and now a special prosecutor, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Rag Bloggers, Russia Investigation, Steve Russell, Trump Cabinet, Trump Impeachment, Trump Presidency
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METRO | San Marcos’s limited minimum wage law has gotten little attention
The law, in force since last November, applies only to businesses seeking economic incentives. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | June 12, 2017 SAN MARCOS, Texas — $15 an hour x 40 hours a week = $600 a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fight for $15, Living Wage, Metro, Minimum Wage, Rag Bloggers, Richard Croxdale, San Marcos
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METRO EVENT | Bill Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn present a ‘Radical Manifesto’ June 21 in Austin
Ayers and Dohrn will speak and Bill will sign his new book, ‘Demand the Impossible.’ Event: Demand the impossible! What: Booksigning and discussion Who: Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn When: Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 6-8 p.m. Where: High Road on … Continue reading
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The political time of day: Neoliberalism, resistance, and a left yearning to grow
Progressives today must mobilize against Trumpism while articulating an alternative political and economic analysis. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | May 30, 2017 The rift within the Democratic Party was on full display at the California Democratic Party … Continue reading
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Tagged American Left, Harry Targ, Neoliberalism, Progressive Politics, Rag Bloggers, Resistance, Trumpism
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TELEVISION | ‘The Detectorists’ is a sly, deadpan Britcom with many unexpected laughs
Two odd Brit zanies with metal detectors lead a fun cast in this ribald rural romp. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | May 29, 2017 [In his Rag Blog column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Detectorists, Mackenzie Crook, Rag Bloggers, Toby Jones
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To impeach or not to impeach? That is not
the question.
Like a horrific accident on the highway, Trump now serves as a dangerous distraction. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | May 29, 1917 CHICAGO — The daily revelations of the entanglement of Trump’s entourage have Republicans squirming and … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Impeachment, Marilyn Katz, Political Action, Rag Bloggers, Trump Presidency
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METRO | Filmmaker Eagle Pennell’s downward spiral in Houston
Texan Pennell, a ‘patron saint of American independent film,’ became his own worst enemy. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | May 25, 2017 HOUSTON — Independent filmmaker Eagle Pennell had become somewhat of a permanent fixture in … Continue reading
