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METRO | Citizen James, Austin’s loss
James Gardner was pure Old Austin, and a quintessential beatnik. By Jim Simons | The Rag Blog | November 1, 2016 AUSTIN — One of Austin’s most distinctive, identifiable, and interesting citizens died a few weeks ago. James Gardner had … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, James Gardner, Jim Simons, Metro, Obituaries, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance
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TELEVISION | Kiwi series ‘The Brokenwood Mysteries’ offers twisty small-town tales
Lush New Zealand scenery, good acting, and sharp plotting keeps us involved in these rural 2-hour murder mysteries. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | October 31, 2016 [In his Rag Blog column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, Brokenwood Mysteries, Criticism, Murder Mysteries, New Zealand Television, Rag Bloggers
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We interviewed Tom Hayden on Rag Radio as Port Huron turned 50
‘If we appear to seek the unattainable, as it has been said, then let it be known that we do so to avoid the unimaginable.’ — Port Huron Statement By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | October 27, 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged New Left, Podcasts, Port Huron Statement, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, SDS, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer, Tom Hayden, Tom Hayden Tribute
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My friend and comrade, Tom Hayden
He inspired me and many others to go to the battlegrounds and ‘put our bodies on the line.’ By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2016 REMEMBERING TOM HAYDEN Peace activist and spiritual leader Rabbi Arthur Waskow … Continue reading
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Tom Hayden, ¡Presente!
The Port Huron Statement that Hayden drafted, a deeply intelligent critical analysis of American society, became the manifesto of a generation. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2016 REMEMBERING TOM HAYDEN Peace activist and spiritual … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago 8, New Left, Obituary, Peace Activists, Port Huron Statement, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, SDS, Sixties, Tom Hayden, Tom Hayden Tribute
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Tom Hayden: Raising a cup to my fallen pal
By Judy Gumbo Albert | The Rag Blog | October 25, 2016 REMEMBERING TOM HAYDEN Peace activist and spiritual leader Rabbi Arthur Waskow and activist and SDS vet Carl Davidson, joined Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Seale, Judy Gumbo Albert, Obituaries, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, Sixties, Stew Albert, Tom Hayden, Tom Hayden Tribute, Yippies
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A week in the death of Alfred Olongo: This
is a journal
In El Cajon, long histories of racial and anti-immigrant violence have fused together in a matrix of fanatical Christian conservatism. By Mike Davis | The Rag Blog | October 25, 2015 (Wednesday, September 28) Alfred Olongo, a 38-year-old Ugandan refugee … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfredo Olongo, Black Lives Matter, Christian Right, El Cajon, Mike Davis, Police Violence, Racial Violence, Rag Bloggers, San Diego
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Why I’ll vote for Dr. Jill Stein
The contrast between Stein’s program and Clinton’s record of fealty to the capitalist class is stark. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | October 22, 2016 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and … Continue reading
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Dakota Access Pipeline: Legal encounters of
the third kind
The Indians do not claim their right to safe drinking water as U.S. citizens, but as human beings. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | September 28, 2016 Listen to the podcast of Thorne Dreyer’s September 23, 2016 Rag … Continue reading
