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New Hampshire Berning: The Nationalist
and the Socialist
To win the general election against The Donald, Bernie would run a positive hope campaign against a negative fear campaign. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | February 14, 2016 If Vine Deloria, Jr. was correct when he claimed … Continue reading
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Born 50 years ago, ‘The Spectator’ was a bright light in Klan-infested southern Indiana
This controversial alt-underground weekly explored the fertile meeting ground of art and activism. By James Retherford | The Rag Blog | February 11, 2016 This is the story of an extraordinary little southern Indiana newspaper which captured journalistic respect and … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana University, James Retherford, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, The Spectator, Underground Press
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OK, deflation has arrived. Now what?
The global situation is in its deflationary, cascading-default phase, where entire countries can go broke from bad petrodollar-denominated debt. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | January 27, 2016 “Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up” — … Continue reading
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Tagged Deflation, Keynesian Economics, Rag Bloggers, Resource Limits, Roger Baker, World Economy
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Break up the banks and the military/industrial complex!
What Hillary Clinton calls ‘American leadership’ is more about militarism than statesmanship. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | January 27, 2016 Hillary Clinton recently declared that she was the only candidate who had the knowledge and experience to … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Documentary photographer Ken Light; Author & sociologist Aldon D. Morris
Light discusses the turbulent ’60s and Texas’ Death Row; Morris tells us how W.E.B. Du Bois founded modern sociology but was marginalized due to race. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | January 27, 2016 The following podcasts … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldon Morris, Interviews, Ken Light, Podcasts, Rag Bloggers, Thorne Dreyer, Tracey Schulz
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METRO | Do the right thing, and be proud of your mistakes
I cherish my time at The Texan but don’t ask me to choose it over my time at The Rag. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2016 AUSTIN — The Rag started in 1966 in reaction … Continue reading
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Tagged John Economidy, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Steve Russell, The Daily Texan, The Rag, Underground Press, University of Texas
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METRO | To serve the people: El Franco Lee, 1950-2016
Harris County Commissioner Lee was arguably the most powerful Black person in Texas politics. By Mariann G. Wizard | Special to The Rag Blog and NOKOA News | January 25, 2016 HOUSTON — Introducing a 2004 Houston Chronicle interview with … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Politicians, Deaths, El Franco Lee, Harris County Commissioners, Houston, Mariann G. Wizard, Metro, Obituary, Rag Bloggers, Texas Politics
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FILM | The 20 best films I saw in 2015
Alan’s eclectic picks range from Academy Award nominees ‘Spotlight’ and ‘Trumbo’ to biopics about Nina Simone and comic Barry Crimmins. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | January 21, 2016 For the first time in many years, more than … Continue reading
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El Peña Nieto de México a mediados de
su término
La baja aprobación del presidente refleja no solo su desempeño pero también la inhabilidad de su gobierno para atender los problemas básicos del país. Por Philip L. Russell | The Rag Blog | 4 de enero, 2016 Traducido del inglés … Continue reading
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My two cents on the Democratic debate
This time around, I think Sanders defined the agenda and dominated the discussion. By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | January 19, 2016 The three Democratic contenders — Senator Bernie Sanders, Secretary Hillary Clinton and Governor Martin O’Malley — … Continue reading
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Ken Light’s photographic journey through
the chaos and the calm
In ‘What’s Going On? 1969-1974,’ Light captures the marches, the rallies, the protests, the guerrilla theatre performances, and the police riots. By Ken Wachsberger | The Rag Blog | January 18, 2016 Ken Light disscussed his experiences as a social … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary Photography, Ken Light, Ken Wachsberger, LNS, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Underground Press, What's Going On?
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