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HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 10, 1930-1945
Signing of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty in 1936. Image from Islam Project 2010. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 10: 1930-1945 period — Anglo-Egyptian Treaty reaffirms Egypt’s ‘independence’ though British domination continues. By Bob Feldman | The Rag … Continue reading
Alan Waldman: ‘Midsomer Murders’ is a Popular Long-Running British Rural Crime Series
Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: So far, 100 episodes of this dramatic and humorous ‘whodunnit’ set in fictional Midsomer County have aired. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | September 24, 2013 [In his … Continue reading
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Marilyn Katz : A Different Path for Syria, and Hopefully for Chicago
And for Chicago? A different path for Syria Will U.S. diplomacy in Syria carve a new path towards peace at home and abroad? By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / September 19, 2013 CHICAGO — The example of our … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Chicago, Diplomacy, Gun Violence, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Johnny Hazard : Tanks Versus Teachers in Mexico City
Striking teachers at Zócalo plaza in Mexico City, Friday, September 13, 2013. Photo by Eduardo Verdugo / AP. Tanks vs. teachers: Federal police drive striking teachers from Mexico’s Zócalo plaza By Johnny Hazard | The Rag Blog | September 19, … Continue reading
INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Occupy’s Nathan Schneider on Anarchy and Radical Catholicism
Nathan Schneider, June 17, 2012. Photo from Occupy. Interview with Occupy’s Nathan Schneider: Anarchy, activism, and radical Catholicism By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 19, 2013 “It’s hard to pick a revolution about which one doesn’t have … Continue reading
Mike Klonsky : Forbes Calls Charter Schools ‘Part of a Corrupt System’
Demonstration in New York against school privatization. ‘Part of a corrupt system’: Forbes piece pounds charters About the only thing charters do well is limit the influence of teachers’ unions. And fatten their investors’ portfolios. By Mike Klonsky | The … Continue reading
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Tagged Charter Schools, Educational Reform, Mike Klonsky, Privatization, Public Education, Rag Bloggers
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Ron Jacobs : ‘Another Self Portrait’ of Bob Dylan
Another Self Portrait: Dylan’s take revisited Dylan’s voice here is the voice of an earnest troubadour. There is little of the smoky raspiness present in his mid-sixties material or the world-weary gruffness of Dylan’s current persona. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading
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Tagged Another Self Portrait, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Music, Rag Bloggers, Recordings, Rock and Roll, Ron Jacobs, Self Portrait
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Alan Waldman: ‘Are You Being Served?’ Was Hit Sitcom in Britain and Around the World
Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: It — and sequel ‘Grace and Favour’ — aired 81 classic episodes, which repeated and repeated on many PBS stations. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | September 18, … Continue reading
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Harry Targ : Revisiting ‘American Exceptionalism’
Beacon to the world? Image from Wikimedia Commons. Was Putin right? Revisiting ‘American exceptionalism’ A better future and the survival of the human race require us to realize, as Paul Robeson suggested, that what is precious about humanity is not … Continue reading
Michael James : Heart of Illinois in the Summer of ’64
Boys in a pickup truck in front of the Fulton Democrat in Lewistown, Illinois, in the summer of 1964. Photos by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Award-Winning Novelist and Screenwriter Stephen Harrigan
Noted Texas writer Stephen Harrigan in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, September 6, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and journalist Stephen Harrigan The author of the New … Continue reading
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Tagged Interview, John Graves, Novelists, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Screenwriters, Stephen Harrigan, Texas History, Texas Literature, Texas Monthly, Thorne Dreyer
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Jean Trounstine : Education in Prison Works
Image from audaciousideas.org. So are we listening? Study proves education in prison works The largest ever meta-analysis of prison education and its overwhelming positive effect on recidivism was released in August, so what are we going to do about it? … Continue reading
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Tagged Jean Trounstine, Pell Grants, Prison Education, Prison Reform, Rag Bloggers, Texas Prisons
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