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BOOKS / Alan Wieder : Thai Jones Draws ‘A Radical Line’

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Generations in the struggle:A ‘retro-review’ of  Thai Jones’ A Radical Line Throughout A Radical Line the progressive fights of Thai Jones’ extended families, Weather Underground and earlier, are connected to the collective struggle against class disparity, racism, and the Viet … Continue reading →

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David Macaray : Twelve Questions for Satirical Icon Paul Krassner

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Paul Krassner in the day. Photo by Robert Altman. Twelve Questions forsatirical icon Paul Krassner “I think [audiences are] more aware now of the contradictions in mainstream culture, the phony piety that permeates society, the inhumane hypocrisy.” — Paul Krassner … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : A Rag Blog Interview with Bernardine Dohrn

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bernardine Dohrn. Photo by Thomas Good / Next Left Notes.Never the ‘good girl,’ not then, not now:A Rag Blog interview with Bernardine Dohrn By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2011 Bernardine Dohrn will be Thorne Dreyer‘s … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bernardine Dorhn: Never the Good Girl, Not Then, not Now An Interview with The Rag Blog By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog Bernardine Dohrn will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7-FM (and streamed live on … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bernardine Dorhn: Never the Good Girl, Not Then, not Now An Interview with The Rag Blog By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog Bernardine Dohrn will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7-FM (and streamed live on … Continue reading →

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Dick J. Reavis : SDS and the Great Divide

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History.Today’s Red Book and the demise of SDS Nobody present had repudiated Leftism, but everyone seemed to have reached a consensus that the heedlessness of youth had been our common flaw. … Continue reading →

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Judy Gumbo Albert : It’s ‘Celebrate 60s Radicals’ Week!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Judy Gumbo with (left) Stew Albert and Jerry Rubin, May, 1971. Photo from yippiegirl.com.In California this week, book signings, an historic poster exhibition, a theatrical event and a ‘Champion of Justice’ award all shine a light on Sixties activists and … Continue reading →

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The Audacity of Obama : Centrist Appointments a Smoke Screen

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama at a book signing in 2006. “The writing style of Audacity of Hope reveals how complex and perceptive Obama is.” These various initiatives, which will collectively set the nation on a path towards energy independence, ending the war … Continue reading →

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Bill Richardson for Obama’s Veep? : Two Views

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The nation’s only Hispanic governor, New Mexico’s Bill Richardson, formally announced his endorsement of Barack Obama Friday, March 21, in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Brandon / AP.Richardson is ‘a vicious politician’ and an ‘opportunist’By Mark Rudd / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Tom Englehardt : Why Cheney Won’t Take Down Iran

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Reality Bites BackWhy the U.S. won’t attack IranBy Tom Engelhardt / July 9, 2008 It’s been on the minds of antiwar activists and war critics since 2003. And little wonder. If you don’t remember the pre-invasion of Iraq neocon quip, … Continue reading →

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Meditations in a Time of Delusions and Lies

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

SDS pamphlet, April 1968. NYU Archives Collection. I picked up a copy of the Columbia Alumni bulletin off the floor of my education classroom at San Francisco State in the spring of 1868, and I could tell the University was … Continue reading →

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A. Embree : 1968 Columbia Student Revolt Remembered in New York

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Mark Rudd and Grace (Linda) LeClair, vets of the 1968 Columbia occupation, at 40th anniversary of the uprising in New York. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Columbia 1968: The View From TexasBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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