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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘More Powerful Than Dynamite’
Occupy 1914?‘More Powerful Than Dynamite’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | May 2, 2012 [More Powerful Than Dynamite: Radicals, Plutocrats, Progressives and New York’s Year of Anarchy by Thai Jones (2012: Walker and Company); Hardcover; 416 pp.; $28.] … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Anarchism, Books, New York City, Radical History, Ron Jacobs
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Van Jones : What Went Wrong in the Age of Obama
Van Jones. Photo by Bill Pugliano / Getty Images.The Age of Obama:What went wrong (and how to fix it) By Van Jones / Progressive America Rising / April 3, 2012 [This article is adapted from Van Jones’ new book, Rebuild … Continue reading
Rag Radio : Legendary Houston Folksinger Don Sanders
Don Sanders sings in front of the Sam Houston statue at Hermann Park in 70s Houston.Legendary Houston folksinger Don Sanders onRag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here:Don Sanders was a central figure in the early Houston folk scene, … Continue reading
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Rag Radio : Legendary Houston Folksinger Don Sanders
Houston singer/songwriter and storyteller Don Sanders (right) with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer at the KOOP studios in Austin.Legendary Houston folksinger Don Sanders onRag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here:Don Sanders was a central figure in the early … Continue reading
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David McReynolds : The View From Over the Hill
The hill (and beyond). Image from Financial Samurai.Do not be dismayed:The view from over the hill Even in defeat we are victorious, for we have given our lives a meaning others should envy. In struggling for something greater than ourselves, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, David McReynolds, Karl Marx, Pacifism, Political Philosophy, Socialism
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Alan Waldman : My 10 Favorite Films of 2010
Scene from City Island with Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia. Image from Rotten Tomatoes.City Island tops the list:My 10 favorite films of 2010 By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2011 Many people believe The King’s Speech is … Continue reading
THE CIA, KKK, & USA By Sherwood Ross By assigning covert action roles to the Central Intelligence Agency(CIA), it is as if the White House and Congress had legitimized the Ku Klux Klan to operate globally. That’s because the CIA … Continue reading
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David Corn : Republican Bob Inglis Blasts Tea Party’s Paranoia
Photo from Bossier (Louisiana) Tea Party demonstration. Image from Craig Considine.Tea Party takeover of the GOP:Republican Rep. Bob Inglis takes onRacism, paranoia, ignorance of the far right By David Corn / September 7, 2010 It was the middle of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Inglis, David Corn, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, South Carolina, Tea Baggers
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David McReynolds : Glenn Beck’s Faux Dream
The great March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. Photo by Warren K. Leffler / U.S. News & World Report / Wikimedia Commons.Remembering August 28th:Martin Luther King had a real dream By David McReynolds / The Rag … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Religion, Politics, and War
Christians fight Muslims in illustration from medieval manuscript. Image from syllabus, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.Sanctioned by a wrathful God:Religion, politics, and war By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2010 Childhood remembrances When I was a kid … Continue reading
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Tagged Crusades, Harry Targ, Islam, Religion, Religious Tolerance, U.S. Foreign Policy
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“Trevor Loudon and the Right-wing Propaganda Machine” By Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2010 Until I came across the Source KeyWiki site I didn’t know I had my very own “Wiki” page. When I went … Continue reading
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