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Robert Sharlet :
Jim Retherford, the ‘Man in a Red Devil Suit’

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Jim has been a fearless New Left editor, a political performance artist, part of a guerrilla theater troupe, and has worked with some of the legendary figures of the ’60s. By Robert Sharlet | The Rag Blog | February 19, … Continue reading →

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Posted in RagBlog | Tagged Abbie Hoffman, Austin Activists, Bloomington, Direct Action, Guerrilla Theater, Indiana University, James Retherford, Jeff Sharlet, Jerry Rubin, New Left Reunion, Political Performance Art, Progressive Journalists, Radical Activists, Rag Bloggers, Robert Sharlet, SDS, Sixties, The Rag, The Rag Blog, The Spectator, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Press, Yippies | 5 Comments
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