Tag Archives: Books

BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Dave Zirin, the Man Who Politicized the Sports Pages

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

A look at Dave Zirin’s latest:The man who politicized the sports pages No longer can owners, managers, and commissioners argue that sports and politics must and should be separated. The taboo has been trashed. The silence has been shattered. By … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Steve Russell’s ‘Wicked Dew’

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

A chapbook review: Steve Russell’s ‘Wicked Dew’ By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | January 9, 2013 [Wicked Dew, by Steve Russell. (2012: Dog Iron Press, Georgetown, TX.); Paperback; 88 pp; $7.75.] I’ve known Steve Russell since sometime … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘We Are Many’ Offers Thoughtful Analysis of Occupy Movement

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

From occupation to liberation:A review of ‘We Are Many’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2012 This aesthetically pleasing volume has the best overall take to date on the meaning of Occupy, its shortcomings and strengths, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / C.E. McAuley : Jonah Raskin’s Bio of ‘Pedagogical Pilgrim’ James McGrath

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Jonah Raskin’s biography of artist/teacher James McGrath was designed by Rag Blog art director James Retherford.Pedagogical pilgrim: Jonah Raskin’s new bio ofartist/teacher James McGrath Raskin’s new biography is no simple valentine from one teacher to another. It is an in-depth … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Daniel Coshnear’s ‘Occupy’ Stories Are as Contemporary as the Latest Tweet

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Daniel Coshnear’s‘Occupy and Other Love Stories’ As contemporary as the latest tweet, Coshnear’s men, women, and children cry out for the lost soul of America itself. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | November 23, 2012 [Occupy and Other … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mike Davis : The Reds Under Romney’s Bed

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The reds under Romney’s bed The image of the Red Cavalry going into battle with the Book of Mormon in their saddlebags is quite a stretch; most of us, on the contrary, would probably vote for Mormon ‘socialism’ as the … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Aaron Dixon’s ‘My People Are Rising’

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

My People Are Rising: A Black Panther memoir Aaron Dixon was both a leader and a foot soldier; an intelligent black man in the mid-century United States who knew racism first-hand and wanted to end it. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Jack Kerouac’s ‘Mishmash’ Life

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Jack Kerouac. Photo by Tom Polumbo, circa 1956. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Jack Kerouac’s ‘mishmash’ lifeand his biographers None of Kerouac’s biographers are as concise as he was, none of them as poetical as he, and none of them as unapologetic … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Why We Won and How We Are Losing

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Going, going… Image from Earthweek.From start to finish:Why we won and how we are losing A review essay on human origins and contemporary crises. By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | September 27, 2012 James Howard Kunstler, Too Much … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Lamar W. Hankins : America’s ‘Gunfight’ over Gun Control

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Gunfights:America’s conflicts over gun control Winkler’s research demonstrates clearly that Americans have always had the right to bear arms and the government has always had the right to regulate guns. By Lamar W. Hankins /The Rag Blog / September 25, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : The Faith and Resistance of the Catonsville Nine

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Faith and resistance: The story of the Catonsville Nine: Peters’ compelling narrative renders the Catonsville Nine not as saints or as villains, but as human beings who could no longer be silent in the face of injustice and war. By … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Kerouac Biographer and Ex-Lover Joyce Johnson

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Jack Kerouac and Joyce Johnson, New York City, late ’50s. Image from The Duluoz Legend. Inset below: Joyce Johnson.Joyce Johnson:A portrait of the biographer as ex-lover By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 5, 2012 “I don’t really … Continue reading →

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