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What’s left of liberals
Contrary to the popular American usage, ‘liberal’ is qualitatively different from ‘left.’ It is a centrist position meant to preserve the status quo. By Terry Dyke | The Rag Blog | May 21, 2014 Ever since George Bush the Elder … Continue reading
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Tagged American Politics, Leftists, Liberalism, Political Labels, Political Spectrum, Rag Bloggers, Reformers, Revolutionaries, Terry Dyke
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‘Declaring victory wherever we can’
An interview with Cynthia Kaufman on her book, ‘Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope’ By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 [Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope by Cynthia Kaufman (2013: Lexington Books); Paperback; 200 pp; … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Authors, Books, Cynthia Kaufman, Getting Past Capitalism, Interview, Leftists, Radical Thought, Rag Bloggers, Robert Jensen, Social Change, Socialism
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Van Gosse : What Would an American Left Look Like?
Radical reconstruction: root and branch. Image from en.academic.ru. Begin the walk: What would an American Left look like? I propose that a consequential Left can only proceed as a project for reconstructing American democracy, root and branch. By Van Gosse … Continue reading
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Tagged American Left, Democracy, Leftists, Radical Change, Revolutionary Movements, Van Gosse, Voting Rights
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Historian Martin Duberman on ‘Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left’
Martin Duberman. Image from Lambda Literary.Rag Radio podcast:Historian Martin Duberman discusseshis new biography of Howard Zinn By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | November 1, 2012 Historian Martin Duberman discussed his new book, Howard Zinn: A Life on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Howard Zinn, Interview, Leftists, Martin Duberman, Podcast, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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Tom Hayden : Dark-Skinned Democracy Wins in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrates with a crowd of supporters after winning reelection. Photo by Juan Barreto / Getty Images.Chavez’ Bolivarian Revolution: Dark-skinned democracywins in Venezuela Modern liberals see something ominous in the Chavez mandate. They frequently opine that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Leftists, Nicaragua, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Jack A. Smith : My Life and Times with the Guardian
Progressive journalist Jack A. Smith, 2012.My life and times with the Guardian By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | August 2, 2012 Longtime radical activist and progressive journalist (and Rag Blog contributor) Jack A. Smith, former editor of … Continue reading
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Tagged Jack A. Smith, Leftists, National Guardian, Progressive Journalists, Radical History, Rag Radio
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David Hamilton : In France, Socialists Rule!
Supporters of French Socialist Party react after the announcement of the results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections. Photo by Fred Dufour / AFP / Getty Images.French election wrap:Socialists rule! Internationally, the main significance of the Socialist … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Hamilton, European Politics, European Union, France, Francois Hollande, Leftists, Socialistm
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Mariann Wizard’s Odyssey
Above, Mariann Wizard at Threadgills, Austin, Texas, 2012. Photo by Gloria Badilla-Hill. Inset below: Mariann with former cable television commissioners, Jack Hopper and Tommy Wyatt, at ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch Austin’s public access TV. Mariann was the chair of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, George Vizard, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Lee Otis Johnson, Leftists, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, The Rag, The Rag Blog
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Betsy Leondar-Wright : Class and the Political Moment
Protester in Olympia, WA, February 16, 2010. Image from the Washington State Wire.Five well-known leftists, five strong opinions:What’s needed at this political moment? I was struck by how openly they disagreed [and] by how passionate all five of them are … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsy Leondar-Wright, Class Struggle, Classism, Leftists, Social Change
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Leah Wilson and Alexis Stoumbelis : El Salvador’s Funes Apologizes for El Mozote Massacre
Memorial to the massacre of the people of El Mozote, El Salvador. Image from No Fixed Address.‘Removing the veil’:El Salvador apologizes for State violenceon 20th anniversary of Peace Accords By Leah Wilson and Alexis Stoumbelis | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis Stoumbelis, El Mozote, El Salvador, es, FMLN, Latin America, Leah Wilson, Leftists, Mauricio Funes
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Rag Radio : Academic/Activist Bernardine Dohrn, Former Leader of Weather Underground
Academic/activist Bernardine Dohrn, former leader of WeatherUnderground, on Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here: Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio this Friday, October 28, 2011, 2-3 p.m. (Central) on KOOP 91-7-FM in Austin, will be singer/songwriter and … Continue reading
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Tagged Activists, Bernardine Dohrn, Eddy Awards, Leftists, Rag Radio, SDS, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer, Uranium Savages, Weather Underground
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Jonah Raskin : Don Cox, the ‘Wistful’ Panther
Former Black Panther Field Marshal Don Cox — shown with his son in exile in Algiers — died last month. Image from Black Bird Press.Donald Cox, 1936-2011:The beauty of the moon and the passion of the Black Panthers By Jonah … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, American History, Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, Don Cox, Jonah Raskin, Leftists, Sixties
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