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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : George McGovern, the Most Decent Man in Politics
George McGovern during the 1972 presidential campaign. Photo from SIPA / REX.George McGovern:The most decent man in politics McGovern, who flew 35 missions as pilot of a B-24, took what he had learned in those deadly skies and put it … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, George McGovern, Liberal Democrats, Peace Movement, Richard Nixon, Thomas Cleaver, Vietnam, World War II
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Ron Jacobs : Reflecting on George McGovern
Former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern in 2007. Photo by Tim Sloan / AFP / Getty Images..Come home, America:Reflecting on George McGovern I was a senior in high school in 1972. I listened to his acceptance speech while working … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, George McGovern, Liberal Democrats, Peace Movement, Richard Nixon, Ron Jacobs, Sixties, Vietnam
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : The Faith and Resistance of the Catonsville Nine
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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Tagged Books, Catholic Church, Catonsville Nine, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Ron Jacobs, Sixties
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Richard Seymour’s ‘American Insurgents’
Opposing the eagle’s talons “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” — Mark Twain By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | September 4, 2012 [American Insurgents: … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Javier Sicilia’s Caravan for Peace Takes on the Drug War
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia and members of his Caravan for Peace protest the drug war earlier this summer in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Photo by Henry Romero / Reuters.Can the Caravan for Peaceend the War on Drugs? “The powers that be were … Continue reading
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Tagged Caravan for Peace, Drug War, Javier Sicilia, Mexico, Peace Movement, Poets, Tom Hayden
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Jim Turpin on the Myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’
Jim Turpin, center, with Rag Radio’s Tracey Schulz, left, and Thorne Dreyer in the KOOP studios, Austin, Texas, July 13, 2012.Rag Radio interview:Peace activist Jim Turpinon the myth of ‘American exceptionalism’ By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / July … Continue reading
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Tagged American Exceptionalism, Interview, Jim Turpin, Peace Movement, Podcast, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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Harry Targ : Broad Opposition to Grotesque Military Spending
“Miss Corporate America” and the “Bloated Military Budget” at Tax Day action in Eugene, Oregon, 2008. Image from NWTRCC.Grotesque military spendingis broadly opposed Now is a good time for peace activists to expand education about the history of unchallenged military … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, Military Spending, Peace Movement, U.S. Military
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Thorne Webb Dreyer : Peace and Justice Activist Tom Hayden on Rag Radio
As Port Huron turns 50:Peace and justice activistTom Hayden on Rag Radio By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2012 Peace and justice activist Tom Hayden, a driving force in SDS and the Sixties New Left, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Interview, New Left, Peace Movement, Port Huron Statement, Progressives, Rag Radio, SDS, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer, Tom Hayden
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Tom Hayden : Preventing the Coming War with Iran
Image from Antinews.Preventing the coming war with Iran Rational self-interest is not always enough to prevent what Barbara Tuchman has called ‘the march to folly.’ By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | January 17, 2012 Peace and justice activist … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran War, Israel Lobby, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Movement, Tom Hayden
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Mike Davis : Protest in the Driver’s Seat
Image from the Schumin Web.Chevy to the levee:Protest in the driver’s seat This is the ultimate American way: protesting in a car (or on a bike) while obeying the law. The possibilities for serene family tourism are endless and mind-boggling. … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike Davis, Occupy Wall Street, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Social Protest, Transportation
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Harvey Wasserman : Stop the Attack on Iran
Bumper sticker on a car in Texas. Photo by Zereshk / Wikimedia Commons.Our future depends on stopping an attack on IranBy Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 21, 2011 The global Occupy Movement has come to life just … Continue reading
Susan Van Haitsma : ‘Viva la Vida’ in Austin
CodePink at Viva la Vida. Photo by Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog.Viva la Vida…and remember the dead By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2011 See gallery of photos by Susan Van Haitsma, Below. … Continue reading
