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METRO | Rag Blog columnist Lamar Hankins proves too much for San Marcos Mercury
By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 8, 2014 SAN MARCOS — Former San Marcos City Attorney Lamar W. Hankins has published his provocative, hard-hitting column in The Rag Blog since June 2010. A version of his column … Continue reading
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Jim Retherford, the ‘Man in a Red Devil Suit’
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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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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