Tag Archives: Racism

Mike Klonsky : Let’s Not Get All ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ About Teddy Roosevelt

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Theodore Roosevelt’s “New Diplomacy.” Political cartoon courtesy of Mike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog.Before we start feeling all warmand fuzzy about Teddy Roosevelt… By Mike Klonsky | The Rag Blog | December 13, 2011 Let’s remember that Teddy Roosevelt, eulogized in President … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Free Speech and the Texas Confederate License Plate

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Speciality license plate proposed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Image from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.Texas Confederate Battle Flag:License plates, racism, and free speech By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2011 At first … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : The Battle for New Orleans Continues

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

New Orleans after Katrina. Image from Slate. Six years after Katrina: The battle for New Orleans continues Political power has shifted to whites, but blacks have not given up their struggle for a voice — and justice. By Jordan Flaherty … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Breivik’s Norwegian ‘Putsch’ Has Historical Echoes

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Paolo Lombardi / toonpool.The parallels are ominous:Terror in Norway There are organizations that support the ideas of McVeigh and Breivik, and there is a culture that supports murder and violence as legitimate means to realize those ends. … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Is the Terror in Norway an Isolated Act?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Paolo Lombardi / toonpool.The parallels are ominous:Terror in Norway There are organizations that support the ideas of McVeigh and Breivik, and there is a culture that supports murder and violence as legitimate means to realize those ends. … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Lessons from the Underground Railroad

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hariett Tubman leads group to freedom. Art from catsdogs.glogster.Follow the drinking gourd:Lessons from the Underground Railroad By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2011 When the sun comes back,and the first Quail calls,Follow the drinking gourd,For the … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Louisiana Civil Rights Activist Gets 15 Years on Drug Charge

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Catrina Wallace (right), pictured with Caseptla Baily, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance. Wallace and Baily were both active in the campaign to support the Jena 6. Their door was broken down … Continue reading →

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Bob Moser : The White-Power Legislature of Texas

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Slash-and-burn:Texas’ white-power legislature By Bob Moser / The Texas Observer / May 17, 2011 AUSTIN — Back in February, at a rally protesting anti-immigrant legislation, State Rep. Lon Burnam raised some eyebrows by letting loose with the “R” word. “You … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Lewis Wallace : Jordan Flaherty Chronicles Post-Katrina Resistance

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jordan Flaherty’s Floodlines:Community and resistance in New Orleans By Lewis Wallace / The Rag Blog / April 7, 2011 See ‘Jena Six activist convicted, faces decades in prison’ by Jordan Flaherty, Below. [Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Can an All-White GOP Win in 2012?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Electoral College breakdown for 2008.Can the GOP win in 2012with only white votes? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 5, 2011 This country was generally controlled by the Republican Party in the years between 1980 and 2008. … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Race and Politics in Rural Louisiana

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Louisiana Justice Center.Race and politics in rural Louisiana town The Black mayor of Waterproof, Louisiana has spent nearly a year behind bars without bail. By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / March 29, 2011 NEW ORLEANS … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Post-Racial America? Yeah, Right.

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Confederate massacre of black Union troops after the surrender at Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864 — under the command by Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Post-racial America?Some would honor ConfederateGen. Nathan Bedford Forrest By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading →

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