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Susie Q and Oh Susanna : Riffing on Music About Women
Rick Nelson and James Burton. Image from theexpress-band.com.From Susanna to Suzie Q:Don’t you cry for me… By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / February 23, 2010 You can gauge the status of women from the music we like … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl R. Hultberg, Music, Racism, Rock 'n Roll, Rockabilly, Women
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Perfect Storm Coming? : GOP Winning With Message Control
Image from The Situationist.Democrats facing perfect political storm?GOP raises misinformation to an art formBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / February 22, 2010 As E.J. Dionne writes, Barack Obama, Democrats, and liberals are losing now. Big time! The Democrats … Continue reading
Primal Scream : White Racism and the Tea Party Movement
Sign at Tea Party in Madison, WI, April 14, 2009. Photo by cometstarmoon / Wikimedia Commons.Bubbling under the surface:Racial resentment in the Tea Party movement By Rich Benjamin / February 9, 2010 [Rich Benjamin’s commentary on the underlying “white grievance” … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Immigration, Populism, Racism, Right Wing, Tea Baggers, Tom Tancredo
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The Texas Observer : Molly Ivins, Barack Obama, and Dishing the Null Set
Unveiling the new look: Page one of the January 8, 2010 Texas Observer. The legendary crusading Texas biweekly The Texas Observer is still in there fighting after all these (56) years — and they have a cool new look. Observer … Continue reading
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Tagged Houston Chronicle, Molly Ivins, Populism, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers, Texas History, Texas Observer, Texas Politics
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All White Hoops : The New Public Racism
Image from The Portland Mercury.Racists coming out of the closet:Whites only basketball league ‘Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?’ — … Continue reading
Steve Russell : On Being ‘Outed’ as an American Indian
Tribal secrets:Carrying the freight of being an Indian Being outed as an American Indian changed my professional life, starting with an overnight 20 point drop in my IQ. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2010 Steve … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indians, Austin, Bigotry, Judiciary, Native Americans, Racism, Rag Radio, Sixties, Steve Russell, Texas, The Rag
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Republicans Profit by Abandoning Conservatism for Demagoguery
Behind Republican Success:They Are No Longer ‘Conservatives’ By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2009 Pundits have been writing that the Republicans will pay a heavy price for their tactics of distortion, rejection of bipartisan outreach, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers
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Health Care Reform, Racism and Memories of Nuremberg
Jimmy Carter says racism is at core of Obama opposition. Photo by David Mercado /Reuters. One would hope, now that President Carter has cleared the air, that Obama will set aside his effort to please those who cannot be pleased, … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care Reform, Jimmy Carter, Nazi Germany, Racism, Right Wing Extremists
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Losing or Giving Up the Fight Against Racism?
US president Barack Obama: has he gone back on pledges made to black America? Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA.Obama’s big silence: the race question: Has the president turned his back on black America?By Naomi Klein / September 12, 2009 Americans began the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Right Wing Media
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The Afrikaner Party : GOP vs. Van Jones & Team Obama
Van Jones (top) “should sue the living shit out of Glenn Beck.”The Afrikaner Party draws first blood:Van Jones, Obama and the audacity of capitulation By Tim Wise / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2009 Van Jones, special advisor to … Continue reading
Joe Nick Patoski : Jim Dickinson Was One Cool Memphis Cat
It’s not just the whites reaching for the black culture, it’s the blacks reaching for the white culture. It’s about the collision. Jim Dickinson. Photo from Memphis Flyer. Memphis musician Jim Dickinson dies at 67Career of artist, producer touched four … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Blues, Civil Rights, Deaths, Memphis, Musicians, Oral History, Racism, Rock 'n Roll, the South
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