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STORY & VIDEO PODCAST | Asylum, terror, and the future #5: From military officer to drug lord
Based on case stories by Jennifer Harbury… Asylum, Terror, and the Future #5 from military officer to drug lord Based on case stories of Jennifer Harbury from Anne Lewis on Vimeo. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | July … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Central America, Immigration, Manifest Destiny, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Imperialism, Video
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A candid portrait of Daniel DeWitt
Thomas, Part 1
The making of the 13th Floor Elevators’ album, ‘Easter Everywhere.’ By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | July 24, 2019 HOUSTON — Danny Thomas, a former drummer-turned-author and a native son of North Carolina, celebrated his 71st birthday … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Floor Elevators, Danny Thomas, Ivan Koop Kuper, Psychedelic Rock, Rag Bloggers, Texas Music
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STORY & VIDEO PODCAST | Asylum, terror, and the future #4: ‘Hieleras’
Based on case stories by Jennifer Harbury… Asylum, Terror, and the Future #4 Hieleras from Anne Lewis on Vimeo. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | July 3, 2019 Read this article in Spanish. Read and watch the videos … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Hieleras, Immigrant Detention, Jennifer Harbury, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Video
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‘Operative 100’: The snitch who maimed Texas socialism
It was a conscious effort initialized and orchestrated by corporate interests. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | July 3, 2019 It is no secret that throughout American history the labor movement has been infiltrated by government and corporations. … Continue reading
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In the aftermath of ‘The Photo’
Is the United States becoming a rogue nation? By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | June 27, 2019 Unless you live under a rock, you saw the photo — the same one I saw, the one that set my stomach … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Martinez Ramírez, Immigration, Mexican Border, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell
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BOOKS | ‘In the Company of Rebels’
Jonah reviews Chellis Glendinning’s memoir about her friends, lovers, and comrades. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June 26, 2019 At the very start of her new heartfelt book — In the Company of Rebels: A Generational Memoir … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Books, Chellis Glendinning, Jonah Raskin, Memoir, Rag Bloggers, Sixties Radicals
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Reflections on patriotism, July 4, 1776 to July 4, 2019
Only by helping create the change that makes liberty and equality possible can I feel patriotic. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | June 26, 2019 “A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Fourth of July, Lamar W. Hankins, Patriotism, Rag Bloggers
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STORY & VIDEO PODCAST | Asylum, terror, and the future #3: Crying babies
Based on case stories of Jennifer Harbury… ASYLUM, TERROR, and the FUTURE #3 Crying Babies based on cases stories of Jennifer Harbury from Anne Lewis on Vimeo. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | June 11, 2019 Read this … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Immigration, Jennifer Harbury, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Video
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Akwasi Evans: poet, publisher, and
born rebel
Publisher of Austin community newspaper, ‘NOKOA: The Observer,’ is dead at 70. By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | June 19, 2019 Also see “METRO EVENT: Akwasi Evans: Speaking Truth to Power: A Tribute,” on The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Akwasi Evans, Austin Journalist, Black Activist, Mariann G. Wizard, Obituary, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance
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STORY & VIDEO PODCAST | Asylum, terror, and the future #2: Happy 18th Birthday
Based on case stories of Jennifer Harbury… ASYLUM, TERROR, and the FUTURE #2 Happy 18th Birthday from Anne Lewis on Vimeo. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | June 11, 2019 Read this article in Spanish. Read and watch … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Immigration, Jennifer Harbury, Mexican Border, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Video
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A marker for Covington Hall
William Covington Hall was a major organizer of the IWW in Texas and Louisiana. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | June 6, 2019 William Covington Hall stands out in southern socialist and labor history as one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged IWW, Rag Bloggers, Socialists, Steve Rossignol, William Covington Hall
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China has already won the Trade War
Trump is playing a short game, and China is (as always) playing a long game. By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog | May 22, 2019 A trade war is when a country raises tariffs (taxes) on a product coming … Continue reading
