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STORY & PHOTO GALLERY | Austin takes to the streets
Spirited resistance movement sparks hope amid the fear and loathing. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | February 17, 2017 Gallery of photography by Alan Pogue, James Retherford, and Nathalia Ochoa, below. AUSTIN — As we suffer through the … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Susan Rittereiser & Mike Miller; Medea Benjamin & Col. Ann Wright; George Lakey; Philip Russell; and Paul Spike & Bobby Byrd
We talk Austin movie houses, Trump’s ‘foreign policy,’ the success of ‘Viking Economics,’ the failed presidency of Mexico’s Peña Nieto, and the murder of Robert Spike. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | February 17, 2017 The following … Continue reading
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The French presidential election: Does the Left have a shot?
The central electoral issue is, who will win the opportunity to beat Le Pen in the runoff? By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | February 16, 2017 In the wake of the disastrous term in office of “Socialist” … Continue reading
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What is Tom Brady, and why does it matter?
The Brady-as-an-underdog tale has got to be one of the most dubious American sports myths. By Ben Hirsch | The Rag Blog | February 15, 2017 I was 11 years old and lived in Hull, Massachusetts, a suburb on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Hirsch, Cultural Politics, Donald Trump, Rag Bloggers, Super Bowl LI, Tom Brady, White Supremacists
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VERSE | Mourning Again in America
Mourning Again in America “I could never throw roses to Hitler” * Or shake Henry Kissinger’s hand Or embrace a place whose bombs leave children Bleeding to death … Continue reading
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FILM | The 30 films I enjoyed most in 2016
Plus 73 TV series and 31 standup comics. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | February 13, 2017 I guess 2016 was a pretty good year entertainment-wise although it was a wretched year otherwise, as Russian hackers, Breitbart liars, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, Best Films of 2016, Criticism, Film, Rag Bloggers, Stand-up Comics, Television
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SPORT | In the city known as ‘The Big Heart’: Resistance at Super Bowl LI
This will be a Super Bowl with political action outside the stadium and political symbolism all over the field. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2017 HOUSTON — The New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Zirin, Houston, Houston Protests, Muslim Ban, Rag Bloggers, Sports, Super Bowl LI, The Big Heart, Tom Brady, Trump Resistance
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How is Trump illegitimate?
Let me count the ways… By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | January 25, 2017 Since Rep. John Lewis challenged President Trump’s legitimacy, the mainstream media has stumbled over itself to declare Lewis wrong, saying that it is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, John Lewis, Lamar W. Hankins, Rag Bloggers, Trump Legitimacy, Trump Presidency
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2016: Another bad year for Mexico’s Peña Nieto
His presidency has been marked by corruption, social inequality, and broken promises. By Philip L. Russell | The Rag Blog | January 18, 2017 Philip Russell will join Thorne Dreyer on the syndicated Rag Radio program, Friday, January 20, 2017, … Continue reading
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Tagged Enrique Peña Nieto, Lopez Obrador, Mexican Politics, Mexico, Peña Nieto Series, Philip L. Russell, Rag Bloggers
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Foreign policy: The elephant in the room
An undercurrent in the 2016 election was growing opposition to an activist United States economic/political/military role in the world. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | January 11, 2017 An empire in decline United States global hegemony is coming … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Election Hacking, Harry Targ, Rag Bloggers, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Hegemony, U.S. Imperialism, WikiLeaks
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My trip to the Rag Reunion
Tapping my ‘nest egg,’ I traveled from rural Massachusetts to trendy Austin… and into the past. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | January 11, 2017 Allen Young, our dear friend and colleague from the good old days, came … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Gay Liberation, LNS, New Left, Rag Bloggers, Rag Reunion, Sixties, Stonewall Rebellion, Stonewall Riots, The Rag, Underground Press
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TELEVISION | ‘A Place to Call Home’ is good, soapy Aussie drama series
Upper-class matriarch has prejudices that create conflict for her whole family in small-town ‘50s Oz. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | January 9, 2017 [In his Rag Blog column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place to Call Home, Alan Waldman, Australian Television, Criticism, Marta Dusseldorp, Rag Bloggers
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