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The geopolitics of generosity
For the USA, offering little help to Ecuador’s earthquake victims, political calculation takes precedence over compassion. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | May 11, 2016 QUITO, Ecuador — On April 16, Ecuador suffered an earthquake registering 7.8 on … Continue reading
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FILM | Michael Moore’s ‘Where to Invade Next’ is the best film of the young 21st century!
It’s funny, brilliant, and bursting with terrific and practical ideas; don’t miss this treasure! By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | May 11, 2016 I loved the Oscar-winning documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, but I consider Michael Moore’s finest … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, Documentary Film, Film, Michael Moore, Rag Bloggers, Satire, Where Invade Next
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Massive Mexico City airport would be a disaster
It would spur privatized highway construction, destroy farming communities, increase flooding and urban sprawl, and line the pockets of contractors. By Johnny Hazard | The Rag Blog | May 10, 2016 Read “Protestas contra el nuevo aeropuerto de la Ciudad … Continue reading
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‘A Full Life: James Connolly the Irish Rebel’
Historian Buhle writes about ‘The Irish socialist who organized an uprising’ and joins us on Rag Radio. (Listen to the podcast here!) By Paul Buhle | The Rag Blog | May 9, 2016 Historian Paul Buhle, a leading figure on … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter Rising, Irish History, Irish Republic, James Connolly, Paul Buhle, Radical Comics, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Socialists
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Accessing history in the digital age
Three hundred issues of The Rag are now available in a digital format. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | May 8, 2016 Those of us who came of age in the ’60s remember library research as a visit … Continue reading
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A tribute to Maggie, my mother
‘Maggie’s absolute freedom, her hospitality, big floppy hats and committed heart put the art scene in Houston on the side of human rights and general soul.’ — Mimi Crossley, Houston Post By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading
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Here’s how I evaluated this year’s presidential candidates
And my quick list makes it clear to me why I voted in the Democratic Primary for Bernie Sanders. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 4, 2016 After nearly four months of following the presidential campaigns … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Lamar W. Hankins, Presidential Campaign, Rag Bloggers
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Terror in Trumpland: The Donald names his foreign policy team
The major complaint in U.S. policy shops is that Trump has picked backbenchers who do not point to any coherent policy orientation. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | May 3 , 2016 In 2016, what was old has … Continue reading
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METRO | Truth or consequences: Prop. 1 and the ridesharing debate
The $2 million-plus special-interest ad campaign marks a new low in deceit and outright falsehoods. By Bill Oakey | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2016 AUSTIN — With early voting already underway for the May 7 election, some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Austin Prop 1, Bill Oakey, City of Austin, Lyft, Metro, Public Safety, Rag Bloggers, Ridesharing, Uber
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14 songs and arias that have impacted my life
Being an atheist, I probably won’t have a funeral, but here’s what you can do to remember me. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | April 17, 2016 I have always detested guns. Recently my friend Tucker Teutsch, 73 … Continue reading
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Antonin Scalia was a Federalist, sort of,
and therefore would not approve of President Obama making a lame duck appointment to replace him, right? Wrong. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2016 Once upon a time, in the late 20th and early 21st … Continue reading
