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SPECIAL REPORT | The Drug War: ‘Against the Wind,’ Part 1
Marijuana prohibition is a house of straw. During the past month, the winds of change have started to rip that house apart and now the DEA may be reevaluating cannabis’ status as a ‘dangerous drug.’ By Mariann G. Wizard | … Continue reading
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Stopping an American jihad
It comes down to what Colin Powell used to call ‘the Pottery Barn theory.’ We will own what we break and we don’t want to own the Sunni and Shi’a argument. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | July … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, ISIS, Islamic Caliphate, Kurdistan, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell, Sunni-Shi'a Conflict, Syria
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FILM | ‘Night Moves’ is about ecoterrorists gone awry
It’s hard to imagine that anyone would decide to make a bomb and blow up a dam after watching ‘Night Moves.’ By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | July 1, 2014 Kelly Reichardt’s 2013 movie, Night Moves — now … Continue reading
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Tagged Dakota Fanning, Ecoterrorism, Film, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonah Raskin, Kelly Reichardt, Night Moves, Rag Bloggers
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PODCAST | Suzanna Danuta Walters discusses the ‘Sabotaging of Gay Equality’
The author of the provocative cultural critique, ‘The Tolerance Trap,’ joins us in a lively and revealing discussion on Rag Radio. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | June 30, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features Suzanna Danuta … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Cultural Critics, Gay Liberation, Interview, LGBT, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Sexuality, Suzanna Danuta Walters, The Tolerance Trap, Thorne Dreyer
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The Democrats’ delusions and a strategy for change
A central goal of the left in the U.S. should be to create an independent electoral base, a voice from which the left can speak directly to the mainstream. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 30, … Continue reading
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The intellectual impacts of historians Joyce and Gabriel Kolko
The ‘Limits of Power’ demonstrated that the United States was committed to expanding its capitalist empire across the globe. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | June 29, 2014 I have been teaching courses on United States foreign policy … Continue reading
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Tagged Gabriel Kolko, Harry Targ, Imperialism, Joyce Kolko, Limits of Power, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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People’s History of Egypt, Epilogue/Update, Section 2, November 2013-April 2014
Despite the brutal tactics of the counterrevolutionary Sisi military regime, a struggle for political, economic, and cultural democracy continues in Egypt. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | June 25, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob … Continue reading
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‘Exile’ is touching, thrilling, surprising three-hour Brit drama
Superb acting by award-winners Jim Broadbent, John Simm, and Olivia Colman, plus powerhouse writing, make this a must-see. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | June 23, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Jim Broadbent, John Simm, Olivia Colman, Psychological Thriller, Rag Bloggers
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Obama’s foreign policy bait and switch
Obama focused on defending his policies from the warhawks instead of the ‘pivot’ to Asia and maintenance of unilateral global hegemony. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | June 22, 2014 President Obama chose to ignore the most … Continue reading
METRO | Alice Embree : Grassroots Leadership takes on the prison profiteers
The group helped end immigrant family detention at T. Don Hutto private prison and is challenging Travis County Sheriff Hamilton’s deportation policies. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | June 22, 2014 AUSTIN — Grassroots Leadership says that Texas … Continue reading
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Are we seeing the ‘dismemberment’ of Iraq?
The other Hayden says Iraq is ‘dead’ and will be replaced by three ‘successor’ states. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2014 Former CIA director Michael Hayden says Iraq is dead, “will not be reconstituted,” and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Divided Iraq, Iraq War, Long War, Michael Hayden, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military, War on Terror
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