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‘Luther’ is a dark, powerful English thriller series featuring a star turn by Idris Elba
This haunted detective, aided by a deranged former murderess, takes on the most treacherous London criminals. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | May 27, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Idris Elba, Luther, Rag Bloggers, Ruth Wilson
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Lament for the long forgotten war dead
For the fallen from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, it’s home in a box, family and neighbors gather, a sad requiem, the flag folded, presented to the mother. By Robert Sharlet | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 Nearly a half … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Sharlet, Memorial Day, Rag Bloggers, Remembnrance, Robert Sharlet, Vietnam War, War Dead, World War II
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Good migrations…
How U.S. Customs helped me smuggle marijuana into the USA. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.” — L.P. Hartley When I first discovered Mexico … Continue reading
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Tagged James McEnteer, Marijuana, Memoir, Mexican Border, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, U.S. Customs, Vietnam Draft, Vietnam War
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METRO | Sunshine Williams : Don’t keep Austin weird, puleeze!
Upscale 168-room boutique hotel planned for the Domain to have ‘rustic Texas chic’ decor and ‘Keep Austin Weird’ theme. Hey, we’ll show you weird… By Sunshine Williams | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 AUSTIN — I can’t keep … Continue reading
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Juvenile life without parole? Don’t set back the clock
For those of you who think Massachusetts is that silly small liberal New England state, our criminal justice issues are no picnic. By Jean Trounstine | The Rag Blog | May 23, 2014 BOSTON — This past March, the Dallas … Continue reading
METRO | Beverly Baker Moore : For Austin’s SouthPop it’s ten colorful years and counting
The South Austin Popular Culture Center, dedicated to the history of our town’s music culture, celebrates with Wonder Wart-Hog, ‘Peyote Dream,’ ‘Woman with a Blue Guitar,’ and more… By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | April 22, 2014 … Continue reading
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PODCAST | Nationally-acclaimed novelist Sarah Bird joins us on Rag Radio
Sarah Bird, member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, discusses her powerful and critically-praised new work, ‘Above the East China Sea.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May 22, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features nationally-acclaimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Above the East China Sea, American Writers, Austin Authors, Humorists, Interview, Novelists, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Sarah Bird, Thorne Dreyer
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Fighting back against public officials who promote religion
The Greece case is a victory for all Christians who need the government to endorse their religion, who have too much faith in the government and not enough faith in their chosen religion. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag … Continue reading
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What’s left of liberals
Contrary to the popular American usage, ‘liberal’ is qualitatively different from ‘left.’ It is a centrist position meant to preserve the status quo. By Terry Dyke | The Rag Blog | May 21, 2014 Ever since George Bush the Elder … Continue reading
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Tagged American Politics, Leftists, Liberalism, Political Labels, Political Spectrum, Rag Bloggers, Reformers, Revolutionaries, Terry Dyke
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BOOKS | Anand Gopal’s ‘No Good Men Among the Living’
Through the lives of three Afghans, Gopal creates a vivid history of the U.S. occupation and exposes the lies and misunderstandings the war is based on. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | April 20, 2014 [No Good Men … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan Occupation, Afghanistan War, Anand Gopal, Books, Nonfiction, Rag Bloggers, Ron Jacobs, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Angela Davis featured at National Forum on Police Crimes at University of Chicago
Police repression and ideological mystification are the glues that maintain structural violence. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | May 19, 2014 Stop Police Crimes! End Mass Incarceration! Free All Political Prisoners! (Rally with Angela Davis, Trinity United Church … Continue reading
