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Ron Jacobs : From Wounded Knee to Idle No More
Image by Andy Everson from Huffington Post.From Wounded Knee to Idle No More The movement is slowly spreading to the indigenous nations of the northern United States, which have seen their lands ravaged numerous times over the course of history … Continue reading
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Tagged First Nations, Human Rights, Idle No More, Native American, Ron Jacobs, Social Activism, Wounded Knee
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Ron Jacobs : Vietnam Was Not a ‘Mistake’
John Kerry, who parted ways with the VVAW, has served well in the halls of empire. Here he salutes the delegates at the Democratic Convention in Boston, 2004. Photo by Stephen Savoia / AP.It was not a mistake:Vietnam and U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, John Kerry, Ron Jacobs, State Department, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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MUSIC / Ron Jacobs : Punk, Politics, and the 1980s
Patti Smith, New York, circa 1976. Photo © Stephanie Chernikowski. Punk, Politics, and the 1980s Rock music historians and critics generally agree that punk was a reaction to the gaudiness of 1970s stadium rock and the creation of rock royalty … Continue reading
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Tagged Dead Kennedys, Music History, Patti Smith, Punk Rock, Rock 'n Roll, Ron Jacobs, The Clash
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘We Are Many’ Offers Thoughtful Analysis of Occupy Movement
From occupation to liberation:A review of ‘We Are Many’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2012 This aesthetically pleasing volume has the best overall take to date on the meaning of Occupy, its shortcomings and strengths, … Continue reading
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Tagged AK Press, Anarchism, Books, Direct Action, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Resistance Movements, Ron Jacobs
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Ron Jacobs : Reflecting on George McGovern
Former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern in 2007. Photo by Tim Sloan / AFP / Getty Images..Come home, America:Reflecting on George McGovern I was a senior in high school in 1972. I listened to his acceptance speech while working … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, George McGovern, Liberal Democrats, Peace Movement, Richard Nixon, Ron Jacobs, Sixties, Vietnam
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Aaron Dixon’s ‘My People Are Rising’
My People Are Rising: A Black Panther memoir Aaron Dixon was both a leader and a foot soldier; an intelligent black man in the mid-century United States who knew racism first-hand and wanted to end it. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Dixon, Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, Books, Memoir, Ron Jacobs, Sixties
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Ron Jacobs : Turkey Plays Chicken for NATO
Turkish soldiers stand guard in Akcakale by the Turkish-Syria border. Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP.A page from Washington’s book:Turkey plays chicken for NATO They manipulated an incident into an act of war much like the U.S. used questionable incidents … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : The Faith and Resistance of the Catonsville Nine
Faith and resistance: The story of the Catonsville Nine: Peters’ compelling narrative renders the Catonsville Nine not as saints or as villains, but as human beings who could no longer be silent in the face of injustice and war. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Catholic Church, Catonsville Nine, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Ron Jacobs, Sixties
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Ron Jacobs : Back to School in the Twilight of Capitalism
Back to school! Image from Power Line.Back to school in the twilight of capitalism The combination of high costs, a smaller job market, and decreasing financial assistance has made postsecondary education a less-likely choice for many capable potential students. By Ron … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Campuses, Capitalism, Higher Education, Ron Jacobs, Student Loans
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Richard Seymour’s ‘American Insurgents’
Opposing the eagle’s talons “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” — Mark Twain By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | September 4, 2012 [American Insurgents: … Continue reading
Ron Jacobs : Cops and Contradictions
Demonstrators form a “human oil spill” in Burlington, VT, July 30, 2012. Photo by Sarah Harris / North Country Public Radio. Inset image below: Riot police used rubber bullets, sting ball pellets, and pepper spray against Burlington demonstraters. Image from … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : In a World Without Reason
Paranoia, hedonism, and resistance:In a world without reason By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | August 20, 2012 [Drop City by T.C. Boyle (2003: Viking); Hardback; 464 pp.; $25.95. King of the City by Michael Moorcock (2001: William Morrow); … Continue reading
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Tagged Arundhati Roy, Books, Michael Moorcock, Ron Jacobs, T.C. Boyle
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