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‘Magic’ Poet, ‘Weed Ambassador’ Simon Vinkenoog Dead at 80
Poet Simon Vinkenoog, a Sixties icon. With the death of Simon Vinkenoog Amsterdam loses one more of its iconic ambassadors of the ‘Swinging Sixties’… when the Dutch capital gained its reputation as a drugs-friendly Magic Centre… By Rob Kievit / … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Deaths, Drugs, Marijuana, Poets, Psychedelics, Sixties
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John McMillian : Mac the Knife: The Passing of a War Criminal
Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, speaks at Harvard on March 3, 2004. J. Errol Morris’ Academy Award-winning documentary, ‘The Fog of War,’ plays on the monitor as McNamara (left) and Ernest May address … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Defense, Harvard, Robert McNamara, Sixties, Vietnam, War Crimes
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Robert McNamara : Expanding the Imperial Mission
LBJ and Robert McNamara. Photo from Dr. X’s Vintage Photos.The hallmark of the McNamara era: Modernization, scientific management, mutually assured destruction The most critical contribution to U.S. imperialism… for which McNamara was a leading advocate, was to foster the belief … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Anti-Communism, Capitalism, Deaths, Imperialism, JFK, LBJ, Robert McNamara, Sixties, Vietnam
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Star Spangled Banner : Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix plays the national anthem The Rag Blog
Stonewall Was a Riot : Gay Liberation and the Struggle for Social Change
The Stonewall Rebellion, June 28, 1969. Top photo © Fred McDarrah.The Stonewall Rebellion, the fight for gay liberation and the Sixties movement for social change By Michael Bronski / The Rag Blog / June 27, 2009[With a response by Allen … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Gay Liberation, Gay Movement, GLBT Rights, Homosexuality, New Left, Sixties, Social Change, Stonewall Riot
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Alan Haber : Exposing the Dark Forces
As long as these forces operate, and are not pursued, there is no democracy, whatever the window dressings. By Alan Haber / The Rag Blog / June 25, 2009 See ‘Did the CIA kill Bobby Kennedy?’ by Shane O’Sullivan, Below. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, CIA, Iranian Elections, Robert Kennedy, Sixties, Social Movements
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Roky Erickson to Houston : Return of ‘Two-Headed Dog’
Roky Erickson. Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski / The Rag Blog / Shout! Factory RecordsRoky Erickson — nee of the 13th Floor Elevators — returns to Houston after 25 years Erickson… is enjoying a fruitful second act that is creatively satisfying … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Floor Elevators, Houston, Music, Psychedelic Rock, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties
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Judy Gumbo Albert : My Body. My Story.
Flowers outside the Women’s Health Care Services abortion clinic, scene of the murder of Dr. George Tiller on May 31, 2009, in Wichita, Kansas. Photo by Kelly Glasscock / Reuters.My body, my story: In memory of Dr. George Tiller We … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Judy Gumbo Albert, Peace Movement, Sixties, Women, Yippies
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Chicago 1968 : Riot Cops to Hold Reunion
Scenes from the police riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Photos from Chicago Tribune files.1968 Chicago riot cops to hold reunion ‘It’s just a get-together for guys who worked together 40 years ago,’ said Mark Donahue, president … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968 Democratic Convention, Chicago 1968, Peace Movement, Police Riots, Sixties, Social Protest
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