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Alice Embree on El Salvador : Reflections on a People’s Victory, Part 3: Face of Victory

‘Venceremos!’ he shouted, and asked that we put his picture on the internet. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.The face of victory It was in the small, dusty town of Rosario de Mora that I witnessed the historic … Continue reading

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Alice Embree on El Salvador : Reflections on a People’s Victory, Part 2: Organizing

SETA organizer from El Salvador talks with SEIU organizer from the U.S. SETA is the Salvadoran water workers union leading the fight against privatization. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog. Our delegation heard from CONPHAS representatives, students, human … Continue reading

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Alice Embree on El Salvador : Reflections on a People’s Victory, Part 1

Supporters show their colors during campaign rally before elections in El Salvador. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog. The left victory of Mauricio Funes in El Salvador is part of a wave of change transforming Latin America in … Continue reading

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Rag Blog Report : Mauricio Funes Wins in El Salvador

Photos from the elections in El Salvador by Al / The Rag Blog.Live from El Salvador One team in San Martin actually was notified that an ARENA representative in a dark corner (pants down) was trying to smuggle out Actas … Continue reading

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Power Struggle : Shining a Light on the Salvadoran Elections

On March 13, 2009, a pedestrian in San Salvador walks past a mural supporting the FMLN in the upcoming elections . Photo by Daniel Leclair / Reuters.Live from El Salvador: We see the electric cable hacked apart and lying on … Continue reading

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El Salvador : U.S. Republicans Meddling in Historic Election

Mauricio Funes, a former television reporter, is the FMLN candidate for president of El Salvador. It is outrageous to see how a small contingent from the Party of No can contribute to a climate of electoral fear. By Al / … Continue reading

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Politics in El Salvador : Echos of Nicaragua

Special to The Rag Blog ‘The Salvadoran Right has capitalized on the chaos in Nicaragua to further their negative campaign to defame the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party.’ By Leah Wilson / The Rag Blog / December … Continue reading

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RAG RADIO: Driving in the Left Lane! with host Thorne Dreyer Cutting-edge alternative journalism, politics, and culture in the spirit of the Sixties underground press. KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Listen to it here: KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin, Texas, … Continue reading

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Alice Embree on Political Activism : Carry it On

Alice Embree, holding sign, participates in anti-war vigil at Texas State Capitol, March 19, 2008. Photo by CodePink/Austin.On my political activism:Carry it on By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [On March 30, Long-time Austin activist … Continue reading

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Carry It On By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [On March 30, Long-time Austin activist David P. Hamilton wrote an article in The Rag Blog announcing his “retirement” from political activism. He discussed his disillusionment … Continue reading

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Carry It On By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 5, 2010 I’m responding to David Hamilton’s retirement notice posted this week. Everyone should get to retire or take leave from the movement for social justice. It’s never … Continue reading

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FARC in Colombia : A History of Armed Resistance

“Por la nueva Colombia, la patria grande y socialismo.”(“For the new Colombia, the greater fatherland, and socialism.”) — FARC motto. Photo from HubPages. Armed struggle for land reform and justice:Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia By Marion Delgado / The Rag … Continue reading

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