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CARL DAVIDSON / POLITICS / SUMMING UP THE YEAR 2025
A turning point for Trump and the Left By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / January 16, 2026 Carl Davidson is the editor of Carl’s Left Links Newsletter, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. Carl is a former … Continue reading
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ANALYSIS | Post-election reckoning: New hypotheses for the road ahead
By Carl Davidson and Bill Fletcher, Jr. | The Rag Blog |December 1, 2020 Carl Davidson and Bill Fletcher, Jr. are Thorne Dreyer‘s guests on Rag Radio, KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin and streamed at KOOP.org, Friday, December 4, 2-3 p.m. … Continue reading
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POLITICS | A left strategy for the 2020 elections and beyond
Election campaigns are not a bothersome sideshow, but are at the center of our work. By Carl Davidson and Bill Fletcher Jr. | The Rag Blog via Truthout | April 25, 2019 As the 2020 presidential campaigns begin in 2019, … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Interviews with Lamar W. Hankins & Alan Pogue; Christopher Brown & Roddey Reid; Thorne Dreyer & Glenn Smith; Carl Davidson; Alice Embree, Kim Varela-Broxson & Lindsay Rodriguez; Roaul Hernandez; Steve Russell; and Philip Russell
Our guests include authors & activists, political analysts, a music critic and a leftist icon; we talk about guns and feminism; and we bid Mexico’s president bye-bye. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2018 The … Continue reading
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My friend and comrade, Tom Hayden
He inspired me and many others to go to the battlegrounds and ‘put our bodies on the line.’ By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2016 REMEMBERING TOM HAYDEN Peace activist and spiritual leader Rabbi Arthur Waskow … Continue reading
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Does the U.S. really have six political parties?
The major parties in the U.S. are not ideological parties in the European sense, but are constantly changing coalitions. By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | March 21, 2016 Successful strategic thinking starts with gaining knowledge, particularly gaining adequate … Continue reading
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My two cents on the Democratic debate
This time around, I think Sanders defined the agenda and dominated the discussion. By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | January 19, 2016 The three Democratic contenders — Senator Bernie Sanders, Secretary Hillary Clinton and Governor Martin O’Malley — … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | María Martin, Michael Hoinski & Ben Sargent, Carl Davidson, James K. Galbraith
We visit with a pioneer of public radio; discuss the fine printing of O. Henry’s lost manuscript; get some help understanding all the political madness; and visit with one of the world’s leading economists. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The … Continue reading
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My two cents on the Democratic forum hosted by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow
Maddow did a good job of posing open questions and trying to get decent answers. By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2015 Listen to Thorne Dreyer’s Nov. 6, 2015 Rag Radio interview with Carl Davidson, who … Continue reading
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What the big debate tells us about a
Republican presidency
Here’s my instant two cents on the first GOP ‘debate’: put your money in the body bag business. By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | August 7, 2015 First, if any of the top people here win the White … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Recent shows include lively, timely interviews and musical performance
Listen to podcasts of shows with Dale Watson & Rosie Flores; Jonah Raskin; Victor Pickard; Paul Krassner, David Hamilton & Steve Weissman; Gus Speth; Powell St. John & Spencer Perskin; Jesse Dayton; Philip Russell & Johnny Hazard; Erika Wurth & … Continue reading
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CARL DAVIDSON / COMMENTARY / Trump as big-city crimefighter?
Cartoon courtesy of LeftLinks. By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 15, 2025 This article was originally posted on August 15, 2025, as a weekly editorial on LeftLinks by its editor Carl Davidson and is cross-posted to The … Continue reading →