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Yearly Archives: 2011
What Will the GOP Demand in Return for Raising the Debt Ceiling? By Don Swift / The Rag Blog / For months Republicans have been threatening to shut down the government if they don’t get what they want as payment … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : San Marcos, Texas, and the Separation of Church and State
Thomas Jefferson and the separation of church and state. Sculpture outside the Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, Vermont. Image from Artsology.Thomas Jefferson,the San Marcos City Council,and the municipal promotion of prayer It is a feeble and flaccid religion that needs the imprimatur … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Constitution, First Amendment, Lamar W. Hankins, Religion, San Marcos, Thomas Jefferson
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Christian Science Monitor / Thought TheaterDartmouth Independent The great municipal religious promotion of the 21st century By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / City councils have no jurisdiction over religion, yet throughout Texas and the rest of the … Continue reading
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Santana Blasts Immigrant Haters at Baseball’s ‘Civil Rights’ Game
Grammy-winning rock legend Carlos Santana was given the Major League Baseball Beacon of Change Award before Braves-Phillies game Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Atlanta. Photo by John Bazemore / AP.Atlanta fans boo!Santana speaks out for Civil Rightsat baseball’s ‘Civil Rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Carlos Santana, Civil Rights, Dave Zirin, Immigration, Sports
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THEATER / Jonah Raskin : The ‘Reborning’ of Zayd Dohrn
Scene from Zayd Dohrn’s Reborning at the San Francisco Playhouse.The Reborning of Zayd Dohrn: A fascinating piece of theater from the son of Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers that speaks to our time now and where we’ve come from as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Jonah Raskin, Theater, Weather Underground, Zayd Dohrn
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Harry Targ : The Media and Ideological Hegemony
The media shape our consciousness. Image from Look for the Words.Taking on the media:Challenging ideological hegemony By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / May 16, 2011 The media and political, economic, educational, religious, and entertainment institutions shape our consciousness. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Harry Targ, Media, Progressive Movement, Propaganda
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Ken Martin : ‘The Austin Bulldog’: Growling at the Powers That Be
Logo from The Austin Bulldog. Graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Journalism making a difference:The Austin Bulldog‘s investigativereporting shakes up City HallBy Ken Martin / The Rag Blog / May 12, 2011 AUSTIN — Even if you’ve never heard … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Central Texas, Investigative Journalism, Ken Martin, The Austin Bulldog
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Tom Miller : Stoney Burns Was Dallas’ Underground Iconoclast
Remembering Stoney Burns:Dallas’ underground iconoclast He lived up to his image: longish brillo hair, loads of dope, young cuties by his side, and a great appetite for outrage and graphic explosion. By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / May … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas, Dallas Notes, Sixties, Space City, Stoney Burns, The Rag, Tom Miller, Underground Press
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Harvey Wasserman : Let’s Join Japan in Junking New Nukes
Workers cycle past a nuclear power plant on a tricycle cart in Changchun, in northeast China’s Jilin province, Dec. 17, 2010. Japan and Germany are limiting or phasing out reliance on nuclear power after the Fukushima accident. Photo from AP.We’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Harvey Wasserman, Japan Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Nuclear Power
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David McReynolds : The View From Over the Hill
The hill (and beyond). Image from Financial Samurai.Do not be dismayed:The view from over the hill Even in defeat we are victorious, for we have given our lives a meaning others should envy. In struggling for something greater than ourselves, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, David McReynolds, Karl Marx, Pacifism, Political Philosophy, Socialism
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Sue Katz : May Day in Vermont
Poet Verandah Porche (left) and author Sue Katz. Photos from Sue Katz, Barry Hock, and Consenting Adult.May Day in Vermont By Sue Katz / The Rag Blog / May 10, 2011 I think you’ll get some enjoyment from reading this … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Communes, Counterculture, LNS, May Day, New England, Ray Mungo, Sixties, Sue Katz, Verandah Porche
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The view from over the hill By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / [On April 26, 2011, there was a book party for Martin Duberman’ s double biography of Barbara Deming and David McReynolds titled A Saving Remnant. (Listen … Continue reading
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