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Yearly Archives: 2011
Jonah Raskin : Chickens Come Home to Roost in Arizona
Malcolm X at Harlem rally, December 31, 1969. Photo from New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.On chickens coming home to roost:Armageddon in Arizona By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 Shortly after JFK was shot and … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Machines Change, Our Work Remains the Same
Early computer. Image from Corbis-Bettmann.The limits of internet activism:Machines change, the work remains the same By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 When I first got involved in left/radical political organizing in the 1990s, I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Computers, Ecology, Information Technology, Internet, Radical Change, Robert Jensen, Social Activism
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At The Rag Blog, we asked some of our old-school colleagues to share with us their unique experiences and adventures in the political and cultural movements of the radical Sixties, and Ray Reece obliges in spades! Ray combines the story … Continue reading
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Patricia Vonne Headlines Jan. 23 Rag Blog Benefit Bash
Graphic by James Retherford / Hot Digital Dog Design / The Rag Blog. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Latina rocker Patricia Vonneheadlines Rag Blog benefit at Jovita’s What: Rag Blog BenefitWho: Latina rocker Patricia Vonne and singer-songwriter Gina ChavezWhere: Jovita’s, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, El Salvador, Gina Chavez, Journalism, Jovita's, Musicians, Patricia Vonne, Rag Radio, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer
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Marc Estrin : Infiltrations
Skulker by R. Crumb.INFILTRATIONS By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 Last week, I wrote about what I consider politically unearned infiltrations supporting rampant consumerism. I will not sing Hallelujah in the mall. Infiltrations, however, do … Continue reading
Glenn W. Smith : Gabrielle Giffords and The Blood of Eden
Jackson Pollock’s The Deep. Oil and enamel on Canvas (1953).The Blood of Eden:Our escalating political violenceBy Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2011 I caught sight of my reflectionI caught it in the windowI saw the … Continue reading
James Noland : Sarah Palin and JFK’s Houston Speech
John F. Kennedy, then a candidate for president of the United States, speaks before a group of Protestant ministers at Houston’s Rice Hotel, September 12, 1960. Photo from AP.Palin wrong about JFK:Kennedy’s famous speech on church and state As the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Catholic Church, Houston, James Noland, JFK, Presidency, Religion, Sarah Palin
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Glenn W. Smith : Aristotle and the Cyberpoke
Photo of cyberpoke by Willie Pipkin / DogCanyon.Making real connections:Aristotle and the cyberpoke By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2011 Democratic political consultant and progressive Texas blogger Glenn W. Smith will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Bipartisanship, Community, Glenn W. Smith, Internet, West Texas
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Alan Waldman : My 10 Favorite Films of 2010
Scene from City Island with Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia. Image from Rotten Tomatoes.City Island tops the list:My 10 favorite films of 2010 By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2011 Many people believe The King’s Speech is … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Death Panel’ Hysteria Gets New Life
Cartoon by Steve Sack / Minneapolis Star-Tribune / GoComics.Tales from the crypt, dept.A new attack on end-of-life counseling By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / January 5, 2011 Charles Krauthammer, the right-wing political columnist, ended 2010 with an … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Journalists, Lamar W. Hankins, Right Wing Extremists
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Rheumatoid Arthritis and Medical Arrogance
Dr. William Osler:”We are here to add what we can to life…” Image from The Arts, Sciences and Medicine.Adding what we can to life:Treating rheumatoid arthritis,and fighting medical arroganceBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / January 5, … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Hamilton, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care, Medicine, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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