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Yearly Archives: 2014
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Spreading the word and the love with ‘The Heartland Journal,’ 1979-2005
I was in a phase of life when I was trying to integrate radical politics, spirituality, and personal growth and development. By Michael James | The Rag Blog | November 11, 2014 [In this series, Michael James is sharing images … Continue reading
METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : Birthing book linked to death of Pursley baby in East Texas cult
The Texas Family Code states explicitly that parents have a duty to provide medical care to their child. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 “I have some grievous news. The Lord took her.” – … Continue reading
METRO/GUEST VOICE | Elaine J. Cohen : Cassandra’s curse and the usgov detention centers
Briefly thought extinct, the idea of ‘family detention’ has returned to the horror of those who battled it at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center in Taylor, Texas. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 … Continue reading
Posted in Metro, RagBlog
Tagged Central American Immigrants, Elaine J. Cohen, Family Detention, Gang Violence, Guest Voice, Immigrant Detention, Metro
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Message to the president
Now is the time to fight for a legacy you can be proud of, and to lay down a path to victory for your coalition in 2016. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | November 6, 2014 The Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged 2014 Elections, 2016 Elections, Midterm Elections, Obama Legacy, Obama Presidency, Political Strategy, Rag Bloggers, Tom Hayden
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Bury the bomb before it buries us
The U.S. and Russia are modernizing, improving, and extending the longevity by decades of the three prongs of their nuclear war triad. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | November 5, 2014 A quarter century after the Cold … Continue reading
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What to make of the elections – and what we should do next
Progressives must engage in education, agitation, and organization around social and economic justice issues while fighting the politics of fear. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | November 5, 2014 I am looking at exit poll data and, as … Continue reading
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The GOP/corporate coup d’etat is nearly complete
Our electoral apparatus is thoroughly compromised by oceans of dirty money, Jim Crow registration traps, rigged electronic voting, gerrymandering… By Harvey Wasserman | The Rag Blog | November 5, 2014 The GOP/corporate coup d’etat is nearly complete. The Republicans now … Continue reading
METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Houston-raised actress Cindy Pickett was Ferris
Bueller’s mom
The daughter of Houston acting teacher Cecil Pickett, Cindy starred in ‘Guiding Light,’ ‘St. Elsewhere,’ and Roger Vadim’s erotic thriller, ‘Night Games.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | November 4, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features actress … Continue reading
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BOOKS | ‘Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence’
This collection of essays, poetry, and art, much of it from the pages of CounterPunch, is provocative and enlightening. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | November 3, 2014 In 1771 in the North Carolina colony, Justice Martin Howard … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged American History, Books, CounterPunch, Killing Trayvons, Racial Violence, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Ron Jacobs, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin
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