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Yearly Archives: 2014
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‘Manchild’ is clever British series about four 50-year-old men who struggle with the challenges of aging
The cast is outstanding, and the quartet’s vain attempts to recapture their youth are amusingly presented. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | February 10, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Manchild, Rag Bloggers, Vintage Television
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A People’s History of Egypt, Part 16, 1953-1954
Nasser forces resignation of General Naguib; no mass Jewish emigration during this period. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | February 10, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman’s Rag Blog “people’s history” series, “The Movement … Continue reading
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Can Austin survive the current Texas drought? / 1
There is sound science that says there is likely to be big trouble, even in supplying Austin’s current population with enough water. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | February 6, 2014 First of three. I met a traveller … Continue reading
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Cuba hosts the CELAC Summit, and ‘parallel’ dissident gathering
The CELAC Summit was unprecedented, with all the leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean gathering together with a common goal: unity. By Margarita Alarcón | The Rag Blog | February 6, 2014 HAVANA — All of Latin America and … Continue reading
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Tagged CELAC, Cuba, Cuban Dissidents, Fidel Castro, Havana, Latin America, Margarita Alarcón, Rag Bloggers
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Reza Aslan’s ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’
Whose Radical Jesus? ‘Zealot’ is the story of a literary success. By Paul Buhle | Truthout | February 6, 2014 [Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan (2013: Random House); Hardcover; 336 pp; $27.] A … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical History, Books, C. Osborne Ward, Christianity, Jesus, Paul Buhle, Radical Jesus, Religion, Reza Aslan, World History, Zealot
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Coca Cola’s ‘America the Beautiful’
Here’s my contribution to the discussion resulting from Coca-Cola’s multilingual ‘America the Beautiful’ Super Bowl commercial. ‘America the Beautiful’ By David Rovics | The Rag Blog | February 5, 2014 America is beautiful but it’s got a lot of ugly … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Coca Cola, David Rovics, Diversity, Marketing, Poetry, Rag Bloggers, Right Wing Media, Super Bowl, Verse, Xenophobia
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‘Declaring victory wherever we can’
An interview with Cynthia Kaufman on her book, ‘Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope’ By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 [Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope by Cynthia Kaufman (2013: Lexington Books); Paperback; 200 pp; … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Authors, Books, Cynthia Kaufman, Getting Past Capitalism, Interview, Leftists, Radical Thought, Rag Bloggers, Robert Jensen, Social Change, Socialism
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Pete Seeger: A life that enriched ‘you and me’
The world has been diminished by his passing, just as it was enriched by his life. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 Several weeks ago, I began writing a column I intended to publish … Continue reading
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Tagged American Musicians, Deaths, Folk Music, Folksingers, Lamar W. Hankins, Obituary, Peace Activists, Pete Seeger, Rag Bloggers, Woody Guthrie
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Award-Winning Rock Journalist Margaret Moser on Rag Radio
The irrepressible Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle music writer and director of the Austin Music Awards, visits with us on Rag Radio. By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 Rock journalist Margaret Moser, a prime mover behind … Continue reading
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A People’s History of Egypt, Part 15, 1952-1953
After Nasser’s Free Officers coup, the Revolutionary Command Council consolidates power. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | February 3, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman’s Rag Blog “people’s history” series, “The Movement to Democratize … Continue reading
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‘The Sandbaggers’ was a gripping, very realistic Brit spy thriller series
Roy Marsden starred as a spymaster facing both dangerous foreign threats and agonizing political backstabbing. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | February 3, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and TV … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Ian Mackintosh, Rag Bloggers, Roy Marsden, The Sandbaggers, Vintage Television
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