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POLITICAL VIOLENCE | The politics of assassination: An initial thought
Throughout the early postwar era and emphatically during the 1960s, the politics of assassination came into play. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2021 I’m writing this on the morning of December 4, 2021, the … Continue reading
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DOCUMENTARY FILM | The widowmaker: Betty and Kenneth Rodgers’
doc, ‘I Married the War’
That’s what war does: demonizes the Other. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | December 2, 2021 Almost all women whose husbands go to war inevitably become widows. Even those with husbands who come home from war alive. They … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘Exploring Space City!’: A dazzling
authoritative book
The volume is a labor of love that honors Houston’s historicunderground newspaper. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | November 21, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO — Comedian Robin Williams would say, famously, “If you remember the 1960s you really weren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Exploring Space City!, Houston, Jonah Raskin, Journalism, New Left, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Sixties Houston, Underground Press
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BOOKS | Exploring Space City! is on the way!
“This lovingly crafted compilation captures the spirit of the New Left and the counterculture.” — Historian Robert Cottrell By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | November 18, 2021 Our much-awaited book, Exploring Space City!: Houston’s Historic Underground Newspaper — … Continue reading
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EDUCATION | Rethinking the university in an age of
educational crisis
Looking back and moving forward. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | November 11, 2021 Harry Targ will join Thorne Dreyer to discuss issues raised in this article on Rag Radio, Friday, November 12, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP … Continue reading
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AMLO at midterm
Mexico’s president receives mixed grades. By Philip L. Russell | The Rag Blog | October 28, 2021 Listen to Thorne Dreyer’s Rag Radio interview with Philip Russell about the issues discussed in this article, Friday, Oct. 28, 2021, 2-3 p.m. … Continue reading
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Tagged AMLO, Andres Manuel López Obrador, Mexico, Philip L. Russell, Rag Bloggers
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POLITICAL CARTOON | Deep in the heart…
Previous installments are archived athttp://www.joshbrownnyc.com/ldw.htm
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POLITICAL OPINION | Blowback: The forever wars are
coming home
I see a desire for violence as catharsis in many protesters on the Left and Right today. By Mike Giglio | The Rag Blog | Sept. 16, 2021 This article was first published by The Intercept on September 9, 2021, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Mike Giglio, Norman Mailer, Political Opinion, Political Violence, The Intercept, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS | ‘Life Is a Butt Dial: Tales from a Life Among
the Tragically Hip’
It’s A greezy, slippery slope to fun! By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | September 11, 2021 When it’s the Dog Days and the second summer of Covid and the headlines are ugly and even Cousin Junebug has … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Cleve Hattersley, Greezy Wheels, Life Is a Butt Dial, Memoir, Rock and Roll
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BOOKS | Alice Embree’s ‘Voice Lessons’
This important book tells the story of Alice Embree’s struggle to be heard at a time when women were especially marginalized. By Sharon Shelton | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2021 Voice Lessons by Alice Embree (Briscoe Center for … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin History, Books, Feminism, Rag Bloggers, Sharron Shelton, Voice Lessons, Women's Movement
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PUBLIC HEALTH | Gov. Abbott’s pandemic failure
It is not a personal health decision when the failure to protect oneself endangers the lives of everyone. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 19, 2021 Like many Americans, I have been pondering how we could … Continue reading
