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Harry Targ : Academic Freedom and the Mitch Daniels/Howard Zinn Kerfuffle
Political cartoon by Gary Varvel / Indianapolis Star Academic freedom under fire: The Mitch Daniels/Howard Zinn kerfuffle If education at any level is to be shaped by the principle of academic freedom it must encourage student exposure to varieties of … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Incarceration Complex: ‘Beyond Walls and Cages’
Incarceration complex:The desire to imprison Walls and Cages provides example after example of how central the business of incarceration is to the U.S. power elites in the twenty-first century. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | August 7, 2013 … Continue reading
Michael James : ‘El Triumph’ in Tamaulipas, Mexico, 1962
Check Point, Tamaulipas, Mexico, June 16, 1962. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James‘ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:El Triumph in Mexico,Check Point, Tamaulipas, 1962 I’m working hard to keep the … Continue reading
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Tagged Memoir, Mexico, Michael James, Motorcycle Trip, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Sixties, Travel
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Alan Waldman : ‘Inspector Lynley Mysteries’ Feature Aristocratic Police Detective
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small are excellent as the mismatched-but-successful crime-fighting pair. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | August 6, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Peace Talks Are New Chapter in an Old Book
Peace talks: the players. Image from AP Graphics Bank. Peace talks:A new chapter in an old book Discussions about the issue, whether among citizens or by officials at the negotiating table, must begin with an acknowledgement of the power wielded … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, Israel, John Kerry, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Patriarchy, Robert Jensen, U.S. Imperialism
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Lamar W. Hankins : Alcoholics Anonymous, Nonbelievers, and the Constitution
Alcoholics Anonymous “praying hands” medallion. Image from Alternatives in Treatment. Alcoholics Anonymous, nonbelievers, and the Constitution AA proponents argue that the ‘higher power’ found in its steps can be whatever one wants it to be. Yet plainly religious practices go on … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Crary’s ’24/7′: Wake Up Little Susie!
Wake up little Susie:We’re in trouble deep Crary’s book provides a historical survey of capitalism’s growing encroachment on individual human life. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | July 30, 2013 [24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep … Continue reading
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Tagged 24/7, Books, Capitalism, Jonathan Crary, Philosophy, Political Economy, Ron Jacobs, Sleep
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Alan Waldman: ‘Not Going Out’ is an Extremely Funny British TV Sitcom
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Brilliant Lee Mack writes and stars in this truly wacky, unpredictable series. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | July 30, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Lee Mack, Not Going Out
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Tom Hayden : Secrecy Protests Split American Elites
Image from ElectronicFrontierFoundation / Flickr. Protests against secrecy drive elites into debate A virtual empire composed of distant and interconnected private and public elites contradicts representative democracy as virtually all Americans understand it. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 4, 1849-1879
Building the Suez Canal. Image from Modern School. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 4: 1849-1879 period — From free trade and the Suez Canal to bankruptcy and austerity By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : Callous Republicans Emulate Scrooge Regarding Helping the Needy
Art from Sodahead. Republicans want a countryScrooge would have loved Republicans are unwilling to accept that our founders viewed the collective efforts of the people, through the government, to include providing for “the general welfare.” By Lamar W. Hankins | … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebenezer Scrooge, Farm Bill, General Welfare, Great Depression, Lamar W. Hankins, Public Food Assistance, SNAP
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