Tag Archives: Carl Davidson

Carl Davidson : ‘Lazy’ People and Voting Rights

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News / The Cagle Post.‘Lazy’ people, voting rights, andRepublicans caught with their pants down As the saying goes, most people work for their money, but a few people are able to let … Continue reading →

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Carl Davidson : What Should Progressives Do in November?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Dynamic duo. Graphic by DonkeyHotey. What to do in November, and beyond The 2012 election will be one of the most polarized and critical elections in recent history. And it will have little to do with Obama’s record… which is … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Trayvon Martin, Newt Gingrich, and the ‘Race Card’

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstrators call for justice for Trayvon Martin. Image from AllVoices.Tragedies, crimes, and Trayvon Martin:How Newt Gingrich played the ‘race card’ By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2012 Every so often an outrage happens that lights up … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Shameless Republicans and the State of the Union

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Newt and the “Food Stamp President.” Image from The Economist / Keep on Keepin’ On!We’re all in the same boat?On the topic of Obama, theGOP can’t even blush anymore By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | January 25, 2012 … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jerry Harris : Carl Davidson’s ‘Lost Writings of SDS’

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Collection of ‘lost’ SDS writings revealsdepth of Sixties radical thinking By Jerry Harris / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2011 [Revolutionary Youth and the New Working Class: Lost Writings of SDS, edited by Carl Davidson; (Pittsburgh PA: Changemaker Publications, … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : The Pundits’ Obsession About ‘Specific Demands’

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Occupy Wall Street poster from Lalo Alcaraz / laloalcaraz.com.Occupy and the pundits:Do we really want ‘specific demands?’ By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog/ December 6, 2011 I’m getting fed up with pompous pundits lecturing the “Occupy!” movement for not … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Occupied Wall Street and the Emergence of a Popular Front

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Emily Laermer / Crain’s.We shall not be moved!A report from occupied Wall Street: A new popular front against finance capital, encompassing a progressive majority of the country, is beginning to take shape. By Carl Davidson / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Who’s Waging ‘Class Warfare’?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Art from RepublicanDirtyTricks.com / Keep on Keepin’ On.Talk about your ‘class warfare’:Shameless opposition to jobs bill reveals GOP hatred of working class By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / September 20, 2011 If you want to have your class … Continue reading →

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Mike Davis : The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Carl Oglesby. Image from Kngine.Eloquent orator of the New Left:Remembering Carl Oglesby Carl Oglesby sadly left this world Tuesday morning after a long bout with cancer. President of SDS from 1965-66, he was a passionate American radical and one of … Continue reading →

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Rag Radio : Carl Davidson on Mondragon and Workers’ Cooperatives

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rag Radio’s Tracey Schulz (left) and Thorne Dreyer, with guest Carl Davidson at the KOOP studios in Austin, Friday, Sept. 9. Photo by Jim Cleveland / KOOP Radio / The Rag Blog. Noted writer and political activist Carl Davidson onRag … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Why Neoliberals Have Trouble Telling the Truth

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Newt on Fox. Image from Keep on Keepin’ On. Media wars and manufacturing consent: Getting people to vote against themselves Why neoliberals have trouble telling the truth. By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2011 The Rag … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Time to Get Serious About Full Employment

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

WPA image via Keep on Keepin’ On Time to get serious about full employment: We need a jobs program that doesn’t tinker around the edges By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 24, 2011 The Rag Blog will … Continue reading →

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