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Two global peace leaders pass
Uri Avnery and David McReynolds carried on the tradition of the great Eugene V. Debs. By Paul Buhle | The Rag Blog | August 25, 2018 Within just a few days, 94-year-old Uri Avnery and 88-year-old David McReynolds died. I … Continue reading
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Tagged David McReynolds, Deaths, Obituary, Paul Buhle, Peace Activists, Rag Bloggers, Socialism, Uri Avnery
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Afghanistan: Trump was right the first time
During the campaign he pledged to get out. Now the killing will continue. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | August 21, 2017 I’ve just finished listening to Trump’s speech on Afghanistan. While generally I have been hostile to … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan War, Civilian Fatalities, David McReynolds, Donald Trump, Rag Bloggers, Taliban
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Donald Trump, the unexpected guest
with my curry
When I found my young friend, the attorney, was considering voting for Trump, it suggested to me that Trump might win. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2016 NEW YORK — A few weeks ago a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, David McReynolds, Donald Trump, Presidential Campaign, Rag Bloggers
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The Republican debate and the raw ego of
Donald Trump
The most glaring problem was how little this group understands the world in which we now live. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | August 10, 2015 NEW YORK — My assumption is that most of you watched the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, David McReynolds, Donald Trump, Rag Bloggers, Republican Debate, Republican Party
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In opposition to Israeli actions, and to anti-Semitism
It is a grave error to attack Jews anywhere based on the actions of the Israeli government. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2014 In recent days there has been a flurry of anti-Semitic outbursts in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, David McReynolds, Israel-Gaza Conflict, Middle East, Peace Movement, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Foreign Policy, Zionism
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On becoming a living fossil
David may have been ahead of his time, but he was late to pick up Muriel Lester. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | May 7, 2014 NEW YORK — This past Friday I went up to a Unitarian … Continue reading
David McReynolds : We Are All Wounded Veterans
March to alternative Armistice ceremony in Regents Park in London, November 11, 1938. Until the guns fall silent: We are all wounded veterans In the bad wars — which are the only wars we have fought for some time now … Continue reading
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Tagged Armistice Day, David McReynolds, Peace Movement, Rag Bloggers, Veterans Day, World Peace
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David McReynolds : Reflections on the ’63 March on Washington
A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin on the cover of Life Magazine, September 6, 1963. A socialist remembers:Reflections on the March on Washington The climate in Washington, D.C. that day was timorous. White Washingtonians feared some riotous upheaval. By David … Continue reading
FILM / David McReynolds : ‘How to Survive a Plague’ Is the Remarkable Story of ACT UP’s Battle Against AIDS
How to Survive a Plague:The remarkable story of ACT UP Panic spread slowly. Rock Hudson’s death gave the disease a public face, but took us no closer to the cause. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | April 10, … Continue reading
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Tagged ACT UP, David McReynolds, Documentary Film, Film, Gay Movement, HIV/AIDS, LGBT
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David McReynolds : After the Truce in Gaza
Political cartoon by Paul Jamiol / Jamiol’s World / Informed Comment.EdgeLeft:After the truce in Gaza This was not only a victory for Hamas, but also for Israel, which achieved at one stroke a deep division between the two sides of … Continue reading
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Tagged David McReynolds, Gaza, Gaza Truce, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement
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David McReynolds : In Defense of Independent Politics / 1
Dynamic duo: Does the answer lie elsewhere? Image from Gulf Business.EdgeLeft:In defense of independent politics / 1 What is certain is that neither candidate is willing to make a real break with the military/industrial complex which dominates this country. By … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, David McReynolds, Socialism, The Left, Third Party Politics
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FILM / David McReynolds : Clint Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’
Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar It is precisely because Eastwood has made the sexual angle central to the film, without playing games with it, that the film is so powerful. By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / November 17, 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, David McReynolds, FBI, Film, J. Edgar Hoover
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