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Lies and war!
U.S. administrations ever since Truman have justified aggressive foreign policies by lying and distorting the realities behind complex international relationships. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | September 4, 2014 Post-modernists talk about “discourses,” “narratives,” “tropes,” and verbal “deconstructions.” … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Harry Targ, Rag Bloggers, Truman Doctrine, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Imperialism, World History
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Ferguson: Living through the replay
We seem repeatedly surprised by the anger generated by educational inequity, vanished jobs, income disparities, lost affordable housing, and racial and ethnic profiling. By Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2014 Like many other Americans, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967 Race Riots, American History, American Society, Cultural Stereotypes, Ethnic Studies, Ferguson, Kerner Commision, Mainstream Media, Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte, New America Media, Racial Profiling, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Texas Board of Education, UT School of Journalism
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BOOKS | The evil that was Phoenix
Douglas Valentine’s ‘The Phoenix Program,’ gives lie to the ongoing attempts to turn the U.S. war in Vietnam into a noble effort. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | July 8, 2014 “Phoenix was far worse than the things … Continue reading
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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
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Wahoo! It’s Indian Summer
As Washington Redskin fans debate the political correctness of their team name, Indians fans and detractors grapple with the propriety of the grinning visage of Chief Wahoo. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | April 10, 2014 It’s crazy … Continue reading
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Fifty years ago and counting
For a white kid graduating from high school in 1963 and already involved in civil rights, seeing Dr. King at the Washington Monument highlighted a momentous year. By Leslie Cunningham | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2014 “We missed … Continue reading
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Radical justice and ‘Radical Jesus,’ coming to a bookstore near you
‘Radical Jesus’ rediscovers Jesus as a radical leftist thinker and traces changemakers inspired by his teachings. By Sarah Berlin | In These Times | April 2, 2014 A comic book might be the last place you’d expect to find Jesus. … Continue reading
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Betty Medsger’s ‘The Burglary’ is extraordinary tale of historic ‘B and E’
In 1971, eight anti-war activists broke into the FBI field office in Media, Pennsylvania, and removed confidential files about FBI surveillance against political organizations it considered anti-American. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | February 11, 2014 [The Burglary: … Continue reading
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Progressives need to remember that history is complicated
In the words of Pete Seeger, “Though it’s darkest before the dawn, These thoughts keep us moving on…” By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | January 28, 2014 [This essay by Harry Targ first appeared at The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Arlo Guthrie, Folk Music, Harry Targ, New Left, Pete Seeger, Progressive Movement, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Social Change
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Bill Ayers’ ‘Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident’
In his ongoing journey, and with his new memoir, ‘Public Enemy,’ Bill Ayers continues to bring the radical ‘spark’ forward. By Alan Wieder | The Rag Blog | January 7, 2014 Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn will speak at “Underground … Continue reading
