Tag Archives: Harry Targ

Harry Targ : Thousands Brave Cold Rain to Support Indiana Workers

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

On a cold, rainy day thousands rallied against anti-worker legislation March 10 in front of the Indiana Statehouse. Image from Fox59.In bitter cold rain:Thousands rally at Indianapolis State HouseBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Hoosiers Protest Right-to-Work Laws

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Trade unionists and progressives rally at Indiana State House in Indianapolis Feb. 22. Photo by Alan Petersime / AP.Protesting Right-to-Work laws:Hoosiers rally at Indiana State House By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 28, 2011 “A word on … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Fundamentalism and the Attack on Planned Parenthood

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Feministe.In the fundamentalist tradition:The attack on Planned Parenthood By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 24, 2011 Often politicians using religious dogma as their rhetorical tool, support public policies that punish poor women, women of color, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Harry Targ : The Struggle Continues in the Global South

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The struggle continues:People’s history and the Global South Vijay Prashad’s book reframes world history from a ‘bottom-up’ perspective. By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2011 From the streets to the classroom I am teaching a course … Continue reading →

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Harry Tarq : Revisionist History and the ‘Great Presidency’ of Ronald Reagan

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Center stage: Ronald Reagan on the set at the General Electric Theater, 1954-62. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Ronald Reagan and revisionist history The Reagan era brought us depression, war, and mass murder in the Global South. By Harry Targ / The … Continue reading →

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Harry Tarq : JFK and Obama Inspired Something Bigger Than Themselves

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jack Kennedy inspired idealism in youth of the 60s. Photo from Dysonology.JFK and Obama:Leaders who knew not what they were creating By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 23, 2011 A young college kid I walked to campus … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Words Still Matter

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Dwight D. Eisenhower. Photo by George Skadding / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images.Words still matter:Speeches that speak to our times By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2011 This conjunction of an immense military establishment … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Good Obama, Bad Obama: The Changing Frame

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from The Guardian, U.K.The story so far:Achievements and disappointmentsduring the Obama years By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 27, 2010 Changing media frames of political reality I am an inveterate watcher of MSNBC, the “liberal” end … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Did Obama Stimulus Save Kokomo, Indiana?

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visit Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant II in Kokomo, Indiana, on November 23, 2010. Photo by Brian Kersey / UPI.Recovery Act brings jobs to Kokomo:Obama in the conservative heartland By Harry Targ / … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Harry Targ : David Harvey’s ‘The Enigma of Capital’

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

What now?Economic and political crisis in 2010 By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2010 So where shall we start our revolutionary anti-capitalist movement? Mental conceptions? The relation to nature? Daily life and reproductive practices? Social relations? … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The 2010 Elections and the Battle of Ideas

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from UCAN.Assessing the 2010 elections:Towards building a progressive majority First, we need to communicate the basic proposition that the free marketers’ ideas do not make sense. By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 “Well, the … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : What Happens Wednesday?

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Then wait some more? Image from BET.The 2010 elections:What are we going to do on Wednesday? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 Americans always check the win/lost columns. From mid-April to some time in June … Continue reading →

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