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BOOKS | ‘Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties’
A new book by two stellar ex-SDS members, Mike Davis and Jon Wiener. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | May 20, 2020 SONOMA COUNTY, Cal. — To really get the most from this huge history about the City … Continue reading
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Tagged Jon Wiener, Jonah Raskin, Los Angeles, Mike Davis, Movement History, Rag Bloggers, Set the Night on Fire
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TRAVEL | Three days in LA: Tales of a reluctant tourist
It’s clear that there’s little if anything natural about LA. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | April 18, 2019 “Disneyland is presented as imaginary in order to make us believe that the rest is real, when in fact … Continue reading
Brooke Jarvis : A Tale of Carmaggedon
One of the busiest freeways in California, the 405, stands vacant during “Carmaggedon.” Photo from Getty Images.A tale of Carmaggedon:The cyclists who beat an airplane During Los Angeles’ freeway-free weekend, little went quite as expected. By Brooke Jarvis / CommonDreams … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Ruben Salazar and the ‘Kiss of Death’
August 30, 1970 Los Angeles Times headlines death of journalist Ruben Salazar.Back in the news:Revisiting the 1970 killing ofCrusading journalist Ruben Salazar By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 Salazar had been working on an exposé… … Continue reading
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Tagged Conspiracy, FBI, Journalists, Law Enforcement, Los Angeles, Paul Krassner, Ruben Salazar, Watergate
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Los Angeles : Jewish Activists Chain Themselves to Israeli Consulate
Photo by Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times.‘Jews will not allow the violence that is being done in our name to continue,’ Hannay Howard said. ‘Not all Jews are united in support of Israel.’By Ruben Vives / January 14, 2009 … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Gaza War, Israel, Los Angeles, Palestinian Occupation, Political Protest
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Los Angeles and Owens Valley : An Epic Struggle Over Water
Harry Williams, member of the Paiute Tribe, wants to protect the Owens Valley from development. Photo by Jennifer I. Fenton / WIP. The struggle over Owens Valley’s water resources is spattered with tales reminiscent of an old Hollywood Western starring … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Environment, Los Angeles, Native Americans, Natural Resources, pollution, Water Conservation
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