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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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My friend and comrade, Tom Hayden
He inspired me and many others to go to the battlegrounds and ‘put our bodies on the line.’ By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2016 REMEMBERING TOM HAYDEN Peace activist and spiritual leader Rabbi Arthur Waskow … Continue reading
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Tom Hayden, ¡Presente!
The Port Huron Statement that Hayden drafted, a deeply intelligent critical analysis of American society, became the manifesto of a generation. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2016 REMEMBERING TOM HAYDEN Peace activist and spiritual … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago 8, New Left, Obituary, Peace Activists, Port Huron Statement, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, SDS, Sixties, Tom Hayden, Tom Hayden Tribute
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A tribute to Maggie, my mother
‘Maggie’s absolute freedom, her hospitality, big floppy hats and committed heart put the art scene in Houston on the side of human rights and general soul.’ — Mimi Crossley, Houston Post By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading
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Who makes U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century?
U.S. efforts in Venezuela and the Ukraine exemplify imperialism engineered through an embedded, extra-political ‘deep state.’ By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | March 4, 2014 I have been teaching courses on United States foreign policy for about 40 … Continue reading
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Tagged Covert Operations, Deep State, Harry Targ, Hugo Chavez, Interventionism, Military Intervention, National Endowment for Democracy, Neoliberal Capitalism, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Activists, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Imperialism, Ukraine, Venezuela
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Pete Seeger: ‘To Everything, There Is a Season’
Asked by HUAC if he had sung for Communists, Pete replied: ‘I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody.’ By Steve Russell … Continue reading
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Pete Seeger: A life that enriched ‘you and me’
The world has been diminished by his passing, just as it was enriched by his life. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 Several weeks ago, I began writing a column I intended to publish … Continue reading
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Tagged American Musicians, Deaths, Folk Music, Folksingers, Lamar W. Hankins, Obituary, Peace Activists, Pete Seeger, Rag Bloggers, Woody Guthrie
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Remembering Pete and Toshi Seeger
So long, Pete & Toshi. It’s been amazingly great to know you. By Harvey Wasserman | The Rag Blog | January 28, 2014 [Also see Rag Blog remembrances of Pete Seeger by Steve Russell, Lamar Hankins, and Harry Targ.] Toshi … Continue reading
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‘Flat-picking rabble-rouser’ David Rovics on Rag Radio
Amy Goodman called David Rovics ‘the musical version of Democracy Now!’ Singer/songwriter David Rovics on Rag Radio, Friday, June 1, 2012. Video produced and edited by Jeff Zavala and filmed by Grace Alfar of ZGraphix at the KOOP studios … Continue reading
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Tagged David Rovics, Interview, Musicians, Peace Activists, Podcast, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Thorne Dreyer, Video
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Mike Davis : The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby
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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Tagged Carl Davidson, Carl Oglesby, Deaths, Mike Davis, New Left, Peace Activists, SDS, Sixties
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Jeff Shero Nightbyrd : Skipping Stones With Carl Oglesby
Carl Oglesby at an SDS conference in 1968. Photo by Neal Boenzi / The New York Times.Seismic shifts and skipping stones:Memories of Carl OglesbyBy Jeff Shero Nightbyrd / The Rag Blog / September 15, 2011 [Carl Oglesby, a former president … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Oglesby, Deaths, Jeffrey Nightbyrd, New Left, Peace Activists, SDS, Sixties
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Duh! Glenn Beck Discovers Springsteen’s a Pinko
Glenn Beck finally listens to‘Born in the USA’ — and freaksBy Jason Linkins / March 12, 2010 You wouldn’t think this was possible, but Glenn Beck had apparently never actually sat down and listened to Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 Truthers, Bruce Springsteen, Glenn Beck, Lyrics, Musicians, Peace Activists, Vietnam
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