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ANALYSIS | Rioting reflections, again
‘A riot is the language of the unheard.’ — Martin Luther King By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June 1, 2020 SONOMA COUNTY, Calif — I have not actually been in the streets protesting over the past week … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Riots, Analysis, George Floyd, Jonah Raskin, Police Brutality, Rag Bloggers
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Street fighting man
The night New York City cops beat me bloody. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | December 2, 2019 I know your eyes are glued to the circus in D.C. and the slaughter that’s taking place in Afghanistan and … Continue reading
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Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot gets whipped by Cossacks
Members of the punk rock collective Pussy Riot were attacked by Cossacks and horsewhipped in the streets of Sochi. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | February 19, 2014 In Cairo’s Tahrir Square, way back in 2011, there was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Winter Olympics, Agit Prop, Dave Zirin, Direct Action, Gay Rights, LGBT, Musicians, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Police Brutality, Punk Rockers, Pussy Riot, Rag Bloggers, Russia, Russian Cossacks, Sochi Olympics, Sports, Tahir Square, Transgenders, Vladamir Luxuria, Vladimir Putin
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FILM / Jonah Raskin : Reviewing ‘Fruitvale’ and Remembering the Panthers
Reviewing Coogler’s Fruitvale Stationand reflecting on the Black Panthers Fruitvale Station shows how far we’ve traveled since the days of the Panthers, and how little we’ve traveled. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | August 12, 2013 The only … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Panthers, Bobby Seale, Film, Fruitvale Station, Huey Newton, Jonah Raskin, Oakland, Oscar Grant III, Police Brutality, Racial Profiling, Racism, Ryan Coogler
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Anthony Cristofani : Cops ‘Peacefully Evacuate’ Occupy LA
The ‘peaceful evacuation’ of Occupy Los Angeles ‘Evacuation’ is what kindly firefighters do when buildings are in danger of collapsing. This was an attack on people exercising their first amendment rights to assembly and speech in a public space. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Cristofani, Direct Action, Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Wall Street, Police Brutality
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Peter L. Myers : Pepper Spray Gazette (Numbers Don’t Lie)
Lt. John Pike, who was photographed pepper spraying passive protesters at U.C. Davis, is shown here doing the deed in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World.” Graphic by Brady Hall / Pepper Spraying Cop / Tumblr.Pepper Spray Gazette:Numbers don’t lie!By Peter L. … Continue reading
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Tagged Concentration of Wealth, Occupy Wall Street, Peter L. Myers, Police Brutality
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CARTOON / Joshua Brown : Life During Wartime: March of History
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / The Rag Blog / September 18, 2011.[Joshua Brown is the executive director of the Center for Media and Learning/American Social History Project, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York and is a … Continue reading
Mike Davis : Protest in the Driver’s Seat
Image from the Schumin Web.Chevy to the levee:Protest in the driver’s seat This is the ultimate American way: protesting in a car (or on a bike) while obeying the law. The possibilities for serene family tourism are endless and mind-boggling. … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike Davis, Occupy Wall Street, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Social Protest, Transportation
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David Van Os : ‘Non-Lethal Projectiles’ in Oakland
Police officers with “non-lethal ordnance” after an early morning raid on Occupy Oakland’s tent city, Oakland, CA, Oct.25, 2011. Photo by Stephen Lam / Reuters.Military zone in Oakland:Riot cops use ‘non-lethal projectiles’to attack occupiers’ encampment Scott Olsen, who served two … Continue reading
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Tagged David Van Os, Iraq Veterans, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Police Brutality, Social Protest
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Jordan Flaherty : The Battle for New Orleans Continues
New Orleans after Katrina. Image from Slate. Six years after Katrina: The battle for New Orleans continues Political power has shifted to whites, but blacks have not given up their struggle for a voice — and justice. By Jordan Flaherty … Continue reading
