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A problem with authority
By the age of 20, I was aware of the frequent exercise of authority in illegitimate, violent, corrupt, and otherwise abusive ways. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 9, 2014 The recent cases in both Ferguson, … Continue reading
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What to make of the elections – and what we should do next
Progressives must engage in education, agitation, and organization around social and economic justice issues while fighting the politics of fear. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | November 5, 2014 I am looking at exit poll data and, as … Continue reading
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BOOKS | ‘Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence’
This collection of essays, poetry, and art, much of it from the pages of CounterPunch, is provocative and enlightening. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | November 3, 2014 In 1771 in the North Carolina colony, Justice Martin Howard … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Books, CounterPunch, Killing Trayvons, Racial Violence, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Ron Jacobs, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin
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METRO | Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte : Are Texas legislators just slow learners?
Texas is not alone in its willingness to restrict its upscale education to a ‘possessive investment in whiteness.’ By Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte | The Rag Blog | October 22, 2014 AUSTIN — The Texas legislature seems determined to govern … Continue reading
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SPORT | Former Dodger GM’s exile from baseball: Was justice done?
Despite Al Campanis’ historic racist remark, he was a proud and honorable man who was mistreated by pro baseball’s self-righteous moral guardians. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2014 I often think of Al Campanis, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Campanis, Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, Murray Polner, Nightline, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Sports
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The forms of violence and the meanings
of Ferguson
From police violence to economic despair, to lack of political representation, to cultural rationales for state violence, the basic characteristics of American society are uncovered. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | August 21, 2014 In addressing violence, researchers, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Ferguson, Harry Targ, Michael Brown, Police Violence, Poverty, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Violence
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PODCASTS | Listen to Rag Radio interviews with Chris Tomlinson and David Bacon
Award-winning journalist Tomlinson discusses his acclaimed new book, ‘Tomlinson Hill,’ and photojournalist Bacon addresses the role of U.S. policies in causing the current immigration crisis. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | August 11, 2014 Journalist and author … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Tomlinson, David Bacon, Immigration Crisis, Interviews, Podcast, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Slavery, Texas History, Thorne Dreyer, Tomlinson Hill
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Angela Davis featured at National Forum on Police Crimes at University of Chicago
Police repression and ideological mystification are the glues that maintain structural violence. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | May 19, 2014 Stop Police Crimes! End Mass Incarceration! Free All Political Prisoners! (Rally with Angela Davis, Trinity United Church … 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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Richard Sherman’s refusal to be a brand
If you’re going to root against the Seahawks, please do it for the right reasons. Not so Richard Sherman gets some kind of lip-buttoning comeuppance. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2014 I was done writing … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Dave Zirin, Football, Professional Sports, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks, Sports, Sports Marketing, Super Bowl
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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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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Prof Jay D. Jurie & Texas NAACP Pres Gary Bledsoe on Trayvon Martin
Central Florida Prof. Jay D. Jurie, left, and Gary Bledsoe, president, Texas NAACP. Rag Radio podcast:The Rag Blog‘s Jay D. Jurie andAustin attorney Gary Bledsoeon the legacy of Trayvon Martin They discuss the trial, racial profiling, the ‘stand your ground’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Gary Bledsoe, George Zimmerman, Gun Violence, Interview, Jay D. Jurie, NAACP, Podcast, Racism, Rag Radio, Sanford FL, Stand Your Ground, Thorne Dreyer, Trayvon Martin
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