Tag Archives: Radical Change

Van Gosse : What Would an American Left Look Like?

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Radical reconstruction: root and branch. Image from en.academic.ru. Begin the walk: What would an American Left look like? I propose that a consequential Left can only proceed as a project for reconstructing American democracy, root and branch. By Van Gosse … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : The Left and the ‘Lesser Evil’ Dilemma

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Liberation News.For whom should the left vote? Many progressives now view Obama as the ‘lesser evil,’ but worry he will sell them out once again. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | November 5, 2012 There … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : David Harvey’s ‘Rebel Cities’

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Living for the city:David Harvey’s ‘Rebel Cities‘ This is a radical book. Its discussion ranges from the workings of the monopoly rent system and the nature of neoliberal capitalism to a call to take back the city. By Ron Jacobs … Continue reading →

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Mike Davis : No More Bubblegum

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Nada’s magic glasses in John Carpenter’s They Live.No more bubblegum:Occupy Wall Street’s magic glasses As [John] Carpenter foresaw, force enough Americans out of their homes and/or careers… and something new and huge will begin to slouch toward Goldman Sachs. By … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Harry Targ : Remembering Malcolm and Manning

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image of Malcolm X, above, from The Daily Grind. Manning Marable from NewsOne.Remembering Malcolm and Manning Telling Malcolm X’s story was Marable’s way of advocating for fundamental social change in a deeply troubled world. By Harry Targ / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Consciousness Rising, World Fading

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from photobucket.Accepting the reality of decline:Consciousness rising, world fading By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / March 1, 2011 Our stories of awakenings — whether moral, intellectual, religious, artistic, or sexual — are tricky. Honest self-reflection doesn’t come … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Machines Change, Our Work Remains the Same

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Early computer. Image from Corbis-Bettmann.The limits of internet activism:Machines change, the work remains the same By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 When I first got involved in left/radical political organizing in the 1990s, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Radical Change Isn’t on the Ballot

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graffiti art by Banksy.Making real choices:Radical change isn’t on the ballot By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 November 2 is going to be a big day in our political lives. But November 3 will be … Continue reading →

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