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Mapping the Middle East mess
The artificial boundaries after the British and French carved up the region are increasingly irrelevant. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 29, 2015 “One day during the [Versailles] Peace Conference [ending WWI], Arnold Toynbee, an adviser … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Hamilton, Imperialism, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, World History
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Whose race, and gender, is it anyway?
Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal trigger an important conversation about identity and society. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | June 27, 2015 CHICAGO — Gender and race are not static but socially-created identities that can and should be … Continue reading
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Tagged Caitlyn Jenner, Gender, Marilyn Katz, Race, Rachel Dolezal, Rag Bloggers, Social Identity
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METRO | Casting Judith’s ashes into the big river
Josefina gently poured Judith Rosenberg’s ashes from the bag in the carved wooden box from Mexico. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | June 24, 2015 AUSTIN — The muses are, once again, tugging at my sleeve. Kleio, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Tan Cerca, Deaths, Elaine J. Cohen, Josefina Castillo, Judith Rosenberg, Metro, Rag Bloggers
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TELEVISION | ‘Hustle’ is Brit series where lovable rascals con greedy, rich bastards
A fine cast, tricky plots, and snappy dialogue make this program a fun, compelling pleasure. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | June 3, 2015 [In his Rag Blog column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Hustle, Rag Bloggers, Tony Jordan
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Use writing talent without losing it
The acid test of good writing is how it sounds when read aloud. When you write like an artist, people would pay to hear your words recited. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2015 This goes … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative Writing, English, Grammar, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell, Writing Tips
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Stormy Weather: A Rag Blog interview with Bryan Burrough, author of ‘Days of Rage’
“The underground is not a place but a way of life. You can be underground most anywhere, from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Hermosa Beach, California.” — Bryan Burrough By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Books, Bryan Burrough, Days of Rage, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Marilyn Buck, Radical Activists, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Weather Underground
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METRO | The heartbreak of children behind bars
The children we have come to know during our regular visits to detention centers have now spent an enormous part of their short lives behind walls. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | May 30, 2015 This is … Continue reading
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Elevators Reunion: (I Done Got) Levitation
at Psych Fest 2015
Like Icarus, the 13th Floor Elevators, a band that should have a special alcove in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, flew too close to the sun. Text and photos by Bob Simmons | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading
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Move to Amend vs. the Supreme Court
We must put corporations in their place and acknowledge that money is a commodity, not speech. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 19, 2015 For five years, ever since the illogical and corporatist Supreme Court decision … Continue reading
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Tagged Citizens United, Corporate Personhood, David Cobb, Lamar W. Hankins, Rag Bloggers, Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution
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