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METRO | GI coffeehouse, Iraq vets respond to latest Fort Hood tragedy
By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | April 7, 2014 KILLEEN — When Spec. Ivan A. Lopez opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood on April 2, he killed four people and wounded 16 more. He was one … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Fort Hood, Ft. Hood Shootings, Gun Violence, Iraq, IVAW, Malachi Muncy, Mental Health, Metro Bloggers, PTSD, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Military, Under the Hood, Veterans
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Fifty years ago and counting
For a white kid graduating from high school in 1963 and already involved in civil rights, seeing Dr. King at the Washington Monument highlighted a momentous year. By Leslie Cunningham | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2014 “We missed … Continue reading
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What really happened in Ukraine?
Nothing quite like this move on the geopolitical chessboard has happened since the U.S. became the world’s single superpower over two decades ago. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2014 “The West must understand that, … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimea, Crimean Annexation, Crimean Conflict, European Union, geo, Jack A. Smith, Mainstream Media, NATO, neo-Nazis, Neocons, Public Opinion, Rag Bloggers, Russian History, U.S.-Russian Relations, Ukraine, Ukrainian Coup, Ukranian Fascism, Viktor Yanukovych, Vladimir Putin, World History
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Raise the minimum wage now
Working people are on the move and grassroots groups are demanding a fair minimum wage. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | April 1, 2014 The experience of increasing poverty, economic marginalization, and the rise of political reaction against … Continue reading
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Tagged Fair Minimum Wage Act, Grassroots Activism, Harry Targ, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Economy
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SPORT | The Northwestern University Football Union and the NCAA’s death spiral
The NCAA is now in a fight for its life. Its power emanates solely from its position as a cartel. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | March 28, 2014 “Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered…” – Mark Cuban … Continue reading
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Tagged College Athletics, Dave Zirin, Football, NCAA, NLRB, Northwestern University, Rag Bloggers, Student Athletes, Unions
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‘Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries’ is a fun, stylish mystery series set in 1928 Melbourne
Delightful flapper detective Miss Phryne Fisher, wonderfully played by Essie Davis, makes this Aussie gem well worth your time. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | March 25, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his … Continue reading
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The Cold War that threatens democracy
The new Cold War doctrine is that democratically elected nationalist or socialist leaders are new dominos threatening the fall of a U.S.-controlled order. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2014 While the first Cold War was … Continue reading
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Finding some happiness nearby South By
There may have been insanity downtown but my friendly neighborhood venues were rife with talent all day and all evening all week. By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2014 AUSTIN, Texas — South By Southwest … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Growth, Austin Music, Baskery, Beverly Baker Moore, Leeann Atherton, Music Business, Rag Bloggers, South Austin, SXSW
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Jim Retherford, the ‘Man in a Red Devil Suit’
Jim has been a fearless New Left editor, a political performance artist, part of a guerrilla theater troupe, and has worked with some of the legendary figures of the ’60s. By Robert Sharlet | The Rag Blog | February 19, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Hoffman, Austin Activists, Bloomington, Direct Action, Guerrilla Theater, Indiana University, James Retherford, Jeff Sharlet, Jerry Rubin, New Left Reunion, Political Performance Art, Progressive Journalists, Radical Activists, Rag Bloggers, Robert Sharlet, SDS, Sixties, The Rag, The Rag Blog, The Spectator, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Press, Yippies
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