Tag Archives: Robert C. Cottrell

ROBERT COTTRELL | ALTERNATIVE MEDIA | Looking Back at ‘The Village Voice’: ‘The Freaks Came Out to Write’

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Thorne Dreyer

By Robert Cottrell | The Rag Blog | May 8, 2024 [Robert Cottrell will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, May 10, 2-3 p.m. on KOOP-FM 91.7-FM in Austin, and streamed on KOOP.org, where they will discuss the … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

ROBERT C. COTTRELL : BOOKS | Thorne Dreyer’s ‘Making Waves: The Rag Radio Interviews’

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Making Waves’ is a significant work, displaying dexterity through penetrating discussions. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | June 1, 2022 Followers of The Rag Blog should be thoroughly delighted with the release of a vital new volume, … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

ROBERT C. COTTRELL : PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE | Todd Gitlin, RIP

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Thorne Dreyer

He was always fiercely independent and intelligent. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | March 24, 2022 Listen to Thorne Dreyer’s two classic Rag Radio interviews with Todd Gitlin from July 19, 2013, and August 16, 2013. Listen … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Robert C. Cottrell :
BOOKS | ‘Making History Making Blintzes’

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Thorne Dreyer

A memoir by New Left veterans Mickey Flacks and Dick Flacks. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | January 20, 2022 As a historian who has concentrated extensively on American radicalism, I attempt to keep abreast of newly … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Robert C. Cottrell :
POLITICAL VIOLENCE | The politics of assassination: An initial thought

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Thorne Dreyer

Throughout the early postwar era and emphatically during the 1960s, the politics of assassination came into play. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2021 I’m writing this on the morning of December 4, 2021, the … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Robert C. Cottrell :
BOOKS | In response to Jonah Raskin

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

The author replies to Raskin’s ‘Rag Blog’ review of ‘All-American Rebels.’ By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2020 [The following is a response to Jonah Raskin’s August 18, 2020 Rag Blog review of Bob Cottrell’s … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment