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Lamar W. Hankins : Sweet Land of Liberty (for Some)
“The Weight of Liberty.” Sculpture by Juliana Murcia Ortiz.Ah, irony:Sweet Land of Liberty When liberty serves the interest mainly of the plutocrats who are largely in control of this country, we no longer have a republic that is of, by, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Economic Democracy, Lamar W. Hankins, Liberty, Sixties, Social Activism, VISTA
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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : ‘Inside/Out’: The Poetry of Marilyn Buck
‘Inside/Out’:The poetry of Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | May 10, 2012 The Rag Blog‘s Mariann Wizard will join fellow poets Czarina Aggabao Thelen, Lilia Rosas, Jorge Renaud, Michelle Mejia, and Jane Madrigal (San … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poetry, Poets, Political Prisoners, Sixties, The Rag
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Judy Gumbo Albert, Yippie Girl
Judy Gumbo Albert. Photo illustrations by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Yippie Girl:A Rag Blog interviewwith Judy Gumbo Albert By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | April 17, 2012 After all these years, she still calls herself “Yippie Girl.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Interview, Jonah Raskin, Judy Gumbo Albert, Sixties, Yippies
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BOOKS / Rick Ayers : Gilbert’s Memoir Helps Us Understand Our History
Love and Struggle:David Gilbert’s memoir helps usunderstand our history and the world today By Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / March 7, 2012 [Love and Struggle: My Life with SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond, by David Gilbert. (Oakland, … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Bill Kirchen is a ‘Titan of the Telecaster’
Bill Kirchen performs at the KOOP Surfin’ 17-A-Go-Go benefit at Antone’s in Austin, Feb. 4, 2012. Photo courtesy Ted and Linda Branson / KOOP / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio:Commander Cody’s Bill Kirchenis a ‘Titan of the Telecaster’By Thorne Dreyer | … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Musicians, Bill Kirchen, Commander Cody, Guitarists, Interview, Music History, Rag Radio, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer
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Rag Radio : Bill Kirchen is ‘Titan of the Telecaster’
Bill Kirchen performs at the KOOP Surfin’17-A-Go-Go benefit at Antone’s in Austin, Feb. 4, 2012. Photo courtesy Ted and Linda Branson / KOOP / The Rag Blog.‘Titan of the Telecaster’:Commander Cody’s Bill Kirchen on Rag Radio By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Musicians, Bill Kirchen, Commander Cody, Guitarists, Interview, Music History, Rag Radio, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : David Gilbert’s ‘Love and Struggle’
David Gibert’s Love and Struggle:A brother with a furious mind By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2012 Also see Mumia Abu-Jamal’s review of David Gilbert’s Love and Struggle on The Rag Blog. [Love and Struggle: My … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, David Gilbert, Love and Struggle, Political Prisoners, Revolutionary Movements, Ron Jacobs, SDS, Sixties, Weather Underground
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BOOKS / Mumia Abu-Jamal : Days of Rage and Revolution
Author and former member of the Weather Underground, David Gilbert, is a prisoner at the Auburn Correctional Facility, Auburn, N.Y. Photo from Indybay.com.David Gilbert’s Love and Struggle:Days of rage, rebellion, and revolution By Mumia Abu-Jamal | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
Thorne Webb Dreyer : Peace and Justice Activist Tom Hayden on Rag Radio
As Port Huron turns 50:Peace and justice activistTom Hayden on Rag Radio By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2012 Peace and justice activist Tom Hayden, a driving force in SDS and the Sixties New Left, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Interview, New Left, Peace Movement, Port Huron Statement, Progressives, Rag Radio, SDS, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer, Tom Hayden
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Tony Platt : Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio
Alex Haley. Image from Gather.A Better Day:Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio By Tony Platt / The Rag Blog / January 12, 2012 Let me drink from the waterswhere the mountain streams floodLet the smell of wildflowersflow free through my … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Haley, American History, Free Speech Movement, Malcolm X, Mario Savio, New Left, Sixties, Tony Platt
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Sean Stewart’s Spirited History of the Underground Press
Sean Stewart’s On the Ground is a livelyanecdotal history of the underground press Amply illustrated with art, cartoons, drawings, and covers from the colorful, eye-catching papers of the Sixties, it comes closer to the spirit of the in-your-face underground papers. … Continue reading
Mike Davis : Ten Immodest Commandments
Following in Charlton Heston’s immodest footsteps.Ten immodest commandments What, indeed, have I learned from my fumbling-and-bungling lifetime of activism? By Mike Davis / The Rag Blog / November 17, 2011 A friend in Canada recently asked me if the Sixties’ … Continue reading
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Tagged FDR, Mike Davis, Occupy America, Occupy Wall Street, Sixties, Social Change
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