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Richard Raznikov : From Berkeley to London, a Word From Our Sponsors
The Free Speech Movement at the University of California at Berkeley, 1964. Image from the New SDS Website. From 60’s Berkeley to the London ‘riots’: A word from our sponsors Whoever controls the media controls the story the public sees … Continue reading
Carl Davidson : Winter of Our Discontent?
Summer of our discontent: Buildings set on fire in Tottenham, a poor neighborhood in north London. Photo from Politicol News. Son of ‘Shock Doctrine’: The approaching winter of our discontent By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 11, … Continue reading
Tony Platt : Prison Strike at Pelican Bay
Image from Los Angeles Times. The shame of California: Prison strike at Pelican Bay This strike has drawn worldwide attention to the widespread use of torturous practices by the United States against its own citizens. By Tony Platt / The … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Criminal Justice, Incarceration, Pelican Bay Prison, Prison Conditions, Social Action, Tony Platt
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David Bacon : Iraqis Call for Real Democracy
Unemployed men demonstrate outside the office of a contractor who had promised them work. Photo David Bacon. Image from Truthout.Eight years of occupation:Iraqis take to the streets, call for real democracy By David Bacon / The Rag Blog / March … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bacon, Democracy Movements, Iraq Occupation, Labor Unions, Social Action
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Alice Embree : Texas Actions Mark 100 Years of Celebrating Women
More than 1,000 marched in San Antonio March 5, 2011, to observe International Women’s Day. Photos by Susan Van Haitsma (top) and Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:100 years of celebrating women By Alice Embree / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, CodePink, International Women's Day, San Antonio, Social Action, Women's Movement, World History
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Alice Embree : Spirited Pro-Choice and Pro-Union Rallies in Austin
Hundreds of pro-choice demonstrators marched down Congress Ave. in Austin Saturday, Feb. 26 (above), and then joined with supporters of Wisconsin workers for an enthusiastic rally on the steps of the Texas state Capitol. Photos by Terry DuBose / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Pro-Choice, Social Action, Unions, Wisconsin, Women
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Mike Giglio : Egypt’s Facebook Rebel
Photo by Peter Macdiarmid / AP.Egypt’s Facebook rebel:Organizing the historic protests By Mike Giglio / The Daily Beast / January 31, 2011 In Egypt, a Facebook page administrator known only by the handle El Shaheeed, or Martyr, is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Egypt, El Shaheeed, Facebook, Middle East, Political Organizing, Social Action, Social Media, Social Networking
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BOOKS / Harry Targ : David Harvey’s ‘The Enigma of Capital’
What now?Economic and political crisis in 2010 By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2010 So where shall we start our revolutionary anti-capitalist movement? Mental conceptions? The relation to nature? Daily life and reproductive practices? Social relations? … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capitalism, David Harvey, Harry Targ, Political Philosophy, Progressive Movement, Social Action, Socialism
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Carl Davidson : Bearing Witness at the School of the Americas
Top: photo from Keep on Keepin’ On. Below: photo by Linda Panetta / SOA Watch.Bearing witness to torture and murderat Fort Benning’s School of the Americas By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2010 FORT BENNING, Georgia … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Davidson, Direct Action, Latin America, Peace Movement, School of Americas, Social Action
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Medea Benjamin : Death Marchers Haunt New Bush Library Digs
Demonstrators from March of the Dead protest in front of Dallas SWAT officers during groundbreaking at new George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU, Nov. 16, 2010. Photo by G.J. McCarthy / AP.Breaking new ground:Protests at the future siteof the … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Texas, Cindy Sheehan, CodePink, Dallas, George W. Bush Library, Medea Benjamin, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Social Action, War Crimes
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Alice Embree : Making the War Personal at Under the Hood
Under the Hood GI Coffeehouse, Killeen, Texas. Photo from Under the Hood photostream / Flickr.We can’t give you anything…Making the war personal By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2010 We can’t give you anything but war, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Austin, Fort Hood, Military, Peace Movement, Social Action, Under the Hood
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Danny Schechter : Time to Jail the Banksters
Parade of the banksters. Cartoon by Jim Conte.Time to act:A campaign to jail the financial fraudsters By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 “I’ll have the Chateau Mouton-Rothschild from 1982,” a Wall Street investment banker recently … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Corporate Corruption, Criminal Justice, Danny Schechter, Social Action, Wall Street
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