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Books : Writings for a Democratic Society : The Tom Hayden Reader
Richard Flacks discusses Tom Haydenand the new collection of his writings By Richard Flacks / June 12, 2008 If you were on the campus at Ann Arbor at the dawn of the 1960s, you’d have been aware of Tom Hayden’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Authors, Books, Civil Rights, History, New Left, Peace Movement, Sixties, Social Action, Social Movements, The Left
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Reagan Didn’t Win the Cold War, the Hippies Did
Old Myths From the Age of Idiocy (the One We’re in Now) to Be Replaced by: New Truths for the Age of Reality (the One We Hope to Enter)by Larry Beinhart The Great Republican Disaster, from Reagan to Bush the … Continue reading
Books : David Sirota Dissects the New Populism
David Sirota’s The UprisingBy Alex Thurston / June 2, 2008 David Sirota’s new book The Uprising offers an intriguing map of today’s populist movements, leaders, and parties. Sirota profiles movements like the Minutemen, the antiwar “Protest Industry” and the progressive … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Authors, Books, Politics, Populism, Right Wing, The Left
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Great Liberal Hope? Pilger and Hamilton on Obama
Any of you Obama supporters care to deconstruct Pilger’s argument on the matter of Senator Obama? I remain open-minded, and ever-eager to be “born again.” Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / June 3, 2008 [David Hamilton and Scott Trimble … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Business, Hillary, Liberalism, Obama, Presidential Campaign, The Left
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Rudi Dutschke Strasse : From Our Man in Berlin
Rudi Dutschke, then. Rudi Dutschke Strasse, now.Street Party Celebrates Memory of Sixties German ActivistBy David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / May 30, 2008 [David MacBryde was an Austin activist and a contributor to The Rag Blog’s historical precursor, The … Continue reading
Can George McGovern’s Left Populism Instruct Obama’s Modest Progressive Vision
Campaign worker Bill Clinton shown with presidential candidate George McGovern in 1972 AP photo.The American Left: McGovern, Obama, and ‘transformative’ changeBy Ken Brociner / May 25, 2008 One of the most common complaints among progressives is that we don’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Obama, Presidential Campaign, The Left
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Books : Dick Reavis Sees John Howard Griffin in Available Light
Pardon for the Cult of Black Like MeBy Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / May 27, 2008 In November, 1959, with the help of doctors and dyes, a white Texan briefly became a black man in Dixie as … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, American Society, Authors, Books, History, Literature, Photography, Racism, SDS, The Left
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Michael Rossman, Berkeley Activist from 60s, Dies at 68
Ron Anastasi and Michael Rossman carrying the Free Speech banner from Sproul Hall to demonstration outside the Regent’s Meeting. November 20, 1964. Photo by Ronald L. Enfield.Free Speech Movement leader dies at 68By Kristin Bender / May 17, 2008 BERKELEY … Continue reading
Picking an Obama Running Mate
How about Obama-Webb?Building the Best Winning Ticket:Who’s the Progressive VP Choice?By Tom Hayden / May 18, 2008 [Tom Hayden has written this piece to initiate a discussion among progressives about the Democratic ticket. The Progressives for Obama website is running … Continue reading
Austin Vets for Peace Fete Folk Legend Utah Philips
Utah Philips performs in Milwaukee on May Day, 2006.Austin salutes ailing folk great and freedom fighter Utah PhilipsBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog Austin Vets For Peace is raising money for our fellow Peace veteran and VFP member, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Folk culture, GI's, IWW, Music, Peace Movement, The Left, Unions
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To Embrace the Concept of Universal Oneness
Next Mothers Day Let’s Invite the Whole Familyby Medea Benjamin / May 12, 2008 Next Mothers Day, I don’t want to be organizing yet another rally of Mothers Against War in Washington DC and lamenting the state of our dysfunctional … Continue reading
S. Trimble : Obamamania, the Democratic Party and the Left
If we could just get on the same page…By Scott Trimble / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog [These comments from Scott Trimble are the latest contribution to a Rag Blogger discussion of radical strategy and electoral politics. Go … Continue reading
