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BOOKS | Blowing themselves up: Revisiting the Weather Underground
‘Swords in the Hands of Children’ is Jonathan Lerner’s passionate tale of his adventures as a young, gay insurgent. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 14, 2017 Jonathan Lerner, author of Swords in the Hands of Children, … Continue reading
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BOOKS | Jonathan Lerner’s ‘Swords in the Hands of Children’
Lerner, a closeted gay man active with the Weather Underground, tells a gripping story and reveals his authentic remorse. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | September 13, 2015 Jonathan Lerner, author of Swords in the Hands of Children, … Continue reading
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Stormy Weather: A Rag Blog interview with Bryan Burrough, author of ‘Days of Rage’
“The underground is not a place but a way of life. You can be underground most anywhere, from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Hermosa Beach, California.” — Bryan Burrough By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Books, Bryan Burrough, Days of Rage, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Marilyn Buck, Radical Activists, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Weather Underground
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INTERVIEW | Howard Machtinger on the old-yet-never-forgotten American War in Vietnam
Anti-war activist Howie Machtinger, veteran of SDS and the Weather Underground, believes we should get the facts straight about Vietnam. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June 5, 2014 Vietnam was near the heart of Howard Machtinger’s life … Continue reading
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Tagged Full Disclosure Movement, Howard Machtinger, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Peace Movement, Rag Bloggers, SDS, Sixties, Vietnam War, Weather Underground
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VIDEO | Austin’s ‘Underground Goes Overboard’ with Ayers and Dohrn
Bill and Bernardine lead an engaging and often very funny community conversation at The Rag Blog’s launch party — all captured on Bob Simmons’ video! Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn host an entertaining and provocative discussion at The Rag Blog‘s … Continue reading
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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn spark lively and thoughtful exchange on Rag Radio
Video and Podcast: Activist/scholars Ayers and Dohrn, former leaders of SDS and the Weather Underground, join Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio. Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn interviewed by Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, January 17, 2014. Video produced … Continue reading
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Bill Ayers’ ‘Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident’
In his ongoing journey, and with his new memoir, ‘Public Enemy,’ Bill Ayers continues to bring the radical ‘spark’ forward. By Alan Wieder | The Rag Blog | January 7, 2014 Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn will speak at “Underground … Continue reading
BOOKS / Alan Wieder : Thai Jones Draws ‘A Radical Line’
Generations in the struggle:A ‘retro-review’ of Thai Jones’ A Radical Line Throughout A Radical Line the progressive fights of Thai Jones’ extended families, Weather Underground and earlier, are connected to the collective struggle against class disparity, racism, and the Viet … Continue reading
FILM / Jonah Raskin : Robert Redford ‘Keeps Company’ with the Sixties Underground
‘The Company You Keep’:Robert Redford’s overambitioustake on the Sixties underground He clearly wanted to make an epic about then and now, about Sixties radicals and their kids, and he couldn’t pull it off. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Jonah Raskin, new lef, Radicals, Robert Redford, Sixties, The Company You Keep, Weather Underground
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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
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