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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 6
Afghan Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal meets with President Lyndon Johnson in Washington, March 28, 1967. Photo by Francis Miller / Life.Part 6: 1953-1967A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 16, 2010 [If … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 5
Muhammad Zahir Shah reigned over Afghanistan from 1933-1973. Photo from AP / Guardian.Part 5: 1933-1953 A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader who wonders how … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 4
British Intelligence agent T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) came to Afghanistan in 1928, and virtually directed anti-government activities. Image from Jordan Jubilee.Part 4: 1924-1933A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2010 [If … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 3
Jews in Afghanistan became increasingly pauperized because of government monopolization of foreign trade, and all but 3-4,000 had emigrated by the 1930’s. Image from The Embassy of Afghanistan.Part 3: 1901-1924A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin on ‘The Bomb’ : Howard Zinn Speaks From the Dead
The Bomb:Howard Zinn’s last callTo rebel against war By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2010 The Bomb by Howard Zinn (City Lights Open Media, San Francisco, August 2010); paperback, 100 pp; $8.95. In his lifetime, Howard … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Authors, Books, Historians, Howard Zinn, Jonah Raskin, Peace Movement, World History, World War II
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 2
Formal photograph taken in Gandamak, Afghanistan, in May 1879. Seated from left to right: British officers Mr. Jenkyns and Major Cavagnari, Amir Yaqub Khan (in the center), General Daoud Shah, and Habibullah Mustafi. Photo by John Burke (1843 – 1900) … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 1
Dost Mohammad Khan, depicted with his son, was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1826 to 1839 and then from 1843 to 1863. Lithograph by James Rattray (1848) / British Library / Wikimedia Commons.Part 1: 1838 to 1876A People’s History of … Continue reading
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Employment Crisis : Inequality and the Global South
How it impacts workers:Transformation in the Global South The end product… has been increasing global inequality in wealth and income and the continuation of massive poverty, powerlessness, and precariousness. By Harry Targ (with David Cormier) / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Economics, Harry Targ, Neo-liberalism, Poverty, The World, Third World, Unemployment, World History
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Leonardo Boff : Easter for the Crucified Earth
“The Crucified Land,” 1939, oil on canvas by Alexandre Hogue.Our devastated common dwelling:Easter for the crucified Earth By Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2010 Easter is a celebration shared by Jews and Christians, and is a … Continue reading
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American Health Care : A Plague on the Sick and Infirm
Image from The Seattle Times.Reform coming to a vote:The Black Death and health care in AmericaBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 17, 2010 In October of 1347 a ship docked in Messina, Sicily, after picking … Continue reading
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Messina Earthquake of 1909 : The U.S. and the ‘Great White Fleet’
“The Great White Fleet” Comes to the rescue in Italy, 1909.American ships, sailors and soldiers:A history of sea power and disaster relief By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / February 14, 2010 America’s leading role in emergency assistance following … Continue reading
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Our Patriarchal History : The All-Conquering Cowboy
Cowboys and Indians:History’s relentless cattle drive …the thing we know as ‘history’ is just the continuing mechanism of the Indo-European cowboys stealing the livestock, the culture, and whatever else they want from what’s left of the Goddess driven producers of … Continue reading
