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The Rag Blog Digest July 14, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846782/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor Robert Jensen : The Power and Limits of Social Movements ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846783/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/robert-jensen-power-and-limits-of.html ) by Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog. Jensen tells us that "dissidents not only have to be willing to tell the truth about the delusions of the dominant culture, but make sure we don't fall into delusions of our own." Most dissident political organizing of the past half century has assumed economic growth and ecological stability -- and Jensen fears that many on the left are in denial about the depth of the massive crises we nowface. VIDEO / Jeff Zavala and Thorne Dreyer : Educator and Activist Robert Jensen on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846784/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-jeff-zavala-and-thorne-dreyer.html ) Video by Jeff Zavala / Interview by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Watch Jeff Zavala's video -- taped during Dreyer's Rag Radio interview with educator, author, and radical political thinker Robert Jensen. Jensen is a UT-Austin journalism professor and his writing is published widely in the mainstream and alternative media. Rag Radio airs every Friday from 2-3 p.m. (CDT) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin and is streamed to the world. Party Down : Dreyer Birthday Bash and Rag Blog Blowout ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846785/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/party-down-dreyer-birthday-bash-and-rag.html )-- If you're in Austin, join us for Rag Blog editor/Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer's (66th) Birthday Bash and Rag Blog Blowout. It's Friday, July 29, 6-9 p.m., at Maria's Taco Xpress in Austin. No presents, but tax-exempt donations to The Rag Blog are welcome. And please, keep the bad geezer jokes to a minimum. See post for more details. Rag Bloggers : A Conversation about Life, Death, and Washington ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846786/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/rag-bloggers-conversation-about-life.html ) by The Rag Bloggers / The Rag Blog. Recent budget/deficit negotiations in Washington inspired a lively behind-the-scenes, coast-to-coastconversation among some of our regular contributors -- by way of our email discussion group -- about what's really at stake, especially in issues involving health care. It's the kind of discussion that usually can't be heard above the roar of mainstream media talking heads. Sarito Carol Neiman pulled it all together. David McReynolds : Libya, NATO, and International Law ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846787/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/david-mcreynolds-libya-nato-and.html ) by David McReynolds / The Rag Blog.Long-time peace activist and writer McReynolds provides a provocative critique of the U.S./NATO action against Libya in the context of a revealing history of NATO dating back to the Cold War. His take on Libya, Gaddafi, and the rebels, is nuanced, but he considers what's happening there to be a full-fledged civil war, and not a part of Arab Spring. And he believes any resolution to the conflict must come at the negotiating table. Jordan Flaherty : Cop Corruption on Trial in New Orleans ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846788/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/jordan-flaherty-cop-corruption-on-trial.html ) by Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog. In New Orleans' federal courthouse, five police officers are currently facing charges of killing unarmed Black civilians -- on the Danziger Bridge post-Hurricane Katrina -- and conspiring for more than four years to cover up their crime. The New Orleans police department has developed a reputation as one of the most violent and corrupt in the nation -- and in a sense the entire department is on trial. EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846789/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ): Every Friday, 2-3 p.m. (CST) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin. To stream online, go here ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846790/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/pages.item.86/stream-koop-listen-online.html ). Rag Radio features hour-long in-depth interviews and discussion about issues of progressive politics, culture, and history. Our guests include newsmakers, artists, leading thinkers, and public figures July 15, 2011: Linda Stout, Author of Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future. July 22, 2011: Permaculture Institute Founder Scott Pittman. July 29, 2011: Original Rag "Funnella" Sarito Carol Neiman on Politics and Spirituality. Listen to Thorne Dreyer's June 8 interview with ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846791/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-07-08 )Educator and Activist ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846792/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-07-08 )Robert Jensen ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846793/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-07-08 ). Watch Jeff Zavala's video ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846794/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-jeff-zavala-and-thorne-dreyer.html ) of Robert Jensen's interview on Rag Radio. Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846795/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ). In Austin?: Bring your geezer jokes. Ed Kilgore : The Rise of the 'Teavangelicals' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846796/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/ed-kilgore-rise-of-teavangelicals.html ) by Ed Kilgore / The New Republic. Kilgore analyzes the growing alliancebetween the more secular-minded Tea Party conservatives and the Christian Right. This developmentis embodied in the rise of politicians likeMichele Bachman and Rick Perry -- who "seem less like pols cleverly straddling factions and more like leaders of a single... fiery 'constitutional conservatism.'" Arlene Goldbard : Fruit of the Poisonous Tree ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846797/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/arlene-goldbard-fruit-of-poisonous-tree.html ) by Arlene Goldbard / The Rag Blog. When Rome fell,the history teacherstell us, it was because those in power pursued personal wealth and privilege at the expense of collective well-being. In our society theymay be corporate executives "garbed in gray flannel and power ties," but"we've put Emperor Nero's crew in charge of our collective commonwealth." BOOKS / Tony Bouza : Manning Marable's Malcolm X ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846798/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/books-tony-bouza-manning-marables.html ) by Tony Bouza / The Rag Blog. Bouza reviews Marable's somewhat revisionistbiography of Malcolm X from an interesting perspective. Former Minneapolis police chief Bouza was for decades a New York City police detective whose work in police intelligence (which he suggests is an oxymoron) brought him into regular contact with Malcolm X. Though he has some disagreements, Bouza says thatMarable depicts a Malcolmwho "is unquestionably, accurately, and thoroughly the Malcolm Iknew." SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why I'm Boycotting Baseball's All-Star Game ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846799/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/sport-dave-zirin-why-im-boycotting.html ) by Dave Zirin / The Rag Blog. Writing the day before baseball's big game, The Nation sports editor Zirin tells why he's boycotting the festivities in Phoenix.Ever since Arizona passed it's "darkly punitive racial profiling" law, thousands of people have pleaded with Commissioner Bud Selig to move the game. But, with his refusal, "Selig's [past]tributes to baseball's civil rights tradition now look as hollow as Sammy Sosa's old bat." Ted McLaughlin : The Military 'Entitlement' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7133328807/208615904/223846800/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/ted-mclaughlin-military-entitlement.html ) by Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog. Ted tells us that the right-wing Republicans in Congress are "whining about the budget deficit they created" and now want to cut into social programs and "entitlements," while refusing to cut any of the welfare they have given to the rich. And they especially ignore the nation's bloated military budget, even though it eats up a huge portion of the government's discretionary spending." Gray flannel Romans: Fruit of the poisonous tree. The Rag Blog is a non-profit internet newsmagazine produced by activist journalists committed to progressive social change. The Rag Blog is published by the New Journalism Project, inc., a Texas non-profit corporation that has been granted tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This status is retroactive to Oct. 9, 2008. If you do not wish to receive further email from The Rag Blog, please click on the "opt out" button below. 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