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The Rag Blog Digest August 11, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208133/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor Nancy Miller Saunders : Jane Fonda and the 'Home of the Brave' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208134/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/nancy-miller-saunders-jane-fonda-and.html )by Nancy Miller Saunders / The Rag Blog. Filmmaker and author Saunders remembers Jane Fonda's historic role in support ofthe Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) and the Winter Soldiers Investigation -- and the continuing assault onFonda by "Swiftboater types"nearly 40 years later. Cable channel QVC recently canceled an appearance in which Fonda was going to talk about her new book -- due to right wing pressure. VERSE / Felix Shafer : hey, marilyn ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208135/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/verse-felix-shafer-hey-marilyn.html )by Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog. A moving poetic tribute to Marilyn Buck on the anniversary of her death.Shafer previously wrote "Mourning Marilyn Buck," a three-part Rag Blogseries about the acclaimed poet and long-timepolitical prisoner who dieda year ago of cancer.The post also includes "Why We Sing," a poem by Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti. Carl Davidson : Winter of Our Discontent? ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208136/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/carl-davidson-winter-of-our-discontent.html )by Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog. Writer and progressive organizer Davidson looks at the summer rebellions in the impoverished communities in London and other industrial centers of the UK -- as well as the Arab spring uprisings-- and, taking into account our current situation exacerbated by the GOP-led "Shock Doctrine" -- wonders if similar unrest could be in the cards for the U.S. this winter. Harry Targ : Sometimes We Have to Sing ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208137/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/harry-targ-sometimes-we-have-to-sing.html )by Harry Targ / The Rag Blog. Professor Targ says it was music that first planted the seeds of his political radicalization,from Pete Seeger andWoody Guthrie and Cisco Houston. He discusses Les Rice's song "The Banks are Made of Marble," recorded by Pete Seeger and The Weavers ("...the banks are made of marble / With a guard at every door"), and Woody Guthrie's "Pretty Boy Floyd," ("Some will rob you with a six-gun / And some with a fountain pen"). We include videos of both songs. Bob Feldman : The Hidden History of Texas ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208138/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/bob-feldman-hidden-history-of-texas.html )by Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog. Feldman's new Rag Blogseries is designed to supplement the standard-fare history we're fed, and will feature little-known facts about Texas. He begins with the pre-1821 years, when, for instance, only Catholics were allowed to worship openly bythe Spanish authorities.As to our roots, long before Europeans of Christian background arrived in the 1500s, Native American people had been living in what is now Texas for over 10,000 years. David P. Hamilton : France is on Vacation ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208139/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/david-p-hamilton-france-is-on-vacation.html )by David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog. In his series of dispatches from Paris, David provides us with insights on French politics and culture. This week hepoints outthat it's August, so "France is on vacation." Muchof France simply shuts down and"hundreds of thousands of Parisians leave every year at virtually the same time..."French workers get 37 days a year of paid vacation, much more than in the U.S. -- and therein lies a tale about the differences between our two cultures. EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208140/32516/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/7163159314/208639343/224208141/32516/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 August 12, 2011: Bob Cheevers, TX Music Awards Singer/Songwriter of the Year. August 19, 2011: The Nation's Christian Parenti, Author of Tropic of Chaos. Listen to Thorne Dreyer's Aug. 5 Interview with Anarchist Community Organizer and Writer scott crow ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208142/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-08-05-ScottCrow ). Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208143/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ). Rag Radio is rebroadcast every Sunday at 10 a.m. (Eastern) on WFTE, 90.3-FM in Mt. Cobb, PA and 105.7-FM in Scranton, PA. Winter Soldiers: Jane at the Oleo Strut. Tony Platt : Prison Strike at Pelican Bay ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208144/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/tony-platt-prison-strike-at-pelican-bay.html )by Tony Platt / The Rag Blog. Platt reports ona three-week hunger strike by prisonersatCalifornia's Pelican Bay State Prison,the state'sfirst "supermax" prison --anda "state-of-the-art hellhole." Pelican Bay holds 3,500 prisoners (way over capacity) -- and more than 1,000 of them are kept 23 hours a day in 8 x 10 foot, windowless, constantly lit cells, "subject to sensory deprivation and social isolation," sometimes for years at a time.' Jordan Flaherty : Historic NOPD Verdict Reveals Post-Katrina Cops Run Amuck ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208145/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/jordan-flaherty-historic-nopd-verdict.html )by Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog. In an historic verdict with national implications, five New Orleans police officers were convicted in the killing of unarmed African-Americans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This was the most high-profile of several prosecutions seeking to hold police accountable in the storm's wake -- and New Orleans is one of four major cities in which the Department of Justice is investigating local police forces. FILM / Ed Felien : Harry Potter Through the Eyes of an Afghan Child ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208146/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/film-ed-felien-harry-potter-through.html )by Ed Felien / The Rag Blog.Felien suggests that much of the charm of Harry Potter is "nostalgia for the simple naivet of childhood," and especially in our willingness to believe in supernatural powers. He recounts thenarrative of the latest Potter film andits epic battles, and finds interestingparallels with ourwars in places like Afghanistan -- and speculates onhow an Afghan child might relate to some of the themes of Harry Potter. Lamar W. Hankins : Beating the Bullies of the Wealthy Class ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208147/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/lamar-w-hankins-beating-bullies-of.html )by Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog.Recountinghis own childhood experiences, Lamar tells us how he and his friends"wished for Superman to sweep down and take care" of the schoolyard bullies. Some of us may have hoped Barack Obama would be a modern day Superman (or FDR) who would put the bullies of Wall Streetin their place and put Americans back to work.That sure didn't happen,but we can still work"to take back the country from the wealthy elites." Ted McLaughlin : Unemployment News is Nothing to Celebrate ( http://e2ma.net/go/7163159314/208639343/224208148/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/ted-mclaughlin-unemployment-news-is.html )by Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog. A cursory glance at the latest unemployment figures might suggest the situation is improving. But Ted says we shouldn't let ourselves be fooled -- that the number of jobs created in July wasn't even enough to cover the numberof newworkers entering the work force -- and that unemployment actually got worse, not better. Beating the bullies: Waiting for Superman? 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. 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