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The Rag Blog Digest Nov. 4, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530399/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor Robert Jensen : Occupy 'Demands': Energy, Economics, Ecology ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530400/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/robert-jensen-occupy-demands-energy.html )by Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog. Professor Jensen expands on remarks delivered at an Occupy Austin teach-in: "Rallying around a common concern about economic injustice is a beginning; understanding the structures and institutions of illegitimate authority is the next step." But first, as pundits and politicians keep asking the Occupy movement for "demands," here's Jensen's suggested response: "We demand that you stop demanding a list of demands." Dr. Stephen R. Keister : I Cry for my Country ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530401/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/dr-stephen-r-keister-i-cry-for-my.html )by Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog. As Steve Keister turns 90 -- and we at The Rag Blog wish him a hearty Happy Birthday! -- the good doctor assesses the state of health care in America. And his overview -- as well as the revealing facts and figures he presents-- don't make for a very happy diagnosis. Judy Gumbo Albert : Past Seeds the Present at Oakland General Strike ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530403/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/judy-gumbo-albert-past-seeds-present-at.html ) by Judy Gumbo Albert / The Rag Blog. Judy, who was one of the founders of the Sixties theatrical radical group, the Yippies, reports from the Oakland strike -- andsees much to remind her of the bestof the old days. And some improvements too: "The male-dominated, media-seeking leadership of my day has been replaced by a genderneutral, democratic process of consensus that does not defer to celebrity." Rag Radio : Singer/Songwriter and Community Activist Charlie Faye ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530404/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/rag-radio-singersongwriter-and.html )Interview by Thorne Dreyer / Rag Radio. Our guest on Rag Radio last Friday was the delightful and talented Charlie Faye who talked about her "modern bohemian odyssey" in which she spent a month in each of 10 cities, putting together a band and recording a song in each locale, for her "Travels with Charlie" CD. She also discussed herefforts intrying to save Austin's Wilson Street musicians' cottage enclave. Go tothis postto listen to the show. Bill Meacham : Simone de Beauvoir: A Philosophy of Liberation ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530405/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/bill-meacham-simone-de-beauvoir.html )by Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog. Bill delves into the life of Simone de Beauvoir and her existentialist philosophy. "The starting point to understanding de Beauvoir is human freedom," he says. Freedom is "a premise of her whole argument, not a result of any logical deduction..." And the connection between existentialism and politics is obvious. "We are all inherently free; hence the slave is always free to rebel against the master." EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530406/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ): Every Friday, 2-3 p.m. (CDT) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin. To stream online, go here ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530407/32516/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 Listen to Thorne Dreyer's Oct. 28, 2011, Rag Radio interview with Singer/Songwriter & Community Activist Charlie Faye ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530408/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-10-28-CharlieFaye ). Nov. 4, 2011: Greenlandic Inuit Actor & Explorer Ole Jrgen Hammeken & French Filmmaker Marc Buriot. Nov. 11, 2011: Author and Sustainability Advocate Ellen LaConte. Nov. 18, 2011: Singer/Songwriter, Author, Actor & Artist Bobby Bridger. Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio. ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530409/32516/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. Prognosis : Not so good. Danny Goldberg : Don't Diss the Drum Circles ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530410/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/danny-goldberg-dont-diss-drum-circles.html )by Danny Goldberg / AlterNet. Goldberg contends that one thing unites "progressives and mainstream Democratic pundits": "their contempt for drum circles, free hugs," and other behavior in the Occupy movement that "smacks of hippie culture." Yet he contends that this "mystical utopian energy" hascontributed greatly to the movement'ssuccess.Goldbergrevisits the "hippie" legacy and its relevance to today's culture of protest. Wayne Grytting : Gandhi Meets Monty Python ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530411/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/wayne-grytting-gandhi-meets-monty.html )by Wayne Grytting / Waging Nonviolence. On Oct. 3 -- Corporate Zombie Day -- protesters at Occupy Wall Streetdidn't march."Instead they lurched," and"with glazed looks... they chanted 'I smell money...'" Such antics may leave commentators scratching their heads, but, Grytting tells us, "A worldwide shift in revolutionary tactics" is happening, a move towards "age-old carnival-style antics." And he takes uson a tour of theatrical tacticsused inthe global pro-democracy movement. Larry Ray : Cellular Civil Rights in Mississippi? ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530412/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/larry-ray-cellular-civil-rights-in.html )by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Mississippi voters will either support or defeat a proposition that would give a fertilized human egg the same legal rights and protections that apply to living, breathing people. And, Larry suggests, the resulting "draconian redefinition of abortion and... contraception as murder would do away with a woman's right to make her own decisions about childbearing." Ted McLaughlin : The Occupy Movement is Changing the Conversation ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530413/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/ted-mclaughlin-occupy-movement-is.html )by Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog. The biggest effect of the Occupy Wall Street movement has been to alter the national dialogue. "Last summer all the media wanted to talk about was the national debt," Ted tells us. But an analysis of newscoverage since the Occupy movement began shows that the discussion has undergone substantial change, and that"the nation is now paying attention and starting to discuss the real issues." Greg Moses : It's all Trick, no Treat, as Cops Bust Occupy Austin Protesters ( http://e2ma.net/go/7330517918/208729306/226530414/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/greg-moses-its-all-trick-no-treat-as.html )by Greg Moses / The Rag Blog. Early Sunday morning Austin police arrested 39 Occupy Austin demonstrators in a dispute over food tables in Austin's City Hall plaza. Greg provides an impressionistic account ofrecent events involving the livelyAustin protest scene, including the Sunday arrests and subsequent protest actions. One nation : Divided. The Rag Blog is a non-profit internet newsmagazine produced by activist journalists committed to progressive social change. 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