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The Rag Blog Digest Nov. 23, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838606/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor Steve Russell : Will Rogers on Occupy Wall Street ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838607/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/steve-russell-will-rogers-on-occupy.html ) by Steve Russell / The Rag Blog. Steve quotes his "all time favorite Cherokee," Will Rogers: "When a [political] party can't think of anything else they always fall back on Lower Taxes. It has a magic sound to a voter, just like Fairyland..." Rogers wrote that in 1924,and that same year he suggested essentially what the Occupy folks are demanding now: quit allowing unlimited gambling by Wall Street with other people's money. Paul Krassner : Sex, Corruption, and the Kool-Aid Massacre ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838608/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/paul-krassner-sex-corruption-and-kool.html ) by Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog. November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Krassner recounts some of the dark historyof Jim Jonesand his movement-- much of itlittle-known and some of it involving San Francisco politics -- and the horrific story of thekilling of Congressman Ryan andthe mass suicide that followed, including dialogue from audio recordings of the event. Mike Davis : Protest in the Driver's Seat ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838609/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/mike-davis-protest-in-drivers-seat.html ) by Mike Davis / The Rag Blog. Davis describes the "rite of passage" when as a young activist, you first "look into a cop's eyes a few anxious inches from your face and find only robotic murderous hatred staring back at you."Confessing that he's not too fond of being clubbed or pummeled, Mike says he prefers to "lock myself safely in my car and drive to protest," perhaps humming "drove my Chevy to the levee..." He then offers a fascinating history of all-American vehicle-based demonstrations, from truck convoys to labor's historic use of massive auto blockades. Lamar W. Hankins : Judge Ken Anderson Still Can't Tell the Truth ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838610/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/lamar-w-hankins-judge-ken-anderson.html ) by Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog. Former Williamson County, Texas, District Atty. Ken Anderson, now a district judge, wrongfully securedthe conviction of Michael Morton 25 years ago for killing his wife Christine, by withholding evidence that could have exonerated Morton. Hankins, a former city attorney in San Marcos, says the problem is systemic and that many prosecutors are less interested in justice than they are in obtaining convictions. Nicole Berland : Occupying Ideas in Austin ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838611/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/nicole-berland-occupying-ideas-in.html ) by Nicole Berland / Fringe Magazine. When Nicole, who has taught literature in high school and college, learned that Occupy Wall Street was starting up in Austin, she thought aboutwhatshe could personallybring to the effort.The result wasthe Occupy Austin Reading Group which allows the demonstrators "tostep outside of our immediate frustrations to focus on the greater implications of the Movement." And the group, she says, "continually defies my expectations." Rag Radio : Singer/Songwriter, Author, and Actor Bobby Bridger ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838612/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/rag-radio-singersongwriter-author-and.html ) Interview by Thorne Dreyer / Rag Radio. Bridger, whotraveled the globe performing his epic trilogy, A Ballad of the West, and whose song "Heal in the Wisdom,"is the anthem of the Kerrville Folk Festival, was Thorne Dreyer's guest on Rag Radio. Bridgertalked abouthis new book, Where the Tall Grass Grows: Becoming Indigenous and the Mythological Legacy of the American West, and much more, while alsosharing a few songs with us. Go to the post tolisten to the show. EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838613/32516/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/7356221075/208751207/226838614/32516/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. This Friday, Nov. 25, 2011: Best of Rag Radio with Journalism Professor, Author & Radical Activist Robert Jensen (first aired July 8, 2011). University of Texas Government Professor David Edwards, originally scheduled for this Friday, will join us at a later date. Listen to Thorne Dreyer's Nov. 18, 2011, Rag Radio interview with Singer/Songwriter, Author, Actor & Artist Bobby Bridger ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838615/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-11-18-BobbyBridger ). Dec. 2, 2011: NewYorkTimes Columnist Robert H. Frank, Author of The Darwin Economy. Dec. 9, 2011: Nonviolent Activist Val Liveoak of Peacebuilding en las Americas. Dec. 16, 2011: Singer/Songwriter and Activist Eliza Gilkyson. Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio. ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838616/32516/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. Will Rogers : Occupy this. FILM / Jonah Raskin : Eastwood's Biopic of Kinky Hoover ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838617/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/film-jonah-raskin-eastwoods-biopic-of.html ) by Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog. In the second of two Rag Blog reviews of Clint Eastwood's new biopic, J. Edgar, Jonah says that "Eastwood presents Hoover as a crusader who protected the nation against the bomb throwers of the 1920s... What J. Edgar doesn't show is how out-of-control Hoover and his band of thugs really were." Jonah, who was a Sixties activist and whose parents were Communists, alsoreflects onhis own encounters with Hoover's FBI. Harvey Wasserman : Stop the Attack on Iran ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838618/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/harvey-wasserman-stop-attack-on-iran.html ) by Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog. Harvey tells us that "war is the health of the corporate state. The 1% needs its endless cash flow to stay in power." A war based on the "spectre of a nuclear-armed Iran" would be a "tawdry rerun of the lies George W. Bush used to sell the 2003 attack on Iraq." Stopping an attack on Iran "is absolutely vital to our hopes for social justice and democracy." SPORT / Dave Zirin : The Redemption of Tim Tebow? ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838619/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/sport-dave-zirin-redemption-of-tim.html ) by Dave Zirin / The Rag Blog. Sports journalist Zirin discusses the fascinating story of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, a Focus on the Family spokesperson whose Number 15 jersey has become a hot seller -- with "Jesus" replacing "Tebow" on the back. Tebow"has undeniably revived a moribund team," with amazing fourth-quarter drives in all four of his victories. Yet Tebow, who has a terrible 44.8 passing percentage, issimply awful, and"throws a football like someone heaving a ham-shaped grenade." Harry Targ : Higher Education, Capitalism, and the 'Paterno Effect' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838620/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/harry-targ-higher-education-capitalism.html ) by Harry Targ / The Rag Blog. Professor Targ, in his inimitable way, uses the recent events at Penn state to offer an enlightening lesson onpopular culture, academia, and political economy. Targ tells us that the "cover-up of grotesque violence against young boys in one major university occurred in the context of a capitalist institution that craves profit and funding, investors," and "the celebration of star powerin athletics..." Ted McLaughlin : Playing the Debt Blame Game ( http://e2ma.net/go/7356221075/208751207/226838621/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/ted-mclaughlin-playng-debt-blame-game.html ) by Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog. The Treasury Department admitted this week that the national debt has topped $15 trillion. And the Republicans are blaming it all on Barack Obama. Ted surveys a bit of American history -- noting how things began to change when Ronald Reagan tossed out the Keynesian economics followed by previous presidents -- and how the gap in wealth and income gap and the national debt began to widen. Tim Tebow : Focus on the Football. 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