Abbie and the Theater of the Flag
Abbie Hoffman, proudly attired.What Would Abbie Hoffman Have Thought Of The Flag Lapel Pin Debate?By Chris Weigant / July 4, 2008 I’d like to address, in as patriotic spirit as can be mustered, the...
View ArticleAustin CodePink : Newlyweds Join Republican Doin’s
Newlyweds portrayed by Heidi and Jim Turpin of CodePink Austin. Photo courtesy of Heidi Turpin. ‘We were the only bride and groom there!’ By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 2, 2008 I spoke...
View ArticleFreeze! CodePink Strikes Austin Mall With Anti-War Theater
Austin “freeze action”: Video by Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog. On December 20, 2008, a group of Code Pink members and friends staged a ‘freeze action’ at the Barton Creek Mall in Austin, Texas. The...
View ArticleFoodie Friday : Bread, Puppets, and Boiled Veggies
Bread and Puppet Theater. Image from Akimbo.Health care:Bread and Puppet aioli By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / March 5, 2010 See “Boil those veggies!” by Janet Gilles, Below. Anyone taking in the...
View ArticleJohn Ross : ‘Los Barrenderos’ are Mexico City’s ‘Working Class Heroes’
Barrendero. Photo by jmolagar / flickriver. “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry....
View ArticleMarc Estrin : The Ethics of Infiltration
Cartoon from Brainstuck.com.THE ETHICS OF INFILTRATION By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 17, 2011 We began two weeks ago with Hallelujah in the mall, and last week contrasted that with theatrical...
View ArticleWayne Grytting : Gandhi Meets Monty Python
We are all Guy Fawkes. Occupiers in Zuccotti Park in New York turn protest into theater. Photo by Andrew Burton / AP.Gandhi meets Monty Python:The comedic turn in nonviolent tactics By Wayne Grytting /...
View ArticleJonah Raskin : My Valentine’s Day
I had my best Valentine’s Day ever dancing in the streets of New York with about 60 beautiful women protesting violence against women. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | February 18, 2014 NEW YORK CITY —...
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