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This NYT Magazine story, published Sunday, provides a chilling perspective against which to consider the ultra-rightwing Netanyahu government's justifications for leveling Gaza and killing as many Palestinians as possible. The recurring thread throughout this deep dive into the decades-long history of the Israeli settler movemen—from Meir Kahane through today's Smotrich/Ben Gvir axis—reveals a deeply theocratic, anti-democratic betrayal of the secular, socialistic ideals that inspired early Zionist dreams for a Jew "homeland."

The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law.

Rag Radio today at 2! Glenn Smith and Roy Casagranda dig into the news on Rag Radio. Fri, 2-3 pm CDT on KOOP Radio in Austin, 91.7-FM or stream it here: https://koop.org/. Or listen to the podcast anytime, here: https://archive.org/.../rag-radio-2021-10-22-glenn-smith...

Rag Radio today at 2: Historian Robert Cottrell is turning the tables and interviewing Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer on the occasion of his 76th birthday (actually Aug. 1). Fri, 7/30/21 2 p.m. (CT) on KOOP 91.7-fm, stream it on https://koop.org/. Or listen to the podcast anytime here: https://archive.org/.../rag-radio-2021-07-30-bob-cottrell...
Tracey Schulz

Rag Radio today at 2 pm CDT: Analysts Roy Casagranda and Glenn Smith dig in to the news. Excellent report on Palestine from Roy. 5/28/21 2-3 pm CDT on KOOP Radio 91.7 FM and streamed here: https://koop.org/listen-live/ Listen to the podcast of the show any time here: https://archive.org/.../rag-radio-2021-05-26-roy...
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Rag Radio today at 2: Historian John Moretta with Rag Radio's Roger Baker: 'The violent threat from the right." Fri, 5/14, 2-3 p.m. CDT, KOOP Radio 91.7-FM. Stream: https://koop.org/. Listen to the podcast any time here: https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-05-14-john-moretta-roger-baker
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Today at 2. Please listen to our classic Rag Radio interview with filmmaker and dear friend Gary Chason who passed away last Sunday. This show was originally recorded Aug. 17, 2010. Gary was a major force in the Texas film and theater scenes and was an activist from the '60s. He was also a loving and gentle human being. Fri, 4/23, 2-3 p.m. (CDT), KOOP Radio 91.7-FM Austin. Stream at https://koop.org/. Listen to the podcast anytime here: https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2010-08-17
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Rag Radio today at 2! "Musical Catalyst" John Lomax III, former mgr of Townes Van Zandt & Steve Earle. Former music editor at Space City! Lomax family famed folklorists. Fri 4/2, 2-3 pm CDT KOOP Radio 91.7-FM Austin. Stream at https://koop.org/. Listen to podcast anytime at https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-04-02-john-lomax-iii
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Check out Rag Radio today at 2: Glenn Smith and Roy Casagrandaa are diggin' in to the news. Fri, 3/12, 2-3 p.m. CT. KOOP Radio 91.7-FM. Stream: https://koop.org/ Or listen anytime at https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-03-12-glenn-smith-roy-casagranda
Tracey Schulz

Rag Radio today at 2 CT: Jim Hightower & Roger Baker join Thorne Dreyer on the Snow Apocalypse and the transportation dilemma. 2/26/21, 2-3 p.m. (CT), KOOP Radio 91.7-FM and streamed here: https://koop.org/ Listen to the podcast anytime, here: https://archive.org/.../rag-radio-2021-02-26-jim...
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Rag Radio today at 2! Award-winning alternative press historian James Danky and the New Journallism Project's (and a founder of The Rag) Alice Embree. Fri, 1/29, 2-3 p.m. (CT) KOOP Radio 91.7-FM Austin. Stream it here: https://koop.org/. Listen to the podcast of this show anytime: https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-01-29-james-p-danky-alice-embree

Bruce Melton: Tipping Points and Biden's Plans. Thorne Dreyer 1/22 2-3 p.m. (CT) KOOP Radio 91.7-FM. Austin. Stream here: https://koop.org/. LIsten to podcast anytime here: https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-01-22-bruce-melton

Roger Baker Jr.'s take on the widening of I-35 through downtown Austin. Read it at The Rag Blog: http://www.theragblog.com/roger-baker-transportation-is-widening-i-35-austins-biggest-boondoggle-ever/

Rag Radio today at 2! Digging in! to the News. Roy Casagranda Glenn Smith join Thorne Dreyer. All the latest on impeachment, Caronavirus, and much more. Fri, 1/15, 2-3 p.m. KOOP Radio
91.7-FM. Stream live: https://koop.org/. Podcast anytime: https://archive.org/.../rag-radio-2021-01-15-glenn-smith...
Tracey Schulz Alice Embree Suzy Shelor

Rag Radio today at 2 (CT): Left and counterculture historian Robert C. Cottrell joins Thorne Dreyer in discussing his book "Izzy: A Biography of I. F. Stone." Stone, who edited I.F. Stone's Weekly, was one of the most influential leftist journalists of all time. Fri, 12/18, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM Austin. Streamed here: https://koop.org/. Or listen anytime here: https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2020-12-18-robert-c-cottrell
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor Alice Embree

Rag Radio today at 2: Leftist scholars Carl Davidson and Bill Fletcher Jr. with host Thorne Dreyer: "Post-election reckoning: New hypotheses for the road ahead." Fri, 12/4, 2-3 p.m. (CT). KOOP 91.7-FM Austin. Stream: https://koop.org/. Listen to the podcast anytime: https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2020-12-04-carl-davidson-bill-fletcher-jr

Rag Radio today at 2 (CT). Thorne Dreyer's guests are original Yippie Judy Gumbo Albert and longtime activist (and SDS vet) Alice Embree who speak about the movie, "The Trial of the Chicago 7," including the movie's strengths and historical inaccurances. 11/27/20, 2-3 p.m. CT, KOOP Radio 91.7-FM in Austin and streamed here: https://koop.org/. Listen to the podcast anytime at https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2020-11-27-judy-gumbo-alice-embree

Today at 2 p.m. (CT) we present a classic Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer interviewing Jerry Rubin biographer Pat Thomas and "DO iT!" ghostwriter James Retherford of Austin. 11/20, 2-3 pm (CT) KOOP Radio 91.7-FM Austin KOOP.com or listen to the podcast anytime: https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2018-06-08-PatThomasJamesRetherford. Next week, second in a Yippie series: Original Yippie Judy Gumbo Albert and Austin's Alice Embree about the movie, The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Rag Radio today 2-3 pm (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM Austin (stream at KOOP.org) : Thorne Dreyer interviews Steve Russell, author of "Lighting the Fire: A Cherokee Journey from Dropout to Professor," and Bill Meacham, who reviewed the book for The Rag Blog http://www.theragblog.com/bill-meacham-phd-books-lighting-the-fire-a-cherokee-journey-from-dropout-to-professor/
Listen to it anytime, here: https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2020-11-13-steve-russell-bill-meacham

Today at 2: Classic Rag Radio interview with environmentalist Sherwood Bishop, winner of $50,000 national "heroes" award for San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance. Also joining us is Alice Embree.
Fri, 11/4, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM. Stream at KOOP.org. Or listen to the podcast anytime here: https://archive.org/.../RagRadio2020-01-10..
Schulz

Today at 2 on Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Analyzing the 2020 elections with Glenn Smith and Roy Casagranda. Fri, 10/23, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM in Austin and streamed at https://koop.org/. Also, listen to the podcast anytime here: https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2020-10-23-glenn-smith-roy-casagranda
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor Alice Embree

Rag Radio today at 2: Chicago-based political activist and dear friend Katz. Fri, 10/16, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM in Austin and streamed at https://koop.org/. Also, listen to the podcast of this show anytime at https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-10-16-MarilynKatz
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Today on Rag Radio we feature Thorne Dreyer's interview with Philip Russell, historian of Mexico, with the latest about Mexico under AMLO. Fri, 9/25, 2-3 p.m. CT on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM or stream at KOOP.org. You can also listen to the podcast anytime at https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-09-25-PhilipRussel

Today at 2 on Rag Radio: Thorne Dreyer's guests are Richard Croxdale and Melissa Hield of People's History in Texas. Fri, 9/11, 2-3 pm (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM, Austin. Stream at KOOP.org. Listen to the podcast anytime, here: https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-09-11-MelissaHieldRichardCroxdale.
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor Alice Embree Roger Baker Jr.

Rag Radio today at 2: Digging in to the News with Glenn Smith, Roy Casagranda,and Thorne Dreyer. Lots about the political scene. Fri, 9/4, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM and streamed at KOOP.org. Listen to the podcast of this show anytime at https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-09-04-GlennSmithRoyCasagranda
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor Alice Embree Roger Baker Jr.

Today on Rag Radio at 2 with Thorne Dreyer: Agriculture writer Tom Philpott, author of "Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent it." Fri, 8/14, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP Radio 91.7-FM in Austin. Stream at KOOP.org or anytime here: https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-08-14-TomPhilpott
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor Alice Embree Roger Baker Jr.

Thorne Dreyer turns 75 on August 1, but no party this year! Homeboy is just visiting with his alter egos (thanks to James Retherford). But we can still party in spirit. Please donate to the New Journalism Project and keep the RAG and SPACE CITY! flags flying. Go to this link for info about what the NJP is up to and to donate: http://www.theragblog.com/new-journalism-project-appeal-keep-the-rag-flags-flying/. Please share.

Rag Radio today at 2: Cultural critic, author, and activist Jonah Raskin is Thorne Dreyer's guest
Fri, 7/24, 2-3 p.m. KOOP Radio 91.7-FM. Stream it here: https://koop.org/ or here: https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/show/rag-radio-koop-radio. Listen to the podcast anytime here: https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-07-24-JonahRaskin
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Rag Radio today at 2: Socialist intellectual & activist Carl Davidson discusses the multiple crises we're facing, Modern Monetary Theory, and more. KOOP Radio 91.7-FM. Stream it here: https://koop.org/ or here: https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/show/rag-radio-koop-radio. Or listen to the podcast anytime: https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-07-17-CarlDavidson
Thorne Dreyer Carl Davidson Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor

Rag Radio today, 2-3 p.m. Thorne Dreyer's guest is environmental researcher and activist Bruce Melton. Fri, 7/3, KOOP Radio 91.7-FM and streamed live at KOOP.org or https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/show/rag-radio-koop-radio.
Or listen to the podcast anytime at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-07-02-BruceMelton
Tracey Schulz Suzy Shelor Roger Baker Jr. Alice Embree