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The Rag was an underground newspaper published in Austin, Texas from 1966-1977. The sixth member of the Underground Press Syndicate, and the first underground paper in the South, ''The Rag'' was one of the most important of the Sixties underground papers, known for its unique blend of radical politics, alternative culture, and humor. According to historian and publisher Paul Buhle, ''The Rag'' was "one of the first, the most long-lasting and most influential" of the Sixties underground papers〔Buhle, Paul, introduction, (''On the Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S.'', edited by Sean Stewart ) (Oakland, CA: PM Press, 2011)〕 and Laurence Leamer, in his 1972 book ''The Paper Revolutionaries'', called ''The Rag'' "one of the few legendary undergrounds."〔Leamer, Laurence, ''The Paper Revolutionaries : The Rise of the Underground Press'' (New York : Simon and Schuster, 1972)〕 == Early history == ''The Rag'' first hit the streets in Austin on October 10, 1966.〔(Afterword by Gregg Barrios - The Texas Observer )〕 Thorne Dreyer and Carol Neiman were the original editors of the paper. (They were called "funnels" in keeping with the paper's democratic structure.) ''The Rag'' was closely associated with SDS and played a major role in bringing together the anarchist-leaning New Lefties and Austin's rich countercultural community, helping to merge them into a major political force. Former staffer Alice Embree recalls that "''The Rag'' covered what was not covered by the 'straight' press. The writers participated in the political and cultural uprising and also wrote about it. And they told you where to get a chicken dinner for 35 cents."〔"(What Was The Rag?, The Rag Archives )〕 ''The Rag'' featured the writing of major New Left figures like Gary Thiher, Jeff Shero, Robert Pardun, and Greg Calvert. It covered the Austin rock scene which was one of the birthplaces of the psychedelic music phenomenon. According to John McMillian, author of the 2011 book ''Smoking Typewriters'', ''The Rag'' "was a spirited, quirky, and humorous paper, whose founders pushed the New Left's political agenda even as they embraced the counterculture's zeal for rock music, psychedelics, and personal liberation,"〔McMillian, John, ''Smoking Typewriters: The Sixties Underground Press and the Rise of Alternative Media in America'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011)〕 and, according to historian Douglas Rossinow, the paper was "enormously important to local activists."〔Rossinow, Douglas C., ''Politics of Authenticity: Liberalism, Christianity, and the New Left in America'' (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998)〕 ''The Rag'' would become virtually indistinguishable from the community it served, helping to coalesce and mobilize the movement in Austin, both as a news source and as a direct agent of change. Thorne Dreyer and Victoria Smith wrote at Liberation News Service in 1969 that "the people who put ''The Rag'' together were the same people who conceived demonstrations and love-ins, who were among the leaders of confrontations with local authorities, and who were at the forefront of local cultural gatherings."〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Liberation News Service )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Rag」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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