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Monthly Archives: May 2015

Bob Simmons :
Elevators Reunion: (I Done Got) Levitation
at Psych Fest 2015

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

Like Icarus, the 13th Floor Elevators, a band that should have a special alcove in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, flew too close to the sun. Text and photos by Bob Simmons | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer :
RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Interviews with Burt Neuborne, Rev. Jim Rigby, Jesse Sublett, Barbara Hines, and Professor Dumpster

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

On these podcasts we discuss the first amendment, religion in a secular society, organized crime in ’60s Austin, immigrant rights and family detention, and sustainability through performance art! Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May 22, 2014 … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins :
Move to Amend vs. the Supreme Court

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

We must put corporations in their place and acknowledge that money is a commodity, not speech. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 19, 2015 For five years, ever since the illogical and corporatist Supreme Court decision … Continue reading →

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Beverly Baker Moore :
METRO EVENT | Wake Up*Dead Men

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Alice Embree

Bruce Jackson will be joined by the ‘San Antonio Four’ at La Peña’s opening of his Texas prison photography retrospective. By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | May 18, 2015 Event: ‘Wake*Up, Dead Men: A Retrospective of Bruce … Continue reading →

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Elaine J. Cohen :
METRO | Hundreds gather in Dilley, Texas, in fight to #EndFamilyDetention

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

ICE’s ‘South Texas Family Residential Center,’ run by CCA, is the largest such facility in the country. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | May 13, 2015 DILLEY, Texas — I’ve been hearing about Dilley, Texas, for years. … Continue reading →

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The Rag Blog :
METRO EVENT |Author Smadar Lavie speaks on the Israeli elections and the Mizrahi predicament

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Alice Embree

By The Rag Blog | The Rag Blog | May 12, 2015 What: Smadar Lavie discusses her book, ‘Wrapped in the Flag of Israel’ Date: Sunday, May 24, 2015 Time: 4-6 p.m. Where: Resistencia Bookstore Address: 4926 E. Cesar Chavez, … Continue reading →

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Michael James :
The beach house, south to Mexico, and a
rainbow victory, 1983

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

From this tiny spot on the edge of the earth I ventured out into the world, seeking adventures and trying to make Mother Earth a better place. By Michael James | The Rag Blog | May 12, 2015 [In this … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden :
There may be an alternative to Obama’s pro-corporate trade deal

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

It seems unlikely, but should Obama decide to extricate himself from an inconvenient initiative, here’s a way out. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | May 10, 2014 President Obama’s recent progressive initiatives — pursuing diplomacy with Iran, opening … Continue reading →

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