Tag Archives: UT-Austin

John Ross in Obamalandia : Death Waltz Across Texas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

John Ross. Photo from Con Carlitos.Loose in Obamalandia:Death waltz across Texas(With apologies to Ernest Tubbs) By John Ross / The Rag Blog / March 13, 2010 I. Paranoia stalks the skies. At LAX, flying towards Texas, I am pulled out … Continue reading →

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March Forth in Austin : Students and Faculty Protest Budget Cuts

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Naomi Caballero of MACHA speaks at a rally on the West Mall Thursday, protesting budget cuts and tuition increases at UT Austin. Photo by Danielle Villasana / The Daily Texan.Stop the Cuts Coalition at UT-Austin:Protest against budget cuts, faculty layoffs … Continue reading →

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UT-Austin’s Kuperman : Bomb Iran’s Nukes

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Crusader Rabbit.UT non-proliferation ‘expert’ calls forMilitary strikes against Iran nuclear facilities [Alan J. Kuperman is] ‘director of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Program at the University of Texas at Austin,’ but his Christmas eve call to war relies on … Continue reading →

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UT’s InCite : Documenting a Diverse Community

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Patience and attention to detail go into producing a fine quilt. See story about Austin’s Blackland Quilting Group, below. Photo by Priscilla Villarreal / InCite.InCite into Austin:Online publication kicks UT journalism up a notch By James Retherford / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Lily Keber : Putting Families in Jail in America

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Putting children in jail:T. Don Hutto and family detention in America As hope for change in Obama immigration policy dwindles, activists speculate on the fate of family detention. By Lily Keber / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009 See … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : War, the Ecology, and the Quest for Justice

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Professor Robert Jensen.War, ecological crises, and the quest for justice:An interview with Robert Jensen If you feel overwhelmed, it’s because we face an overwhelming situation. By Calvin Sloan / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2009 [The following is an … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Is Obama a Socialist?

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Obama the socialist. The right wing blogosphere overflows with such imagery.Is Obama a socialist? Reflection on the degradation of politics and the ecosystem By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / September 25, 2009 [This is an expanded version of … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Teaching Journalism with a Mission

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Can journalism schools be relevant in a world on the brink? By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / September 15, 2009 Journalism schools have much in common with the mainstream news media they traditionally serve. As the business model … Continue reading →

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Texan Creekmore Fath : He Paddled His Own Canoe

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Creekmore Fath with former law partner — and U.S. Congressman — Bob Eckhardt. Photo by Alan Pogue.So Long to the ‘Communist Threat’:Creekmore Fath, last of a generation of progressive activists I met Fath during… future U.S. Sen. Ralph Yarborough’s losing … Continue reading →

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Norman Finkelstein on Israel and the Occupation of Palestine

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Norman Finkelstein speaking at the University of Texas at Austin. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. His theory on Israel’s attack on Gaza was that Hamas had become too moderate, too reasonable, too willing to make a deal. … Continue reading →

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Dana Cloud : Identifying the Real David Horowitz

Posted on April 30, 2009 by RagBlog

David Horowitz, a prominent neo-conservative writer, activist and founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, claims that UC Irvine’s Muslim Student Union supports terrorism against Jews. Photo: Sandra Lee.The McCarthyism That Horowitz Built: The Cases of Margo Ramlal Nankoe, William … Continue reading →

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Gender Equity at UT-Austin : Still a Lot of Work to be Done

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Gender equity on campus: Still a little behind? ‘Across colleges and ranks women’s salaries are lower than men’s by thousands of dollars, even when qualifications are the same.’ By Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte / The Rag Blog / December 12, … Continue reading →

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