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David Bacon : How U.S. Policies Fueled the Great Mexican Migration
So many migrants from Veracruz have settled in North Carolina and the South that they name markets for their home state. Because of ferocious anti-immigrant laws, however, many businesses have lost customers as immigrants flee the state. Photo © David … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Sparks and Wildfires
Sparks and wildfires:Wisconsin and the global revolutions:By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | March 15, 2012 It Started In Wisconsin: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Labor Protest, by Mari Jo Buhle and Paul Buhle (Verso: 2012); … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Bobby Bridger on the Lasting Impact of Native American Culture
Singer/songwriter and author Bobby Bridger at the KOOP studios in Austin, March 9, 2012. Photo by Ken McKenzie-Grant / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio:Bobby Bridger discusses the lasting impactof Native American culture on our society By Rag Radio / The Rag … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Jonah Raskin’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Women’
Portraits of a Generation:Jonah Raskin’s Rock ‘n Roll WomenBy Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | March 14, 2012 [Rock ‘n’ Roll Women: Portraits of a Generation, by Jonah Raskin (Santa Rosa, CA: McCaa Books, 2012); Paperback, 40 pp.] … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Holding Onto the Joy in Teaching
Pompous professor. Image from Canadian Mysteries.Holding onto the joy in teaching We are the best teachers when we aren’t afraid of the dark. By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | March 13, 2012 I am a tenured professor in … Continue reading
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Republican Roulette: Romney vs. The Rebels By Bill Freeland Super Tuesday has come and gone but Republicans are hardly any closer to selecting a nominee. Mitt Romney pulled out wins in three more states where he competed with his current … Continue reading
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Rag Blog : ‘Feed Your Head’ on April Fool’s Day!
Art by Jim Franklin; poster by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.‘Feed Your Head’ on April Fool’s Day:Legendary Austin Bands at Rag Blog Bash Go to the Facebook “Feed Your Head!” event page. “Old Skool” will be in session on … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Texas Oil Industry Emerges; O. Henry Publishes, 1890-1920
William Sydney Porter (later to be known as O. Henry) in Austin, circa 1880’s. Image from Austin History Center, Austin Public Library / Wikimedia Commons.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/4 — Oil business emerges; O. Henry publishes By … Continue reading
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Brendan Smith and Jeremy Brecher : Labor’s Keystone Dilemma
Unions and the Keystone dilemma. Image from Kansas Watchdog.Dirty vs. green jobs:Labor’s Keystone dilemma Outside of Washington, the very same unions that support the pipeline are down in the trenches fighting for a transition to a green economy. By Brendan … Continue reading
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Tagged Environmental Activists, Green Jobs, Keystone XL Pipeline, Labor Unions
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Lamar W. Hankins : Religion and Secularism in the Public Square
Sen. John F. Kennedy speaks attempts to allay fears about his Caltholicism before the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on Sept. 12, 1960. Photo from Houston Chronicle / AP.Religion and secularism in the public square Opposing the promotion of religion and … Continue reading
Alice Embree reports from San Antonio on that city’s 22nd annual Women’s Day celebration, organized by a coalition of “fierce ‘mujeres’” from community and social justice organizations, including union organizers and advocates for reproductive choice and LGBTQ rights. The event, … Continue reading
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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Come to Chicago!
Graphic by Dave Wittekind / The Rag Blog.UPDATE: In a major development, the G8 summit has been moved from Chicago to Camp David by President Obama, who apparently gave Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel only an hour’s advance notice of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Chicago, G8 Summit, NATO/G8, Occupy Movement, Social Action
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