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William Rogers : Austin Workers Rally to Recall Scott Walker
At the Recall Walker rally in Austin: Travis Donoho, left, organizer for Education Austin (American Federation of Teachers) and Steve Rossignol, Texas State Association of Electrical Workers. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.As Scott Walker speaks in Austin:Unions … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Scott Walker, Social Action, Union Busting, Unions, Will Rogers
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Ted McLaughlin : Class Conflict and the Disappearance of the Middle Class
Class conflict risesas middle class disappears The growing inequality of wealth and income in this country has reached a point where it is now causing a conflict between the rich (the 1%) and the vast majority of Americans. By Ted … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Class Warfare, Concentration of Wealth, Income Gap, Middle Class, Ted McLaughlin
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Paul Krassner : Predictions for 2012
Lessee here: Paul Krassner will bring The Realist out of retirement, resurrect cartoonist Wally Wood, and publish a Republican Party Orgy centerfold. The Republican Party will not be amused.Predictions for 2012 Ron Paul will unite with Ru Paul and they’ll … Continue reading
Tony Platt : Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio
Alex Haley. Image from Gather.A Better Day:Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio By Tony Platt / The Rag Blog / January 12, 2012 Let me drink from the waterswhere the mountain streams floodLet the smell of wildflowersflow free through my … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Haley, American History, Free Speech Movement, Malcolm X, Mario Savio, New Left, Sixties, Tony Platt
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Alan Waldman : My 10 Favorite Films of 2011
Octavia Spencer in The Help.The Help is powerful, complex:My 10 favorite films of 2011 By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2012 As was the case last year, some of the films I was most anticipating (The … Continue reading
Bruce Melton : What Can Be Done About Climate Change in Texas?
What a mess. Even without the fires, our natural environment has been devastated by these droughts. This scene was taken in late August just around the corner from my house in southwest Austin. Fortunately I have only lost a handful … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Environment, Global Warming, Texas Drought, Texas Wildfires
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Paul Robbins : Switching on the Sunshine
Flipping the switch at solar farm near Austin, Texas. Rag Blog photo.Let the sunshine in:On being young and crazy in Austin They say that victory has 1,000 parents, but defeat is an orphan. By Paul Robbins | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Austin, Environmental Activists, Paul Robbins, Solar Energy
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Richard D. Jehn : Moving Through the End of Growth
Transformation time. Image from Fluxed Up World.Moving through the end of growthand the collapse of the U.S. as we know it Welcome to the New World. By Richard D. Jehn | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2012 Although my … Continue reading
Welcome to Climate Change Texas: Part ThreeBruce Melton PE[Caption: What a mess. Even without the fires, our natural environment has been devastated by these droughts. This scene was taken in late August just around the corner from my house in … Continue reading
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On Being Young and Crazy By Paul Robbins / The Rag Blog / January 9,2012 AUSTIN — On Friday, Jan. 6, Austin officially commissioned its new 30 Megawatt Solar plant. It is one of the largest solar installations in the … Continue reading
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Let the sunshine inOn being young and crazy By Paul Robbins / The Rag Blog / January 9,2012 AUSTIN — On Friday, January 6, Austin officially commissioned its new 30 Megawatt Solar plant. It is one of the largest solar … Continue reading
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