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Peter Montgomery : Newt Gingrich Wants to Make America More Like Texas!
Newt Gingrich: Texas Number One!Worse campaign promise ever?Newt Gingrich wants tomake America ‘like Texas’ By Peter Montgomery / AlterNet / May 18, 2011 In his presidential campaign announcement on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show last week, former House Speaker … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Conservative Politics, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Texas, Texas Legislature
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Fighting Money-Driven Medicine
Cartoon by tunin-s / toonpool.com.The mouse that roared:Fighting money-driven medicine By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / May 18, 2011 As I look at the health care situation in this country, I am reminded of the Peter … Continue reading
Bob Moser : The White-Power Legislature of Texas
Slash-and-burn:Texas’ white-power legislature By Bob Moser / The Texas Observer / May 17, 2011 AUSTIN — Back in February, at a rally protesting anti-immigrant legislation, State Rep. Lon Burnam raised some eyebrows by letting loose with the “R” word. “You … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Moser, Conservative Politics, Public Schools, Racism, Texas Legislature, Texas Politics, White Supremacy
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What Will the GOP Demand in Return for Raising the Debt Ceiling? By Don Swift / The Rag Blog / For months Republicans have been threatening to shut down the government if they don’t get what they want as payment … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : San Marcos, Texas, and the Separation of Church and State
Thomas Jefferson and the separation of church and state. Sculpture outside the Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, Vermont. Image from Artsology.Thomas Jefferson,the San Marcos City Council,and the municipal promotion of prayer It is a feeble and flaccid religion that needs the imprimatur … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Constitution, First Amendment, Lamar W. Hankins, Religion, San Marcos, Thomas Jefferson
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Christian Science Monitor / Thought TheaterDartmouth Independent The great municipal religious promotion of the 21st century By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / City councils have no jurisdiction over religion, yet throughout Texas and the rest of the … Continue reading
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Santana Blasts Immigrant Haters at Baseball’s ‘Civil Rights’ Game
Grammy-winning rock legend Carlos Santana was given the Major League Baseball Beacon of Change Award before Braves-Phillies game Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Atlanta. Photo by John Bazemore / AP.Atlanta fans boo!Santana speaks out for Civil Rightsat baseball’s ‘Civil Rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Carlos Santana, Civil Rights, Dave Zirin, Immigration, Sports
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THEATER / Jonah Raskin : The ‘Reborning’ of Zayd Dohrn
Scene from Zayd Dohrn’s Reborning at the San Francisco Playhouse.The Reborning of Zayd Dohrn: A fascinating piece of theater from the son of Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers that speaks to our time now and where we’ve come from as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Jonah Raskin, Theater, Weather Underground, Zayd Dohrn
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Harry Targ : The Media and Ideological Hegemony
The media shape our consciousness. Image from Look for the Words.Taking on the media:Challenging ideological hegemony By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / May 16, 2011 The media and political, economic, educational, religious, and entertainment institutions shape our consciousness. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Harry Targ, Media, Progressive Movement, Propaganda
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Ken Martin : ‘The Austin Bulldog’: Growling at the Powers That Be
Logo from The Austin Bulldog. Graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Journalism making a difference:The Austin Bulldog‘s investigativereporting shakes up City HallBy Ken Martin / The Rag Blog / May 12, 2011 AUSTIN — Even if you’ve never heard … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Central Texas, Investigative Journalism, Ken Martin, The Austin Bulldog
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Tom Miller : Stoney Burns Was Dallas’ Underground Iconoclast
Remembering Stoney Burns:Dallas’ underground iconoclast He lived up to his image: longish brillo hair, loads of dope, young cuties by his side, and a great appetite for outrage and graphic explosion. By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / May … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas, Dallas Notes, Sixties, Space City, Stoney Burns, The Rag, Tom Miller, Underground Press
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Harvey Wasserman : Let’s Join Japan in Junking New Nukes
Workers cycle past a nuclear power plant on a tricycle cart in Changchun, in northeast China’s Jilin province, Dec. 17, 2010. Japan and Germany are limiting or phasing out reliance on nuclear power after the Fukushima accident. Photo from AP.We’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Harvey Wasserman, Japan Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Nuclear Power
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