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Political prisoner and acclaimed poet Marilyn Buck died of cancer early Tuesday, Aug. 3, in a New York hospital. Buck — who served 25 years of an 80-year sentence for politically motivated crimes in support of the black liberation movement … Continue reading
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Mariann G. Wizard : Poet/Political Prisoner Marilyn Buck Dies in New York
UPDATED Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 9:03 a.m. (CST) Marilyn Buck was released from prison July 15, 2010.Recently released from Texas prison:Cancer takes poet Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 AUSTIN — Friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Deaths, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, New York City, Poets, Political Activists, Political Prisoners
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Tom Hayden : Despite WikiLeaks, Congress Votes War Bucks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Image from The First Post.Despite WikiLeaks revelations,Congress votes for war fundingBy Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2010 Never was the case so weak for throwing another $33 billion into the Afghanistan sinkhole, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Congress, Peace Movement, Tom Hayden, War Funding, WikiLeaks
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Marc Estrin : The F-35 and the NIMBYS of Death
F-35 helmet: “Cool” lid for flying our “national treasure.”NIMBYS of Death By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2010 BURLINGTON, Vermont — This week the Secretary of the Air Force selected the Vermont National Air Guard as … Continue reading
Don’t miss this one! Paul Krassner on Rag Radio Tuesday, 2-3 pm (CST), KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin. The legendary social satirist and Realist editor is my guest, and we’ll discuss Tuli Kupferberg, The Realist, the Yippies, Lenny Bruce, the … Continue reading
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Harry Targ : Higher Education Headed in Wrong Direction
Editorial cartoon by Mark Weber / iHaveNet.21st Century higher education:An institution in crisis By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 1, 2010 The modern university At my home university, only Coca-Cola products can be distributed on campus as … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Colleges, Economics, Educational Reform, Harry Targ, Higher Education
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Sarito Carol Neiman : Hill Country Environment Threatened by ‘Green Energy’ Transmission
Lattice towers like this one will carry high-voltage electrical power lines from West Texas wind farms through the Texas Hill Country. Proposed high-voltage power lines Endanger unique Hill Country habitat By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / July … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Power, Carol Neiman, Ecology, Environment, Green Energy, Habitat, Sarito Carol Neiman, Texas Hill Country, Wind Power
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John Ross : Lopez Obrador’s Mexico City Love Fest
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador:Massive love fest kicks of presidential run By John Ross / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2010 MEXICO CITY — On a damp Sunday morning four years from the month in which the … Continue reading
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Tagged Felipe Calderon, Lopez Obrador, Mexican Politics, Mexico City
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“Trevor Loudon and the Right-wing Propaganda Machine” By Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2010 Until I came across the Source KeyWiki site I didn’t know I had my very own “Wiki” page. When I went … Continue reading
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Jordan Flaherty : A Movement Rises in Arizona
Protest agains Arizona’s new immigration law April 25, 2010, in Phoenix. Photo from Getty Images.Widespread struggle offers human rights vision:A movement rises in Arizona By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2010 PHOENIX — Three months ago, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Immigrants' Rights, Immigration, Jordan Flaherty, Social Activism
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It appears that Formula One racing is coming to the Austin area, but the project has been shrouded in secrecy and the process has taken place with little public input. Promoter Tavo Hellmund kept the whole thing out of public … Continue reading
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Paul Buhle : Pekar and Kupferberg were Oblique Jewish Intellectuals
Harvey Pekar (left) in 2003, and Tuli Kupferberg in 1968. Photos from Getty Images / Forward.Harvey Pekar and Tuli Kupferberg:They looked at the world from an oblique angle By Paul Buhle / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2010 See … Continue reading
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Tagged American Jews, Artists, Beat Generation, Cartoonists, Harvey Pekar, Historians, Leftists, Musicians, Paul Buhle, Poets, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties, Tuli Kupferberg, Underground Comix
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