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AUSPOP / CULTURE / Retrospective of Underground Comix Pioneer Gilbert Shelton
By Austin Museum of Popular Culture /The Rag Blog / June 5, 2026 The Austin Museum of Popular Culture will launch its Retrospective of Underground Comix Pioneer Gilbert Shelton on Sunday, June 7, 2026. When: June 7 – July 19, 2026Where: 506 N. … Continue reading
SUSAN VAN HAITSMA / CULTURE / Down on the Drag: Austin Music History
By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / June 15, 2026 I love learning about the place, people and history of where I live. I often wonder about the people who once walked where I walk and who lived where I live … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason Mellard, Jesse Sublett, Kathy Valentine, Nanci Griffith, Susan Van Haitsma, Varsity Mural
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ALICE EMBREE / MEDICARE / Taking on the Medicare Disadvantage
By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 11, 2026 This article appeared in Alice Embree’s Substack on May 18, 2026. An interview with James Russell, mentioned below, will air on Rag Radio 91.7 FM, 2-3 p.m. Central, Friday, June 12, … Continue reading
ALLEN YOUNG / OPINION / June: From shame to pride
By Allen Young / The Rag Blog / May 31, 2026 Gay Pride flag. “June is bustin’ out all over,” says a memorable song composed in the 1940s for the musical Carousel, but more recently, June has become known as “Pride Month.” … Continue reading
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BRUCE MELTON: UNGINEERING, Not Geoengineering
Ship trails in the North Pacific cool our climate through the oldest climate pollution treatment (geoengineering) strategy humans have been practicing for 150 years. Image: NASA. By Bruce Melton PE / The Rag Blog / May 27, 2026 Summary: Geonegineering … Continue reading
LAMAR HANKINS / RELIGION / Make America’s public school children bible-readers again
By Lamar Hankins / The Rag Blog / March 2, 2026 It is increasingly likely that Republicans will make Texas the first state in the country to mandate all public school students read passages from the bible. There are several … Continue reading
JONAH RASKIN / BOOK REVIEW / Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground. By Zayd Ayers Dohrn; W. W.Norton & Company, 2026 By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / February 26, 2026 On July 26, 1982, the 23rd anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, a … Continue reading
CARL DAVIDSON / POLITICS / SUMMING UP THE YEAR 2025
A turning point for Trump and the Left By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / January 16, 2026 Carl Davidson is the editor of Carl’s Left Links Newsletter, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. Carl is a former … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Davidson, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Fascism, MAGA, Mamdani, No Kings Day, Political Analysis, Politics
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BRUCE MELTON / CLIMATE CHANGE / Climate Change Review 2025
Occidental Chemicals CO2 air capture unit in the Permian Basin about to begin operations. The Science of the Effects of Warming By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / December 31, 2025 The good news is real, but a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Change Review, Environment, Global Warming
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JONAH RASKIN / BOOK REVIEW / Levitating the Pentagon
Levitating the Pentagon, and Other Uplifting Stories: A Life of Activism By Nancy Kurshan; Three Rooms Press; 2025 By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / December 29, 2025 Nancy Kurshan might have carved out and published a big chunk of … Continue reading
DANIEL ACOSTA, JR. / HIGHER EDUCATION / Ideological Warfare at the University of Texas
Daniel Acosta, Jr. Make UT Great Again (MUGA) By Daniel Acosta, Jr. / The Rag Blog / December 10, 2025 The University of Texas is facing an existential crisis because of its decision to appease the Texas governor and legislature … Continue reading
MICHAEL MEEROPOL / ECONOMICS / Are there signs of serious problems in the economy?
By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / January 17, 2026 The following is a version of a commentary delivered over WAMC-FM by Michael Meeropol, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Western New England University on January 9, 2026. This version … Continue reading →