Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

How to Rig an Election : See Florida, Ohio and Iran

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Good question! Demonstrator at June 17, 2009, Austin rally protesting the Iranian elections. Photo by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.OOPS! We rigged the Iran/Florida-Ohio vote count AGAIN!! The chief difference between Iran 2009 and Ohio 2004 — and Florida … Continue reading →

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Obama Must Fight for Public Option, Real Health Care Reform

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama addresses the American Medical Association, June 15, 2009. Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast / AP. In some way the message must get through to the Senate Democratic leadership that they were elected to represent THE PEOPLE and were … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker :
Transportation politics and the Austin road lobby

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part 2: The Austin road lobby: Texas transportation politics, the developers/ and those pesky populist reformers. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 22, 2009 [This is the second part of a series on transportation in Austin. In … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Eduardo Galeano’s ‘Mirrors’

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

From Hugo Chavez to Barack Obama and to you, too… Eduardo Galeano’s Mirrors:A reflection on Uruguay’s preeminent author By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2009 He doesn’t have a full beard like Che, doesn’t smoke big … Continue reading →

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Judy Gumbo Albert : My Body. My Story.

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Flowers outside the Women’s Health Care Services abortion clinic, scene of the murder of Dr. George Tiller on May 31, 2009, in Wichita, Kansas. Photo by Kelly Glasscock / Reuters.My body, my story: In memory of Dr. George Tiller We … Continue reading →

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Starr Takes Shine to Sotomayor

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Starr’s attack of rightwing realism is more evidence, if any was needed, of what I said from the get-go: Sotomayor is not a radical. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / June 20, 2009 Kenneth Starr, who certainly lives … Continue reading →

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Rape Not Just South Africa’s Problem

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Women place white flowers outside parliament during a demonstration in Cape Town. Photo from AFP. While the South African numbers may be particularly high, this is a worldwide problem. Men… have been brought up to believe that women are second-class … Continue reading →

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Foodie Friday: Janet Gilles on Changing Diets

Posted on June 20, 2009 by RagBlog

Evolutionary Diets and the Value of Traditional Herbs and SpicesBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / June 19, 2009 As our food supply gets further and further away from traditional origins, new diseases crop up in the landscape. Peanuts, … Continue reading →

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Victor Agosto : The Price of Conscience

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

GI Victor Agosto, being interviewed by Beth Freed of the Dallas Peace Times, after announcing that he was refusing deployment to Afghanistan. Photo from Under the Hood Cafe.GI Victor Agosto That is the price of conscience. When he said: ‘There … Continue reading →

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Ohio : Big Nuke’s Desperate Radioactive Hoax

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Proposed nuke site in Ohio. Photo from AP. Southern Ohioans are good people who deserve jobs and a real economic future. No matter how much Big Nuke spends on them, rushed high-profile corporate announcements touting a doomed technology can only … Continue reading →

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Tina Marsh : Requiem for a Jazz Angel

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Michael Fuentes.Vissi d’arte:Requiem for Tina Marsh, golden-voiced jazz angel and fearless explorer of far-flung musical frontiers Tina Marsh lived for art, and on Tuesday, June 16, she died for art in her South Austin home surrounded by family … Continue reading →

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Blowing Through Texas : Renewable Energy Ploy Brings an Ill Wind

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Blowing in the Wind It’s the hitherto scenic, big sky Hill Country, with more stars than you can count in the night sky, that’s been chosen to carry the burden of hosting those high-voltage power lines between West Texas and … Continue reading →

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