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Prison Reform : We Must Stop Locking Up our Problems
Prisons are a necessary part of a civilized country, but they should be reserved for violent criminals and career criminals — people who have proven they cannot be trusted with the safety or property of others. By Ted McLaughlin / … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Congress, Criminal Justice, Prison Reform
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David Carradine’s Death, and Bizarre Memories from a Reporter’s Early Years
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. I had never seen anything as ghastly. His upper body was pasty white. From about his pelvis down, the flesh was a dark port color. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
VERSE / Larry Piltz : After Me!
“Paranoid Face 2” / Art-Visionary. After Me! (for Richard and Thorne) I just don’t know which way to goI just can’t think here on the brinkam I deranged or madif so I’m gladdon’t know what else could feel so bad the … Continue reading
Greg Moses : By George! Austin Leads USA Recovery
Austin Leads in Job Growth Still, these Texas numbers look like boutique novelties in a warehouse of national economic crisis. By Greg Moses / By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2009 It’s a wistful headline, I … Continue reading
POETRY / Gregg Barrios : ‘El hijo de Frida y Diego’
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Photo from Yoreme’s Weblog See Video of Gregg Barrios reading ‘Chale Guerra,’ Below. El hijo de Frida y Diego I am the promised root born through artful inseminationI am the manchild borne through prehysteric supplicationI … Continue reading
Scott Roeder : The Anti-Abortion Zealotry of the Radical Right
Right wing militant Scott Roeder, accused of murdering Dr. George Tiller. Photo from Sedgwick County Jail. The [right wing] nationalists, including a more virulent white nationalist extreme, are gathering strength and getting bold, even though they are still a militant … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Anti-Semitism, Christian Right, Extremism, Right Wing, White Supremacists
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Finance Universal Health Care? Legalize Cannabis
Photo from rolledtootight.com Why is this reasonably safe compound currently forbidden when its use, as well as that of many toxic hallucinogens, goes as far back as biblical times and may indeed have been instrumental in producing, in part, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Health Care Reform, Medical Marijuana
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FILM / Turk Pipkin’s Remarkable ‘One Peace at a Time’
Another day at the office. Turk Pipkin (who refers to himself in the movie as a “human q-tip” ) shoots at the Muharam Shia Festival in Calcutta, India.One Peace at a Time: A film about a messed up world and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Documentary, Film, Filmmakers, Social Action, Turk Pipkin, William Michael Hanks
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FILM / Turk Pipkin, and a Brief History of the Documentary Form
Eadweard Muybridge: The Horse in Motion. The documentary form is only now realizing the possibilities foreshadowed by its beginnings. By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / June 2, 2009 Also see Turk Pipkin’s Remarkable ‘One Peace at a … Continue reading
Zine Fest : When Houston is Cool
Zines on parade at Zine Fest Houston, May 16, 2009. Photo by Rob Block / Houston Independent Media.Zine Fest Houston 2009 The fest showcased dozens of writers, artists, publishers and distros who presented a wide variety of independent publications with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Houston, Sixties, Space City, The Rag, Underground Press
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Austin’s ‘Mary House’ : From a Real ‘Pro-Life’ Catholic Worker
I fear that the most recent murder of an abortion doctor will inflame the hatred and zeal of these people, who in private and public will try to justify the murders of abortionists. By Lynn Goodman-Strauss / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
