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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : The Mayan Calendar
The sun at the intersection of the galactic equator and the ecliptic. Image from Philosophy for Real Life.Is the end near?The Mayan Calendar On December 21 the 13th baktun will come to an end. Rather than starting a 14th baktun, … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Astronomy, Bill Meacham, Ideas, Mayan, Mayan Calendar, Philosophy, Winter Solstice
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Harry Targ : The Two Faces of the 2012 Elections
Tea Party favorite Mike Pence is the new governor of Indiana. Photo by Darron Cummings / AP.Electoral contradictions:The progressive majority andthe reactionary state governments Challenges to a progressive future do not come just from Washington, Wall Street, or the Pentagon. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, American Society, Conservative Politics, Harry Targ, Indiana, Mike Pence, Progressive Movement, Tea Party
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Lamar W. Hankins : City Council and Religious Liberty in Central Texas
San Marcos, Texas, City Hall. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Nearly half of Austin-area citycouncils violate religious liberty It doesn’t take clergy to remind council members of their duties, and there is little evidence that clergy provide any more moral authority than … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Roots/Blues Singer-Songwriter Guy Forsyth
Guy Forsyth in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Friday, November 16, 2012. Photo by William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio podcast:Award-winning Singer-songwriterGuy Forsyth, with live performance By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | December 4, 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Musicians, Guy Forsyth, Interview, Music Video, Podcast, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Thorne Dreyer
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Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte : Supreme Court Case Raises Larger Diversity Issues at UT-Austin
Though the UT-Austin student body is among the most diverse in the country, other related issues plague the school and its history. Photo by Eric Gay / AP / Christian Science Monitor.Supreme Court focus on UTstudent DNA masks pressing issues … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’
The smoking Twinkie? Image from candidaabrahamson.Guilty pleasure:Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’ The psychiatrist testified that, on the night before the murders, White ‘just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies.’ By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Fran Clark : Keeping Watch on the ‘School of Assassins’
One at a time, marchers place their crosses in the chain link fence outside Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. Photos by Heidi Turpin / The Rag Blog.By any other name:Protesters keep watch at the ‘School of Assassins’ Each cross has … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Fort Benning, Fran Clark, Human Rights, Latin America, Peace Movement, School of Americas
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Howard Wooldridge : Rocky Mountain High / 1
Howard “Cowboy” Wooldridge and Misty fight marijuana prohibition in Colorado.Misty and me:Fighting pot prohibition in Colorado Governor Hickenlooper moaned that tourism would decline or, if more tourists came, they would be the ‘wrong sort of people.’ What a muffin-head he … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Amendment 64, Cannabis, Colorado, Drug Law Reform, Howard Wooldridge, Marijuana, Prohibition
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David McReynolds : After the Truce in Gaza
Political cartoon by Paul Jamiol / Jamiol’s World / Informed Comment.EdgeLeft:After the truce in Gaza This was not only a victory for Hamas, but also for Israel, which achieved at one stroke a deep division between the two sides of … Continue reading
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Tagged David McReynolds, Gaza, Gaza Truce, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement
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VERSE / Margery Parsons : Surfing in Gaza
Surfer in Gaza. Image from Common Dreams.Surfing in Gaza The children of Gazapacked in campslike anchovies in tingo down to the beachto swim, and to surf.There is nothing timid about the way they take the waveson their boardshome-made with scraps … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza Blockade, Gaza Strip, Margery Parsons, Palestinian Occupation, Poetry, Surfing
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Harry Targ : Class, Gender, and Division in Capitalism
Art from race class and gender.Similarities and differences: The political economy of capitalism Creating divisions among male and female workers and workers of different races and ethnic backgrounds has often weakened workers’ struggles to achieve economic justice. By Harry Targ … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century Socialism, Capitalism, Class Warfare, Harry Targ, Political Economy, War on Women
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Alan Waldman : Saskatchewan Sitcom ‘Corner Gas’ is Highly Original and Really Funny
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Canadian comic, writer, and actor Brent Butt (his real name) has created a brilliant tiny-town sitcom named Corner Gas that’s justifiably a massive hit north of the border. By Alan Waldman | … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, Canadian Television, Corner Gas, Criticism, Vintage Television
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