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Bruce Melton : What Can Be Done About Climate Change in Texas?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

What a mess. Even without the fires, our natural environment has been devastated by these droughts. This scene was taken in late August just around the corner from my house in southwest Austin. Fortunately I have only lost a handful … Continue reading →

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Paul Robbins : Switching on the Sunshine

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Flipping the switch at solar farm near Austin, Texas. Rag Blog photo.Let the sunshine in:On being young and crazy in Austin They say that victory has 1,000 parents, but defeat is an orphan. By Paul Robbins | The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Richard D. Jehn : Moving Through the End of Growth

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Transformation time. Image from Fluxed Up World.Moving through the end of growthand the collapse of the U.S. as we know it Welcome to the New World. By Richard D. Jehn | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2012 Although my … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Are We Marching to War With Iran?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Dogs of war. Graphic from Press TV.Dogs are barking:Are we marching to war with Iran? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2012 The animosity between the United States and Iran has a longer history than most … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Brute Facts and Political Choices, 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Protesters at the State Capitol building in Madison, WI., demonstrating against Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-union legislation. Photo by Mark Hirsch / Getty Images.Brute facts and political choices:Thinking about 2012By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2012 The … Continue reading →

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Chellis Glendinning : In Bolivia, ‘The Repression Strengthened Us!’

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Native demonstrators march on La Paz to protest highway construction. Photo from AFP.Letter from Bolivia:‘The repression strengthened us!’ The ragtag band walked day and night in flip-flops, and the hearts of Bolivians went out to them… By Chellis Glendinning | … Continue reading →

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THEATER / Jonah Raskin : Zayd Dohrn’s ‘Outside People’

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Cast of Outside People at the Vineyard theater in New York. Inset photo: playwright Zayd Dohrn.We’re all outsiders now:Zayd Dohrn’s new play, Outside People The play — which is part situation comedy, part soap opera, and part prophecy — plays … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton : Has Texas Crossed a Climate Threshold?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Downtown Austin seen from near the intersection of Loop 360 and US 290/71 West. This photo was taken in early September 2011. The brownish yellow- and red-leaved trees in the left and bottom right foreground are elms. They naturally shed … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Populism, Labor Organizing, and White Chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Flag of the Texas Farmers Alliance. Image from HHS AP US History.The hidden history of Texas Part VIII: Populism, labor organizing, and white chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2012 [This is … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Sleeping Through the News

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Talking heads. Image from Today’s Word on Journalism.Sleeping through the news:‘I suppose there is nothing we can do…’ By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2012 While I sleep through some of the news shows hosted by … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : The Homeland Battlefield Bill

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Chocolate City.The Homeland Battlefield Bill With the stroke of Obama’s pen, the United States military has become a domestic law enforcement authority and American citizens on American soil are subject to the loss of every fundamental right to … Continue reading →

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Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Defending Democracy Against Stolen Elections

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

In a landmark report, the NAACP directly takes on the new Jim Crow tactics passed in 14 states. Image from NAACP.org.Has America’s stolen election process finally hit prime time? By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading →

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