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MICHAEL MEEROPOL / TRUMP / The war with Iran should not distract us from important domestic issues

E. Jean Carroll, 2006. Photo by  julieannesmo. Creative Commons image. By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / July 3, 2025 The following is an expanded version of a commentary delivered over WAMC-FM on June 27, 2025 by Michael Meeropol … Continue reading

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ALICE EMBREE | REMEMBRANCE | Honoring the Lives of Bernice Hecker and Jere Locke, Austin Peace and Justice Activists

By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / July 1, 2025 Two remarkable advocates for peace and justice in Austin, Texas, have passed on. In 2014, I posted to The Rag Blog in 2014 that featured Bernice Hecker and her … Continue reading

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NORMAN SOLOMON / POLITICS / When will the Democrats put up a fight?

Democratic party leaders just met for the first time in months. When will they take real action? By Norman Solomon / The Rag Blog / June 10, 2025 This article was originally published at The Guardian and was cross-posted to … Continue reading

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MICHAEL MEEROPOL / ECONOMY / Is there a danger that the stagflation of the 1970’s is coming back?

By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / June 4, 2025 (Michael Meeropol and Houston-based historian John Moretta will discuss this commentary and related material on Rag Radio, KOOP-FM in Austin, Friday, June 6, 2025, from 2-3 p.m. It will … Continue reading

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THORNE DREYER / INTERVIEW / Ronnie Dugger: The Reporter

Ronnie Dugger. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / May 29, 2025 (On Friday, May 30, 2-3 p.m., Rag Radio is rebroadcasting our June 8, 2012 interview with the late Ronnie … Continue reading

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ALICE EMBREE / Town Hall Lessons in Accountability / A Poison Bill and its Antidote

By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / May 26, 2025 This article originally appeared in Alice Embree’s Substack. The New York Times provided the autopsy report on the budget bill that passed by one vote. The tax and spending … Continue reading

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BRUCE MELTON / CLIMATE & POLITICS / The dumbest climate plan in history

By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / April 17, 2025 The title of this article is not solely meant to highlight the level of knowledge of this current administration, but to draw attention to the strongly conservative Wall Street Journal article,“The Dumbest Trade War … Continue reading

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MICHAEL MEEROPOL / POLITICS OF MEDICINE / They are trying to hide the future cuts to Medicaid

This caricature of Donald Trump was adapted by DonkeyHotey from a Creative Commons-licensed photo from Michael Vadon’s Flickr photostream. By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2025 The following is an expanded version of a commentary delivered … Continue reading

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MELISSA HIELD / HISTORY / Project Tejas 1985

Heart Centered Work at the Texas Department of Agriculture By Melissa Hield / The Rag Blog / March 25, 2025 People’s History in Texas posted the following story on Substack. It is a timely reminder of what can be achieved … Continue reading

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ALICE EMBREE / APPEAL / Help Mariann Garner-Wizard Vasquez Heal

By Alice Embree/ The Rag Blog / March 12, 2025 Mariann Garner-Wizard Vasquez has been living in Central America for several years. I’ve known Mariann for sixty years. She was part of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), fighting segregation … Continue reading

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ALLEN YOUNG / BOOKS / ‘A Prince of a Boy: How One Gay Catholic Helped Change the World’

By Allen Young / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2025 As I sat down to write a review of Brian McNaught’s memoir — knowing Iwould praise and recommend the book — I wondered what some of my friendsmight think. … Continue reading

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ALICE EMBREE / THE RAG AND THE RETROGRADE / History Repeats Itself

By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / February 14, 2025 This article was originally posted to Alice Embree’s Substack. “UT-Dallas students launch alternative newspaper after class with administration,” was the headline above a Texas Tribune article on February 7, … Continue reading

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