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In a fascinating intersection of history, real estate, and the legacy of a 1960s guru, Ivan Kuper tells the story of the Heaven on Earth Inn, an abandoned hotel in downtown Houston that was purchased by former Beatles spiritual guide, … Continue reading
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Chris Mooney : The Republican Brain on ‘The Republican Brain’
Image from Grist.The Republican Brain on ‘The Republican Brain’ (And how my conservative critics prove the point) By Chris Mooney / Truthout / May 3, 2012 Chris Mooney, author of The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Theologian and Social Ethicist Gary Dorrien
From left: Theologian Gary Dorrien, Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer, and Robert Jensen, UT-Austin journalism professor and Rag Blog contributor, in the KOOP studios, Friday, April 27, 2012 . Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio. Rag Radio:Theologian and social … Continue reading
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The Beats are back! Allen Ginsberg biographer and former Yippie activist Jonah Raskin profiles and interviews Jack Kerouac scholar Gerald Nicosia as three new Beat movement-inspired movies are in the works, including Walter Salles’ version of Jack Kerouac’s “On the … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : David P. Hamilton and Philip L. Russell on the French and Mexican Elections
Philip L. Russell, left, and David P. Hamilton at the KOOP studios in Austin Friday, March 30, 2012. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio. Rag Radio:Writers David P. Hamilton and Philip L. Russelldiscuss the French and Mexican elections By … Continue reading
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Theologian and social critic Gary Dorrien http://www.utsnyc.edu/Page.aspx?pid=351 will speak on “Breaking the Oligarchy” to keynote a weekend gathering on economic justice and faith. Dorrien, an Episcopal priest and professor at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, is a frequent speaker … Continue reading
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Bill Neiman — a leader in the movement to conserve natural resources and restore the heath of the environment in Texas — was Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, April 13, originally broadcast on KOOP-FM in Austin. Neiman is … Continue reading
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Beginning with words from Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” — “The horror! The horror!” — Mike Hanks takes us first through the darkness — the horror and futility of the U.S. drug war in Mexico — and then we move … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Restoration Ecologist Bill Neiman on Saving our Texas Environment
Environmentalist Bill Neiman at the KOOP studios in Austin, Friday, April 13, 2012. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Rag Radio:Restoration ecologist Bil Neimansays we need a paradigm shift By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / April 18, 2012 … Continue reading
Philip L. Russell : Mexican Elections: A Veteran, a Smile, and an Image
A figure of PRI candidate Enrique Pena Nieto, at rally kicking off his presidential campaign in Guadalajara, March 30, 2012. Photo by Edgard Garrido / Reuters.The Mexican presidential election:A veteran, a smile, and an image By Philip L. Russell / … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : French Elections: Francois Hollande and the Socialists
Presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande of the French Socialist Party. Image from Jegoun.net.The French presidential election:Francois Hollande offersan opportunity for the Left By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / Voting in this year’s French presidential election begins on April … Continue reading
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