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A new year of tough times ahead It is certainly legitimate to worry about the direction in which American politics is heading domestically, coupled with a probable global future of more wars, more poverty, and environmental disaster. By Jack A. … Continue reading

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While my old friend Allen was super pleased to have a mostly-negative series of sound-bites posted here (is that really all the honorable judge said, or did Jonah take snippets?) what occurred to me was 1)the paraphrasing of an old … Continue reading

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Jorge Rivas and Jamilah King : SOPA and the Internet Blackout

What is SOPA? Here are five things you need to know Wikipedia was among several websites to shut down Wednesday in protest of anti-piracy bills now in Congress that critics say could amount to censorship. Instead of the usual encyclopedia … Continue reading

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Scott Galindez : Black Churches to ‘Occupy the Dream’

Young people participating in the Occupy the Dream rally in front of the Federal Reserve in Washington DC, January 16, 2012. Photo by Scott Galindez / RSN.Occupy the Dream:Black churches join the Occupy movement Rallies throughout the country are designed … Continue reading

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Welcome to Climate Change Texas: Part ThreeBruce Melton PE[Caption: 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 … Continue reading

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On Being Young and Crazy By Paul Robbins / The Rag Blog / January 9,2012 AUSTIN — On Friday, Jan. 6, Austin officially commissioned its new 30 Megawatt Solar plant. It is one of the largest solar installations in the … Continue reading

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Let the sunshine inOn being young and crazy By Paul Robbins / The Rag Blog / January 9,2012 AUSTIN — On Friday, January 6, Austin officially commissioned its new 30 Megawatt Solar plant. It is one of the largest solar … Continue reading

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Alex Haley. Image from Gather.A Better Day:Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio By Tony Platt | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2012 Let me drink from the waterswhere the mountain streams floodLet the smell of wildflowersflow free through my … Continue reading

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Alex Haley. Image from Gather.A Better Day:Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio By Tony Platt | The Rag Blog | January 10, 2012 Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams floodLet the smell of wildflowers flow free … Continue reading

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Carl Gibson : Grow Up, Ron Paul

Running away from home. Image from goodbuddies inc.Grow up, Ron Paul Ron Paul’s right-libertarian ideology does espouse a new kind of freedom, just as rebellious children who fantasize about running away from home dream of a new kind of freedom. … Continue reading

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Rag Radio : Bruce Melton on the Real-World Effects of Climate Change

Climate change activist Bruce Melton, left, with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer, in the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio. Environmental activist Bruce Melton discussesthe real-world effects of climate change … Continue reading

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Ryan Holeywell : Meet Occupy Wall Street’s Favorite Banker

The Bank of North Dakota: The country’s only publicly-owned state bank.The Case for public state banks:Meet Occupy Wall Street’s favorite banker By Ryan Holeywell / SolidarityEconomy.Net / January 4, 2012 See clip from Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story, Below. … Continue reading

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