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Rag Radio : The Occupy Movement and Activism in Austin

Occupy activists in the studios of KOOP-FM, Austin, February 24, 2012. From left, Richard Bowden, Joe Cooper, Mo McMorrow, Nate Cowan, Brian J. Overman, Lucian Villaseñor, and Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Rag Radio:Representatives … Continue reading

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Legendary Commander Cody guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bill Kirchen has been called a “Titan of the Telecaster.” Kirchen, who headlined Austin community radio station KOOP’s recent benefit concert at Antone’s was our guest on Rag Radio. In Thorne Dreyer’s colorful … Continue reading

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Ian Buruma : Is the U.S. in a ‘Dangerous State of Funk’?

Graphic from Progressive America Rising.Is the U.S. in a ‘Dangerous State of Funk’? Much political rhetoric, and a spate of new books, would have us believe that the U.S. is in a dangerous state of funk. By Ian Buruma / … Continue reading

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Our modern-day Puritans By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2012 For those who don’t remember their grade school history lessons, during the 1600s the Puritans were persecuted in England for trying to purify the Church … Continue reading

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Jane Ayers : Willie Nelson and 300,000 Others Sue Monsanto

Willie Nelson. Image from OTRC.Occupy the Food System:Willie Nelson and 300,000other activists sue Monsanto By Jane Ayers / Reader Supported News / February 16, 2012 Little did Willie Nelson know when he recorded “Crazy” years ago just how crazy it … Continue reading

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Jane Ayers : Willie Nelson and 300,000 Others Sue Monsanto

Farm aid president Willie Nelson. Photo by Ed Reinke / AP.Occupy the Food System:Willie Nelson and 300,000other activists sue Monsanto By Jane Ayers / Reader Supported News / February 15, 2012 Little did Willie Nelson know when he recorded “Crazy” … Continue reading

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William John Cox : Occupy Lubbock Stands Tall in Conservative Texas City

Occupy Lubbock:Occupiers in conservative Texas cityhave support of mayor, some Tea Partiers By William John Cox / Truthout / February 14, 2012 Although protesters have been driven from their peaceful occupations of almost every location across the nation, including Wall … Continue reading

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Walking the Walk: Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street, part one, by Dirk Nelson [Dirk Nelson recently went to the Occupy Wall Street protest, serving as a correspondent for The Ester Republic. Below is the first part of his two-part … Continue reading

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As benign as Lucifer By Richard Raznikov / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2012 Beginning about 20 years ago, it dawned on the bankers and some major corporations that if oil was a lucrative commodity water would be even … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Mumia Abu-Jamal : Days of Rage and Revolution

Author and former member of the Weather Underground, David Gilbert, is a prisoner at the Auburn Correctional Facility, Auburn, N.Y. Photo from Indybay.com.David Gilbert’s Love and Struggle:Days of rage, rebellion, and revolution By Mumia Abu-Jamal | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Thom Hartmann : Jeff Clements’ ‘Corporations Are Not People’

And money is not speech:‘Corporations Are Not People’ By Thom Hartmann/ Truthout / February 1, 2012 [Corporations Are Not People by Jeffrey D. Clements (Berrett-Koehler, 2012); Paperback, 224 pp., $17.95.] Most Americans don’t realize that the idea that “corporations are … Continue reading

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