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Mondragon: Reinventing Humanity by Bill Meacham on October 4th, 2011 The human capacity for second-order mentation – the ability we have to consider in thought and imagination not just the world around us but ourselves as well – has led … Continue reading
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Dallas Darling : Austerity and the Bastrop Wildfires
Getting the larger picture. Wildfire in Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 5, 2011. Photo by Phil Ostroff / Truthout.Another view:Austerity and the Bastrop wildfires By Dallas Darling / Truthout / October 4, 2011 BASTROP, Texas — I knew the economic and political … Continue reading
Wes Jackson of The Land Institute “has been pursuing the science and tweaking the strategy” of a sustainable agriculture movement for more than three decades. “Instead of a brittle industrial agriculture dependent on fossil fuels,” Jackson’s research team “is working … Continue reading
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New York Times bestselling novelist David Lindsey, who lives in Austin, Texas, discusses his writing — and the booming contract espionage business that is the subject of his latest novel cycle — with Rag Radio’s Thorne Dreyer. (Go to post … Continue reading
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Retired history prof Don Swift continues his Rag Blog series on the theocratic Christian movement known as Dominionism with a discussion of its “most vigorous branch,” the New Apostolic Reformation, and its connections to Texas Gov. Rick Perry. “Two years … Continue reading
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Mariann Wizard reviews Jonah Raskin’s new book, Marijuanaland: Dispatches From an American War. Jonah, who was active with the Yippies in the Sixties, is a professor at Sonoma State University and has written biographies of Abbie Hoffman, Allen Ginsberg and … Continue reading
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As retired physician Dr. Stephen R. Keister prepares to enter his ninth decade, he reflects on the state of his country — and its corrupted health care system. “Never have I seen my country so fraught with danger and despair,” … Continue reading
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Don Swift continues his cautionary tale about Dominionism, the theocratic tendency in right wing Christian thought that is influencing high profile figures like Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and Rick Perry. Retired history prof Swift recounts Dominionism’s history, the theologians who … Continue reading
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Ivan Kuper was a colleague of “Crazy Cajun” Huey Meaux (the self-proclaimed “producer extraordinaire”) when Meaux hosted a radio show at Houston’s KPFT in the 1970s. Ivan brings us a remarkable story about the life and legacy of the charismatic … Continue reading
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Rag Radio : Legendary Houston Folksinger Don Sanders
Don Sanders sings in front of the Sam Houston statue at Hermann Park in 70s Houston.Legendary Houston folksinger Don Sanders onRag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here:Don Sanders was a central figure in the early Houston folk scene, … Continue reading
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Rag Radio : Legendary Houston Folksinger Don Sanders
Houston singer/songwriter and storyteller Don Sanders (right) with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer at the KOOP studios in Austin.Legendary Houston folksinger Don Sanders onRag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here:Don Sanders was a central figure in the early … Continue reading
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