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Rag Blog’s Dreyer : Another Year Older and…
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Party Down in Austin! (And support The Rag Blog) If you’re in Austin on July 29th, please join us at Maria’s for Rag Blog editor and Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer’s (66th) Birthday Bash and … Continue reading
Brooke Jarvis : A Tale of Carmaggedon
One of the busiest freeways in California, the 405, stands vacant during “Carmaggedon.” Photo from Getty Images.A tale of Carmaggedon:The cyclists who beat an airplane During Los Angeles’ freeway-free weekend, little went quite as expected. By Brooke Jarvis / CommonDreams … Continue reading
VIDEO / Jeff Zavala and Thorne Dreyer : Educator and Activist Robert Jensen on Rag Radio
Educator, author, and activist Robert Jensen on Rag Radio Video by Jeff Zavala | Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | July 14, 2011 Robert Jensen — University of Texas journalism professor, widely-published author, Austin-based political activist, and … Continue reading
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Party Down : Dreyer Birthday Bash and Rag Blog Blowout
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EdgeLeft: Libya, NATO, and International Law. By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2011 The original UN resolution, pressed for by France, Great Britain, and the U.S. (all three led by men who have never been in … Continue reading
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Robert Jensen : The Power — and Limits — of Social Movements
The power — and limits — of social movements Dissidents not only have to be willing to tell the truth about the delusions of the dominant culture, but make sure we don’t fall into delusions of our own. By Robert … Continue reading
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Ed Kilgore : The Rise of the ‘Teavangelicals’
Rick Perry and Michele Bachman represent the marriage of the Religious Right and the Tea Party Movement. Image from ABC News.Teavangelicals:How the Christian Right came to blessthe economic agenda of the Tea Party By Ed Kilgore / The New Republic … Continue reading
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“Fruit of the Poisonous Tree.” Image from Derecho Penal y sociedad.Cui bono? (Who benefits?)The fall of the empire By Arlene Goldbard / The Rag Blog / July 12, 2011 Recently I read a piece on executive pay in the business … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Tony Bouza : Manning Marable’s ‘Malcolm X’
Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention The Malcolm he depicts is unquestionably, accurately, and thoroughly the Malcolm I knew. By Tony Bouza / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2011 [Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning … Continue reading
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VIDEO / Jeff Zavala and Thorne Dreyer : ‘Eco Outlaw’ Diane Wilson on Rag Radio
Environmental activist Diane Wilson on Rag Radio[Video by Jeff Zavala / Interview by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / July 7, 2011] Environmental activist Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper from Seadrift, Texas, and the author of Diary of an … Continue reading
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