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Bash and Blowout : Please Join Us Friday in Austin!

THIS FRIDAY! Poster by James Retherford / Hot Digital Dog Design / The Rag Blog.CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE For those of you in Austin:Please join us this Friday! Thorne Dreyer Birthday* Bash and Rag Blog BlowoutFriday, July 29, 6-9 … Continue reading

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Difficult Beginnings By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2011 I kept thinking, Gosh, how do I start this. Because the nature of my particular paralysis — not just around starting a column, but around any … Continue reading

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Steve Max : The Snare and Deception of ‘Family Economics’

Political cartoon from Progressive America Rising.Obama hits the trap running:The snare and deceptionof ‘family economics’ The trap that Obama and many Congressional Democrats constantly fall into is to act and talk as if Republicans are normal and that this is … Continue reading

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By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / July 26, 2011 In his novel Sidetracked, Henning Mankkel quotes a retired journalist: There are two kinds of reporters. The first kind digs in the ground for the truth. He … Continue reading

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Today (Friday), 2-3 p.m. CDT) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin, and streamed live on the web. (Stream at KOOP.org) Scott, who was a leader in SDS in Austin in the Sixties, is a major figure in the sustainability movement. AND … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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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