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Professor Jensen interviews Will Potter, author of “>Green is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege.” Jensen and Potter tell us how corporations, politicians, and law enforcement increasingly see environmental activism as a threat (especially … Continue reading
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Molly Ivins called the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) the “Pentagon of Texas.” The Texas road lobby has unrivaled power, and in this state roads are seen as a form of “publicly funded entitlement” — “welfare to subsidize suburban sprawl … Continue reading
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Roger Baker : The Texas Road Lobby Meets Peak Oil
image from New Traffic Builder Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part IV: The Texas road lobby meets peak oil. By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2011 [This is the fourth and final part of … Continue reading
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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
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
















