Tag Archives: Austin

Textbooks and the Confederacy : Teach the Whole Story

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from photobucket.Texas textbooks:Let’s teach the truth about the Confederacy By Michael Lind / June 2, 2010 ‘Our new government is founded upon… the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man.’ — Alexander Stephens, Vice … Continue reading →

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Warrior-Poet Marilyn Buck : No Wall Too Tall

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

In prison but clearly in bloom. Marilyn Buck at Dublin FCI, 1994. Photo by Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog.Supporters call for release:Free Austin’s Marilyn Buck! For her acts of selfless courage on behalf of victims of American criminal … Continue reading →

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Danny at McDonalds : ‘I Got Tired of Killing Farmers’

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

An Iraqi farmer speaks to Sgt. Bryon Clark in the village of Ka bashe in Kirkuk, Iraq, May 31, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bobby Allen / Flickr.Why Danny quit the army:‘I got tired of killing farmers’ By Leslie … Continue reading →

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Keep on Truckin’

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Keep on Truckin’. Classic cartoon by R. Crumb.The David and Alice debate:We can’t afford to give up the fight By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2010 [Austin activist David P. Hamilton announced his “retirement” from … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree on Political Activism : Carry it On

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Alice Embree, holding sign, participates in anti-war vigil at Texas State Capitol, March 19, 2008. Photo by CodePink/Austin.On my political activism:Carry it on By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [On March 30, Long-time Austin activist … Continue reading →

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Austin Heat : Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Report:Extreme summer heat andIrreversible ecosystem demise Austin’s summers will be a third more extreme than those of the Sonoran Desert and about 10 times more extreme than the normal Texas Hill Country summers. By Bruce Melton / April 5, 2010 … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : On My Retirement from Political Activism

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

David Hamilton at MDS anti-war vigil in Austin, December, 2008. Photo by Sally Hamilton / The Rag Blog.On my retirement from political activism By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / March 30, 2010 Last Sunday, the “health care … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Austin’s New Transportation Plan Throws a Few Curves

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bumpy road ahead?Austin’s new long-range transportation plan By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 23, 2010 The background The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) recently unveiled its new 2035 long-range draft transportation plan; “People, Planning and Preparing … Continue reading →

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Lisa Fithian: FBI Informant Brandon Darby : Sexism, Egos, and Lies

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Brandon. Darby. Still from a video / videochannels.com.Sexism, egos, and lies:Sometimes you wake up and it is not different By Lisa Fithian / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 Community organizer and nonviolent activist/trainer Lisa Fithian will be Thorne … Continue reading →

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Ride ’em Cowboy : Charley Pride, the Austin Rodeo, and the Health Care Horserace

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Charley Pride. Photo by Nikki Boertman / The Commercial Appeal.With Charley’s pride:American eagle on the limb By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 To really understand the day that the Democrats won the national health care … Continue reading →

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Larry Piltz : Richard Bowden is an Instrument for Peace

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Richard Bowden, organizer of the Million Musicians March for Peace, plays with Leeann Atherton at the Rag Blog Benefit Bash and Albert Einstein 131st Birthday Party at Jovita’s, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Richard … Continue reading →

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John Ross in Obamalandia : Death Waltz Across Texas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

John Ross. Photo from Con Carlitos.Loose in Obamalandia:Death waltz across Texas(With apologies to Ernest Tubbs) By John Ross / The Rag Blog / March 13, 2010 I. Paranoia stalks the skies. At LAX, flying towards Texas, I am pulled out … Continue reading →

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