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Hugh Grady and Thorne Dreyer :
METRO | Remembering David MacBryde, philosopher, activist, and friend

A sweet man of peace, The Rag Blog’s David MacBryde passed away in Berlin, Wednesday, September 9. AUSTIN — I lost a dear friend last Wednesday and The Rag Blog lost its “man in Berlin.” David MacBryde, a warm and … Continue reading

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Interviews with Activist David MacBryde; Author Jan Reid

Berlin-based activist David MacBryde in the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, November 9, 2012. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio. Inset photo below, from left: Rag Radio’s Tracey Schulz and Thorne Dreyer and guest David Macbryde. Photo by … Continue reading

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David MacBryde : In Germany, Power (Grid) to the People!

The German daily Die Tageszeitung humorously splashed on their front page a decades old archive photo of environmental pioneers. The headline: “This is what winners look like.”Power (grid) to the people!Germany’s ‘great transformation’ By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog … Continue reading

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Berlin : Promoting the General Welfare

Frieze by New Deal sculptor Lenore Thomas at Center School in Greenbelt, Maryland.Photo by Anomalous_A’s / Flickr.Americans in Berlin:How do we ‘promote the general welfare’? By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2010 BERLIN — The Rag … Continue reading

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Berlin : A Look at Health Care in Germany

Some U.S. Citizens in Germany comparing, contrasting and acting upon health care issues. That’s The Rag Blog’s David MacBryde hovering in the back and scratching his head (lower picture). Photos by Karen Axelrad / The Rag Blog.Americans in Germany:How health … Continue reading

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Some Fundamental Changes in Decision-Making in Germany and the USA

THIS IS SATIRE on the front page of “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.” Photo by David MacBryde.Some fundamental changes in decision-making in Germany and the USA — pointed at by the Rag Blog Berlin correspondentBy David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading

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David MacBryde in Berlin : A Look at the Ecomonic Sea Change

Allgemeine Zeitung: ‘The World Hanging in the Air.’ Photo by David MacBryde / The Rag Blog.Seeing the Sea-Change in Germany and in the USA What kind of “growth” is possible and desirable, what is impossible or dangerous on the thin … Continue reading

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Our Correspondent : Germany’s Alternative ‘Rag’ Hopeful About Obama

Die Tageszeitung: ‘As Obama so often said: Change is not about me, it is about you. Europeans should feel addressed by that.’By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2008 BERLIN — After the election, the headline of … Continue reading

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Rag Blog Report from Berlin : The Whole World is Watching

Reflections on the US elections and the possibilities for a better world By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2008 BERLIN — You are not alone today. The whole world is watching. In Berlin tonight we are … Continue reading

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The Rag Blog’s David MacBryde from Berlin : Obama and the German People

BEFOREHAND: Setting up for TV coverage: The message to Obama: “The whole world will be watching you.” Photo © David MacBryde / The Rag Blog.‘Obama’s speech was sober and serious – he did not grandstand or pump up emotions.’By David … Continue reading

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David MacBryde : A Look at Elections and Media in Germany

From our man in Berlin…By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / July 19, 2008 BERLIN — Here is a picture of some of us Americans in Berlin having a delightful time on the fifth of July at a street … Continue reading

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Rudi Dutschke Strasse : From Our Man in Berlin

Rudi Dutschke, then. Rudi Dutschke Strasse, now.Street Party Celebrates Memory of Sixties German ActivistBy David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / May 30, 2008 [David MacBryde was an Austin activist and a contributor to The Rag Blog’s historical precursor, The … Continue reading

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