Tag Archives: Social Activists

SUSAN VAN HAITSMA / HISTORY / CodePink: Austin’s history is alive at the Austin History Center

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Thorne Dreyer

CodePink Austin at “I Miss America” pageant in Million Musicans March, March 17, 2007. Photo by Jim Turpin. By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / November 27, 2025 AUSTIN — With the current U.S. administration trying to excise … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers, RagBlurb | Tagged Austin, Austin History Center, CodePink, CodePink Austin, Peace Movement, Political Action, Rag Blog, Rag Bloggers, Social Activists, Susan Van Haitsma, Women's Movement | Leave a comment

METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Singer-songwriter Sara Hickman on her life, her art, and her battle with depression

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

In a memorable interview, Sara Hickman joins us on Rag Radio in conversation and live performance. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | October 9, 2014 The delightful and talented Austin-based singer-songwriter Sara Hickman is our guest on … Continue reading →

Posted in Metro, RagBlog | Tagged Austin Musicians, Depression, Interview, Metro, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Sara Hickman, Singer-Songwriters, Social Activists, Thorne Dreyer | Leave a comment

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PODCAST | Former NFL star David Meggyesy wrote the classic memoir, ‘Out of Their League’

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Meggyesy speaks out on the uber-violent ‘military culture’ of pro football. And he calls new UT coach Charlie Strong’s ‘hard-ass’ approach ‘insane.’ By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | September 8, 2014 David Meggyesy, author of the classic football … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged Athletes United for Peace, Brain Injuries, Charlie Strong, David Meggyesy, Ed O'Bannon, Football, Interview, NFL, NFL Players Association, Podcast, Professional Sports, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Sixties, Social Activists, Sports, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin | Leave a comment

METRO | San Antonio art show takes on the South Texas ‘fracking frenzy’

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Exhibit: Frackaso: Portraits of Extraction in Eagle Ford and Beyond Opening reception: Friday, April 18, 7 p.m. Place: Esperanza Peace & Justice Center Address: 922 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio Dates of exhibit: Friday, April 18 – Sunday, August 31, 2014 … Continue reading →

Posted in Metro, RagBlog | Tagged Alice Embree, Art Exhibit, Carlos Lowry, Esperanza, Fine Arts, Fracking, Metro, Political Arts, Rag Bloggers, San Antonio, Social Activists, Visual Arts | 1 Comment

MARTIN J. MURRAY / REMEMBRANCE / Larry Caroline disarmed critics without demeaning them

ALLEN YOUNG / BOOK REVIEW / The Trees are Speaking

THORNE DREYER / JOURNALISM / Central to the new Rag's voice is to retain the levity of the original

MICHAEL MEEROPOL / COMMENTARY / Sleeping Giant: Thoughts on the results of the November 4 elections

LAMAR HANKINS / COMMENTARY / Norman Finkelstein explains the Israel-Gaza conflict

ALICE EMBREE / MEDIA / A new Rag for a new generation

JOSHUA BROWN / LIFE DURING WARTIME SPECIAL / Remembering Dick Cheney

ALICE EMBREE / BOOK REVIEW / Insurgent Politics in the Lone Star State: Remembering the Antiwar Movement in Austin, Texas, 1967-1973

ALICE EMBREE / REMEMBRANCE / Sam Jones: antiwar activist, lover of music, builder of guitars

HENRY MECREDY / REMEMBRANCE / Gavan Duffy was a scholar with a sense of humor

LAMAR HANKINS / COMMENTARY / The death and life of Charlie Kirk

MICHAEL MEEROPOL / POLITICAL COMMENTARY / Virtually everything the Trump Administration has done to ramp up deportations has been illegal

ALICE EMBREE/ DOCUMENTARY FILM / The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

PAUL BUHLE / RADICAL COMICS / Anti-facism, partisan comics

RICHARD CROXDALE / ABORTION RIGHTS / Lone Star Three

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