Tag Archives: Steve Rossignol

STEVE ROSSIGNOL :
HISTORY | A feud most foul

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Socialists versus the Klan in South Texas. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | September 23, 2020 The political atmosphere in Texas after World War I was markedly different. The several years of patriotic fervor that had stemmed from … Continue reading →

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Steve Rossignol :
A way station for the Underground Railroad in Blanco County?

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Alice Embree

Some may be surprised that there was an Underground Railroad network in Texas. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | February 13, 2020 We are all familiar with the tales of the Underground Railroad, how enslaved people in the … Continue reading →

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Steve Rossignol :
‘Operative 100’: The snitch who maimed Texas socialism

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

It was a conscious effort initialized and orchestrated by corporate interests. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | July 3, 2019 It is no secret that throughout American history the labor movement has been infiltrated by government and corporations. … Continue reading →

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Steve Rossignol :
A marker for Covington Hall

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

William Covington Hall was a major organizer of the IWW in Texas and Louisiana. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | June 6, 2019 William Covington Hall stands out in southern socialist and labor history as one of the … Continue reading →

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Steve Rossignol :
A tale of baseball, socialism, and oil

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Alice Embree

The playful gist was that the Internationale would be the new national anthem played at baseball games. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | February 1, 2019 Rag Blog author Steve Rossignol recently retired as an IBEW electric worker.  He … Continue reading →

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Steve Rossignol :
METRO | ‘Dam’ scary: The ghosts of LCRA

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

According to reliable if shady sources, Austin’s Depression-era dams are haunted as hell. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | October 31, 2017 AUSTIN — There is a grand history to Austin’s lakes which traces back to the late … Continue reading →

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Steve Rossignol :
How close are we to doomsday?

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

Some models predict a global firestorm apocalyptic-level event. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | August 29, 2017 Well, we appear to have survived the historic solar eclipse. And it also appears that the potential nuclear crisis with North … Continue reading →

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Big Brother : Still Coming to Animal Farm?

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pig Brother? Cartoon by neophron / toonpool.National animal identification system:Is Big Brother still coming to Animal Farm? By Steve Rossignol / The Rag Blog / April 17, 2010 In February of this year, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the … Continue reading →

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