Tag Archives: Steve Rossignol

STEVE ROSSIGNOL :
HISTORY | A feud most foul

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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A way station for the Underground Railroad in Blanco County?

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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‘Operative 100’: The snitch who maimed Texas socialism

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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A marker for Covington Hall

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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A tale of baseball, socialism, and oil

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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METRO | ‘Dam’ scary: The ghosts of LCRA

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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How close are we to doomsday?

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?

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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