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Dubya : Texas Tried to Warn Us
Ann Richards: ‘If you ask George Bush what time it is, he’ll say, “I think Americans have the right to bear arms.”‘By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2008 I think the best state magazine in America … Continue reading
CodePink Austin Gives Cornyn the (Pink) Slip
Photo by Deborah Vanko / The Rag Blog‘Rather than giving the Senator another term to “move to the center,” we think he should keep following the Bush administration right out the door.‘By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, CodePink, Direct Action, John Cornyn, November Election, Peace Activists, Texas
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High, High Hopes : Turning Houston Blue
Larry Joe Doherty, Congressional candidate from Houston, maps out a strategy. Photos by Dave Mann.Can the Democrats sweep Houston? (Maybe. But don’t hold your breath…)By Dave Mann This article appears in the Oct. 17, 2008, issue of The Texas Observer. … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Harris County, Houston, November Election, Texas
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Dialing for Dollars : Hang Up on War
Hey Bush! Here’s where all the money went! Members of MDS/Austin, CodePink and Iraq Veterans Against the War demonstrate outside the state capitol in Austin Friday, Oct. 16, as part of the national monthly Iraq Moratorium. Photo by Carlos Lowry … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, CodePink, Iraq Moratorium, Iraq War, MDS, Peace Movement, Texas
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Austin : Former Black Panther Kathleen Cleaver Sparks UT Gathering
‘1968: A Global Perspective’ keynote speaker Kathleen Cleaver, center, at the UT-Austin campus. Immediately flanking her are conference panelists Alice Embree and Thorne Dreyer of The Rag Blog. At far left and far right are Jim Retherford and Carl Webb … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, Daniel Ellsberg, Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver, Sixties, Texas, UT-Austin
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Galveston Homeless : Where Will They Go?
Galveston: clean-up continues; many still homeless.Post-Ike tent city for homeless to close with no back-up plan. By Sue Sturgis / October 14, 2008 Before Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston Island on the Texas coast, about 60 homeless people spent their nights … Continue reading
Casey Porter : Stop-Lossed in Iraq
Eddy Porter holds a photo of his son, U.S. Army Spc. Casey Porter, who is returning for his second tour of duty in Iraq under the Department of Defense’s “Stop-Loss” program. Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich / Abiline Reporter-News.Casey Porter … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Austin, Filmmakers, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Military, Texas
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Austin’s Fontaine Maverick Tells CNN Why McCain and Palin are no Mavericks
Hey John McCain, you’re stealing our name! Jeanne Moos interviews Fontaine Maverick about the great Maverick family of Texas: The real and original Mavericks. For more on The Rag Blog about the Maverick family and the theft of their good … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Campaign Tactics, Fontaine Maverick, Maury Maverick, Maverick, McCain, Progressives, Sarah Palin, Texas
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Daniel Ellsberg and the Concept of Freedom of Conscience
Daniel Ellsberg at UT-Austin, Oct. 7, 2008. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Report-back on Daniel Ellsberg speaking at the University of Texas on Tuesday: ‘Truth can free us from war.’By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Daniel Ellsberg, Peace Movement, Pentagon, Pentagon Papers, Social Action, Texas, UT-Austin
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Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver Headline Austin ‘1968’ Conference
History as prologue? 1968 A Global PerspectiveBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / October 7, 2008 See more about Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver and the SDS Comic Show Below. Daniel Ellsberg and Kathleen Cleaver headline an interdisciplinary conference being … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Austin, Black Panthers, Daniel Ellsberg, Graphic History, History, Kathleen Cleaver, MDS, New Left, SDS, Sixties, Texas, The Rag, The Rag Blog, UT-Austin, Vietnam
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What’s missing from this election? Molly Ivins!
Former Texas Observer editor and columinist extraordinaire Molly Ivins at her Austin home in 2001. Photo by Carolyn Mary Bauman / WpN. “The House passed (by one vote) a bill to eliminate barriers between banks, brokerage firms and insurance companies. … Continue reading →