Tag Archives: Texas

Memo from the Blackland Prairie : Obama and the Texas Family Farm

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Blackland Prairie. Image from Texas Parks and Wildlife.Subsistence farming and big agribusiness:Obama stops the massive subsidies By Jane Leatherman Van Praag / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 I live on and manage our family farm just south of … Continue reading →

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John Ross in Obamalandia : Death Waltz Across Texas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

John Ross. Photo from Con Carlitos.Loose in Obamalandia:Death waltz across Texas(With apologies to Ernest Tubbs) By John Ross / The Rag Blog / March 13, 2010 I. Paranoia stalks the skies. At LAX, flying towards Texas, I am pulled out … Continue reading →

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Joseph Stack and the Texas GOP : Murder-Suicide of the King’s English

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Cindy Flynn / Clifton Studios.Murder-suicide of the English language:Stack, and the Texas Republican primary By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2010 Like fabled ruts gouged into dirt by heavy wheels, or war trenches widened … Continue reading →

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San Antonio : Thousands Rally for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

More than 2,000 demonstrators celebrated International Women’s Day, Saturday, March 6, in San Antonio. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:Multi-ethnic coalitionCelebrates the struggles of women By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2010 … Continue reading →

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March Forth in Austin : Students and Faculty Protest Budget Cuts

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Naomi Caballero of MACHA speaks at a rally on the West Mall Thursday, protesting budget cuts and tuition increases at UT Austin. Photo by Danielle Villasana / The Daily Texan.Stop the Cuts Coalition at UT-Austin:Protest against budget cuts, faculty layoffs … Continue reading →

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Texans : Living Proof that Evolution’s a Myth?

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Stanfill / The Far Left Side.Thanks to Ted McLaughlin and jobsanger / The Rag Blog

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ExxonMobil and the Oil Supply : The Bigger Picture

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

ExxonMobil CEO Rex W. Tillerson: What, me worry? Photo from Getty Images.The good news and the, well…Exxon says: No need to worry By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / February 17, 2010 Here is the good news as seen … Continue reading →

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Nation’s Biggest Polluter : Texas Sues the EPA!

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Houston: Texas likes its greenhouse gases. Photo by David J. Phillip / AP.Protecting the corporate interests:Texas sues EPA over greenhouse gas regulationsBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2010 There is no doubt at all that the … Continue reading →

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The Christian Right : Our Founding Fathers Would be Appalled

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

George Washington, the Father of our Country, is memorialized in marble — totally ready to toga — on the U.S. Capitol grounds (circa 1899). The statue is now in the Smithsonian. Photo from the Library of Congress / Boston College Magazine.Today’s … Continue reading →

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Sgt. Travis Bishop : Ft. Hood War Resister to Get Out Early

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

War resister Sgt. Travis Bishop flashes peace sign to supporters as he is taken to the Bell County (Texas) Correctional Unit after being sentenced to one year in prison at court martial on August 14, 2009. Photo by Eric Thompson.Afghanistan … Continue reading →

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Austin and Texas : Economic Slump Finally Hitting Home

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas unemployment up;Austin’s tech economy fading Since Texas has borrowed all it can, and since a state can’t print money like the federal government, the feds are now under enormous political pressure to function as the job creators of last … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift : Texas Gov. Good Hair and the ‘Anti-Choice’ Brigade

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas Gov. Rick (Good Hair) Perry gives keynote speech at anti-abortion rally in Austin, January 23, 2010. Photo by Ralph Barrera / Austin American-StatesmanParadigm shift in abortion debate?Rick Perry praises ‘anti-choice’ crowd By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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