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Bob Simmons on Austin’s Jack Jackson : History’s Cartoonist
Jack Jackson. Painting by Scout Stormcloud / The Rag Blog. Jackson left a large body of work behind that will assure that people will be reading and looking at his handiwork for as long as we have a world that … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Austin, Bob Simmons, Cartoonists, Comix, Historians, Texas, Underground Comix
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Perry to Limbaugh : ‘Ya’ll Come On Down, Y’Hear?’
Mr. Hospitality his own self: the Hon. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas. Photo by Harry Cabluck / AP. Gov. Rick Perry: ‘I think Austin would be an awesome place for Rush Limbaugh. You know, keep Austin weird.’ By Eric Zimmermann … Continue reading
Greg Moses : The Perry Laffer Kudlow Report
Whenever the Laffer idea takes hold, as it did in 1980 and 2001, taxes are generally cut to a level below their ability to keep up with actual costs of government. The result is a combination of easy money and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Economics, Reaganomics, Taxation, Texas
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Alice Embree : Easter Weekend at the Ranch
Alice Embree, with Jeff Shero (left) and Duncan Echelson, shown at LBJ Ranch during a peace vigil on Easter in 1965. This UPI telephoto was reproduced in Prairie Radical, a memoir by former Austin activist Robert Pardun.An Activist History of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Iraq War, Peace Movement, SDS, Social Action, Student Movement, Texas, Vietnam
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Texas Republican to Asian-Americans : Please Simplify Your Names
Texas Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell, made the remark during House testimony on Tuesday. Photo from the Houston Chronicle. Here’s a classic Texas story! It was published by the Houston Chronicle and is being circulated by the Huffington Post. — Jeff … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian-Americans, Republican Party, Texas, Texas Legislature, Voting Rights
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Texas Prisons : Forced Labor Creates Unfair Competition
Lufkin rig: forced out by forced labor.Prison labor contract forces Lufkin Trailers out of business; Another manufacturer fights back. By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2009 All those big rigs pulling trailers with “Lufkin” branded … Continue reading
The Last Slow Dance : Texas’ Angry Prophet of Climate Change
Illustration by Chuck Kerr / San Antonio Current. Climate-changing events are happening on a much larger scale, and much sooner, than we had earlier thought possible. By The Rag Blog / March 31, 2009 See ‘Last chance for a slow … Continue reading
Oh Goody : Texas to Offer Masters Degree in Creationism?
Creationist Texas State Rep. Leo Berman has a bill for you! Berman is shown during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 3, 2008. Photo by AP. Oh goody doody gumdrops, I think I shall apply to open … Continue reading
Thorne Dreyer : Wavy Gravy Leads Austin Musicians in March for Peace
Hippie legend Wavy Gravy leads the Million Musicians March in Austin, March 21, 2009. Photo by Mara Eurich / The Rag Blog.Austin musicians and activists decide to be “instruments for peace.” Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. “Of … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Protest, SXSW, Texas, Wavy Gravy
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Texas Public Schools : State-Mandated Ignorance
‘The report, Just Say Don’t Know: Sexuality Education in Public Schools, studied materials from 990 Texas school districts and found that 94% of the districts use “abstinence-only programs that usually pass moral judgments while either downplaying or ignoring contraception and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstinence, Education, Public Schools, Sex Education, Texas
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Bryan Burrough : Still Dissin’ Texas: The Fall From Power
Texas will rise again, of that I have no doubt. I don’t know when, and I don’t know who, but it will. Remember Santa Anna. He thought he’d stomped the Texans at the Alamo, yet it took barely two media … Continue reading
Blind Justice in Texas : Judge Keller Faces Impeachment Trial
Texas Judge Sharon Keller, and Michael Richard, who was executed after Judge Keller closed her door to his appeal. Keller photo by Elena Grothe / Austin American-Statesman. Photo of Richard from Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Sharon Keller – presiding … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Texas, Texas Courts, Texas Death Row
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