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MICHAEL MEEROPOL / TRUMP / The war with Iran should not distract us from important domestic issues

E. Jean Carroll, 2006. Photo by  julieannesmo. Creative Commons image. By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / July 3, 2025 The following is an expanded version of a commentary delivered over WAMC-FM on June 27, 2025 by Michael Meeropol … Continue reading

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ALICE EMBREE | REMEMBRANCE | Honoring the Lives of Bernice Hecker and Jere Locke, Austin Peace and Justice Activists

By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / July 1, 2025 Two remarkable advocates for peace and justice in Austin, Texas, have passed on. In 2014, I posted to The Rag Blog in 2014 that featured Bernice Hecker and her … Continue reading

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May 5, 2025 The Sage of Austin, Texas PAUL BUHLE Thorne Dreyer, Notes from the Underground: 77 Articles that Bring the Past to Life. Austin: New Journalism Project, 2025. 476pp, $27.00 In the days of Campus Movement yore, i.e., the … Continue reading

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Testimonial Blurbs

Following are testimonial blurbs written for Notes From the Underground. “Thorne Dreyer’s Notes from the Underground should be required reading for everyone under 70. For nearly six decades, he’s chronicled the churn of politics and the counterculture with a special … Continue reading

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DREYER: NOTES

Notes From the Underground by Thorne Dreyer Notes From the Underground: 77 Articles That Bring the Past to Life is a collection of author Thorne Dreyer’s writing from 1966 to the present. Earlier work is taken from the 60s and … Continue reading

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NORMAN SOLOMON / POLITICS / When will the Democrats put up a fight?

Democratic party leaders just met for the first time in months. When will they take real action? By Norman Solomon / The Rag Blog / June 10, 2025 This article was originally published at The Guardian and was cross-posted to … Continue reading

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MICHAEL MEEROPOL / ECONOMY / Is there a danger that the stagflation of the 1970’s is coming back?

By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / June 4, 2025 (Michael Meeropol and Houston-based historian John Moretta will discuss this commentary and related material on Rag Radio, KOOP-FM in Austin, Friday, June 6, 2025, from 2-3 p.m. It will … Continue reading

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THORNE DREYER / INTERVIEW / Ronnie Dugger: The Reporter

Ronnie Dugger. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / May 29, 2025 (On Friday, May 30, 2-3 p.m., Rag Radio is rebroadcasting our June 8, 2012 interview with the late Ronnie … Continue reading

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ALICE EMBREE / Town Hall Lessons in Accountability / A Poison Bill and its Antidote

By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / May 26, 2025 This article originally appeared in Alice Embree’s Substack. The New York Times provided the autopsy report on the budget bill that passed by one vote. The tax and spending … Continue reading

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BRUCE MELTON / CLIMATE & POLITICS / The dumbest climate plan in history

By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / April 17, 2025 The title of this article is not solely meant to highlight the level of knowledge of this current administration, but to draw attention to the strongly conservative Wall Street Journal article,“The Dumbest Trade War … Continue reading

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ROBERT COTTRELL / BOOKS / A Trip Through the Long Movement

A Review of Thorne Dreyer’s new book, ‘Notes From the Underground’ By Robert Cottrell / The Rag Blog / April 9, 2025 Notes From the Underground: 77 Articles That Bring the Past to Life, the second collection of Thorne Dreyer’s … Continue reading

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MICHAEL MEEROPOL / POLITICS OF MEDICINE / They are trying to hide the future cuts to Medicaid

This caricature of Donald Trump was adapted by DonkeyHotey from a Creative Commons-licensed photo from Michael Vadon’s Flickr photostream. By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2025 The following is an expanded version of a commentary delivered … Continue reading

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