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THORNE DREYER | REMEMBRANCE | Daniel Jay Schacht, July 4, 1945 – December 22, 2022
Danny was involved in a precedent-setting landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | January 24, 2023 With tributes from friends John R. Herrera and Roger Baker In September 2015, our mutual friend … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Schacht, Houston Activists, John Herrera, Obituary, Radical History, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, Roger Baker, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer, U.S. Supreme Court
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ALICE EMBREE | HISTORY | ‘Defending Dissidents: The Austin Law Commune’
They came to the aid of an ever-growing community of dissidents who needed to be defended in courts of law. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 29, 2022 AUSTIN — In the midst of the national upheaval … Continue reading
ALICE EMBREE | REMEMBRANCE | Scott Pittman: March 23, 1940 – July 31, 2022
A former UT-Austin activist, Scott settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he devoted himself to the teaching of Permaculture. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 28, 2022 Many people knew Scott Pittman in Austin as a … Continue reading
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ELAINE COHEN : STORY | An Austin tale of memory, reflection, and healing
I felt it a place of camaraderie, of a Mediterranean aesthetic that was familiar. By Elaine Cohen | The Rag Blog | November 27, 2022 AUSTIN — I moved to Austin in the spring of 1997. South by Southwest was … Continue reading
ALICE EMBREE | BOOKS | Ellen Cassedy’s ‘Working 9 to 5: A Women’s Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie’
The 9 to 5 group in Boston used daring theatrical tactics and dogged leafleting and more, and helped to inspire the movie, ‘9 to 5’ which is also discussed in this book. Listen to Alice Embree and Thorne Dreyer interview … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Clerical Workers, Ellen Cassedy, Labor Movement, Rag Bloggers, Working 9 to 5
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SHERRIE TATUM : MEMOIR | The Crying Game and Other Musical Memories
John Aielli created his daily alchemy of connections with the soul of the city for over 40 years. By Sherrie Tatum | The Rag Blog | September 15, 2022 This is a story I wrote in 2008 as a memoir … Continue reading
THE RAG BLOG : BOOKS | Thorne Dreyer’s ‘Making Waves’ and Alice Embree’s ‘Voice Lessons’ chosen for Texas Book Festival
By The Rag Blog / September 8, 2022 Thorne Dreyer and Alice Embree are among a group of almost 300 American authors, many of them nationally known bestselling writers, who were announced at an “author reveal” event on September 7, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Making Waves, Rag Bloggers, Texas Book Festival, Thorne Dreyer, Voice Lessons
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BILL OAKEY : ENVIRONMENT | Austin Energy’s rate case debacle: A stunning management failure
By Bill Oakey | The Rag Blog | August 12, 2022 This article first appeared in Austin Affordability and was cross-posted to The Rag Blog. It applies especially to the citizens of Austin but it might just strike home wherever … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordability, Austin Energy, Bill Oakey, Climate Change, Conservation, Energency Efficiency, Environment, Rag Bloggers
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Larry Piltz : VERSE | my god is godzilla
my god is godzilla my god is godzilla he too is a killa gets some kind of thrilla and makes a big dilla of the whole magilla by getting his filla keeping it rilla like an Attila or rabid gorilla … Continue reading
BILL MEACHAM, PhD : PHILOSOPHY | Moral confusion about abortion
One of my teachers has said that you can’t talk somebody into changing their mind, but sometimes you can listen them into it. By Bill Meacham, PhD | The Rag Blog | July 7, 2022 The controversy about abortion–whether it … Continue reading
ALICE EMBREE : ABORTION RIGHTS | Austin and Roe v. Wade’s backstory
This fight didn’t start in a courtroom and it will not end there. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | June 25, 2022 AUSTIN — The Supreme Court decision was telegraphed on May 1st and moved across the weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Alice Embree, Austin, Judy Smith, Rag Bloggers, Roe v. Wade, The Janes, The Rag
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