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Yearly Archives: 2011
Molly Ivins called the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) the “Pentagon of Texas.” The Texas road lobby has unrivaled power, and in this state roads are seen as a form of “publicly funded entitlement” — “welfare to subsidize suburban sprawl … Continue reading
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Ed Felien : Breivik’s Norwegian ‘Putsch’ Has Historical Echoes
Political cartoon by Paolo Lombardi / toonpool.The parallels are ominous:Terror in Norway There are organizations that support the ideas of McVeigh and Breivik, and there is a culture that supports murder and violence as legitimate means to realize those ends. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ed Felien, Immigration, Islamophobia, Nazi Germany, Norway, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Terrorism
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Roger Baker : The Texas Road Lobby Meets Peak Oil
Photo by Rupert Ganzer / Flickr.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part IV: The Texas road lobby meets peak oil By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2011 [This is the fourth and final part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Peak Driving, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Texas Politics, Texas Road Loby, Transportation, TXDot
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Roger Baker : The Texas Road Lobby Meets Peak Oil
image from New Traffic Builder Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part IV: The Texas road lobby meets peak oil. By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2011 [This is the fourth and final part of … Continue reading
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Ed Felien : Is the Terror in Norway an Isolated Act?
Political cartoon by Paolo Lombardi / toonpool.The parallels are ominous:Terror in Norway There are organizations that support the ideas of McVeigh and Breivik, and there is a culture that supports murder and violence as legitimate means to realize those ends. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ed Felien, Immigration, Islamophobia, Nazi Germany, Norway, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Terrorism
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Sarito Carol Neiman : Shredding the Envelope
Difficult beginnings! Image from 28DaysLater.Shredding the envelope:Difficult beginnings Ruminations on news, taboos, and space beyond time. By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2011 Author, editor, and actress Sarito Carol Neiman — founding “Funnella” of underground … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Will Potter and ‘Green is the New Red’
Image from TreeHugger.Green is the New Red:An interview with Will Potter By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2011 For centuries, the arbitrary use of power by the state against dissidents has been a key threat to … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Environmental Activists, Governmental Repression, Interview, Red-Baiting, Robert Jensen, The Left, Will Potter
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Bash and Blowout : Please Join Us Friday in Austin!
THIS FRIDAY! Poster by James Retherford / Hot Digital Dog Design / The Rag Blog.CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE For those of you in Austin:Please join us this Friday! Thorne Dreyer Birthday* Bash and Rag Blog BlowoutFriday, July 29, 6-9 … Continue reading
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Tagged New Journalism Project, Rag Blog Bash, Rag Radio, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Sick of Being Spoon-Fed the News
Cartoon by Don Addis / Quick Take.Spoon-feeding the news:Where’s our independent press? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2011 In his novel Sidetracked, Henning Mankkel quotes a retired journalist: There are two kinds of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Journalism, Mainstream Media, Propaganda
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Difficult Beginnings By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2011 I kept thinking, Gosh, how do I start this. Because the nature of my particular paralysis — not just around starting a column, but around any … Continue reading
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