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Can Austin survive the current Texas drought? / 1
There is sound science that says there is likely to be big trouble, even in supplying Austin’s current population with enough water. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | February 6, 2014 First of three. I met a traveller … Continue reading
Roger Baker : Is Capitalism in Deep Trouble?
Illustration by Latuff / Marxist.com. Before the fall?Terminal Capitalism / Part 2 We take a closer look at the role natural resource limits in combination with the excesses of unregulated finance capital are playing in blocking a global economic recovery. … Continue reading
Roger Baker : It’s Official: Karl Marx Was Right!
Karl Marx’s grave in Highgate Cemetery, London. Wait… so, Karl Marx was right?Terminal capitalism / Part 1 The doubts about the viability of capitalism as a system now extend far beyond its traditional critics. By Roger Baker | The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Class Struggle, Economics, Global Economy, Inverted Totalitarianism, Karl Marx, Roger Baker, Terminal Capitalism
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Roger Baker : Can TxDOT avoid financial disaster? / 2
Agency in denial: TxDOT and financial reality. Is a change of direction in order? Image from Cypress Creek Mirror. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | February 1, 2013 “Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt.” — Mark Twain … Continue reading
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Tagged Roger Baker, Texas Economy, Texas Politics, Transportation, TXDot
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Roger Baker : Can TxDOT avoid financial disaster?
Warning sign: TxDOT’s funding shortfall is 50 percent of its budget. Maybe TxDOT should heed its own sign. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | January 24, 2013 “Things can become complicated when you actually try to understand them.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Rick Perry, Roger Baker, Texas Economy, Texas Legislature, Texas Politics, Transportation, TXDot
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Roger Baker : Which Side Are You On, Austin?
Most Austin City Council members are elected from four affluent zip codes, in red above.Which side are you on?The people’s plan versus the politicians’ plan The struggle for populist control of the City of Austin government by means of 10 … Continue reading
Roger Baker : ‘Class’ Used to Be a Dirty Word
Class Warfare. Political cartoon by Steve Segelin / Charleston City Paper.‘Class’ used to be a dirty word:Elections point to new paradigm The 2012 presidential race is shaping up as a new kind of political fight being fairly openly fought around … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Capitalism, Middle Class, Occupy Movement, Populism, Roger Baker
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Roger Baker : Converging Global Crises and Why We Deny Them / 2
An unraveling earth. Graphic from Sound of Cannons.Converging global crisesand why we deny them / 2 If the total human impact on nature is approaching a natural limit, we face difficult choices. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Debt Crisis, Global Crisis, Global Warming, Peak Food, Peak Oil, Population Growth, Roger Baker, World Economy
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Roger Baker : Converging Global Crises and Why We Deny Them
Cartoon from Belonging Las Vegas. Converging global crisesand why we deny them It is the system itself that is unsustainable, but the public tends to interpret the problem as being a function of bad leadership. By Roger Baker | The … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Global Crisis, Global Warming, Peak Food, Peak Oil, Population Growth, Roger Baker
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Roger Baker : Oil Addiction Generates Denial
Political cartoon from the LA Progressive.Oil addiction generates denial The major sin of the big oil companies was to get their customers addicted, to set up lobbies to keep them addicted, and to deny the looming shortage problem, including the … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Fossil Fuels, Oil Companies, Oil Prices, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Transportation
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Roger Baker : How High Gas Prices Are Putting the Hurt on Average Drivers
Cartoon from The Smoking Jacket.How high gas prices are hurtingaverage drivers (and voters) By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2012 [This is the first of a two-part series.] High gasoline prices are probably hitting the average … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Economy, Oil Prices, Roger Baker, Transit, Transportation
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BOOKS / Roger Baker : Richard Heinberg’s ‘The End of Growth’
Another ‘inconvenient truth’:Richard Heinberg’s The End of Growth “The central assertion of this book is both simple and startling: economic growth as we have known it is over and done with.” — Richard Heinberg, introduction to The End of Growth … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Global Economy, Peak Oil, Richard Heinberg, Roger Baker
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