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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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BRUCE MELTON : CLIMATE | The Texice disaster, Valentine’s week, 2021
Stories of climate change survival, our current emergency, and new solutions to this existential crisis. By Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | February 10, 2022 AUSTIN — The Texas winter storm disaster was caused by both climate change and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, blizzard, Bruce Melton, cascading feedbacks, catastrophe, causes, Climate Change, climate pollution treatment, climate tipping, disaster, emissions, Global Warming, ice storm, natural systems, Rag Bloggers, record snow, rolling blackouts, simultaneous catastrophes, solutions, uncertainity, winter storm
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PHOTO ESSAY | Playing cards with the devil
They are gathered. The sermon begins. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | April 19, 2020 AUSTIN — This story is a compromise between common sense and documentary instinct. Every photograph is socially distanced. The quotes come, in part, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Austin, Coronavirus, Photo Essay, Rag Bloggers, Right-Wing Rally
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METRO | Pulling the rug on the
Rundberg promise
Funding has dried up for an ambitious community policing program that has been a huge success. By Shelby Knowles | The Rag Blog | November 4, 2016 AUSTIN — Austin cop Taber White enters a gas station on the corner … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Community Policing, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Restore Rundberg, Shelby Knowles
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METRO | Race and police in Austin
Hundreds of concerned citizens gathered and directed questions about police violence to Mayor Adler and the Austin Police Department. Video filmed and posted to YouTube by Travis County Democratic Party volunteer Robert Sheldon. This is the first of five parts. … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | Town Meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders in Austin on March 31
Event: Town Meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders When: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Presented by: Friends of Bernie Sanders Where: IBEW Local Union 520 Address: 4818 E. Ben White Boulevard, Austin, TX 78760 Price: $25 suggested contribution; no one … Continue reading
METRO | Roger Baker : The rise and rise of Austin, Texas
Suburbs experience growth explosion while Austin’s tech bubble could be the next to explode. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 3, 2014 AUSTIN — According to Forbes, as reported by KVUE-TV, Austin is the fastest growing city … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Austin Growth, Austin Tech, Dotcom Bubble, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Suburban Growth
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Bob Feldman : Texas Still Ranks High in Poverty and Segregation by Race and Income, 1964-2012
Poverty in Texas has continued to grow in recent years. Image from WebGovernments. The hidden history of Texas Conclusion: 1996-2012/Final Section — Texas still ranks high in poverty and segregation by race and economic status and low in health care … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Bob Feldman, Demographic Change, Houston, Poverty, Racial Segregation, Racism, Texas History, Texas Politics
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Bob Feldman : Civil Rights, SDS, and Student Activism in Austin, Texas, 1954-1973
Massive march against the War in Vietnam, Austin, Texas, May 8, 1970. Image from The Rag Blog. The hidden history of Texas Part 13: 1954-1973/2 — Student Activism and the Anti-War Movement at the University of Texas By Bob Feldman … Continue reading
Thorne Dreyer : Tom Hayden on Drug War and Legacy of Port Huron
Tom Hayden speaks on “The Drug War, the Peace Movement, and the Legacy of Port Huron” at the 5604 Manor Community Center in Austin, Saturday, August 25, sponsored by The Rag Blog and Rag Radio. Video produced by Jeff Zavala … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Caravan for Peace, Drug War, Javier Sicilia, New Left, Port Huron Statement, SDS, Sixties, Social Activism, Thorne Dreyer, Tom Hayden
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William Rogers : Austin Workers Rally to Recall Scott Walker
At the Recall Walker rally in Austin: Travis Donoho, left, organizer for Education Austin (American Federation of Teachers) and Steve Rossignol, Texas State Association of Electrical Workers. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.As Scott Walker speaks in Austin:Unions … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Scott Walker, Social Action, Union Busting, Unions, Will Rogers
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Paul Robbins : Switching on the Sunshine
Flipping the switch at solar farm near Austin, Texas. Rag Blog photo.Let the sunshine in:On being young and crazy in Austin They say that victory has 1,000 parents, but defeat is an orphan. By Paul Robbins | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Austin, Environmental Activists, Paul Robbins, Solar Energy
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