Tag Archives: Austin

Thorne Dreyer : Poet Marilyn Buck Freed After 25 Years in Prison

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Poet-activist Marilyn Buck was released from a federal prison hospital on July 15, 2010. Photo taken at Dublin Fci, 1998. Photo from The Rag Blog.Poet and political prisoner Marilyn BuckFreed after 25 years in federal prison By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading →

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla : Participants Speak Out

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Gaza Freedom Flotilla participants Ann Wright and Joe Meadors spoke in Austin about their experiences. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Col. Ann Wright and Joe Meadors:What really happened on the Freedom Flotilla By Alice Embree / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Formula None : Is Austin Cruisin’ For a Bruisin’?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

UPDATED JULY 2, 2010 Formula One racing: coming your way. Photo from Business Week.Controversy brewing:Is Formula One the right fit? By Stefan Wray / The Rag Blog / June 30, 2010 AUSTIN — If I told you I hated fast … Continue reading →

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Austin Benefit : Friends Support, Celebrate Marilyn Buck

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Robert King, former Black Panther and member of the Angola 3, speaks in support of Marilyn Buck at June 25 benefit in Austin. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Lively Austin gathering benefitsPolitical prisoner Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. … Continue reading →

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Friday in Austin : Free Marilyn Now!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Join us in Austin this Friday:Free Marilyn Buck Now! By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 A benefit for Marilyn Buck this Friday, June 25, will raise funds and gather healing … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker on Austin’s Economy : Big Picture Not So Pretty?

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin: as pretty as a picture. But what about the economy? Image from Nerd Fighters.Filling in the big picture:Wither Austin’s economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 9, 2010 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just released … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day in Texas : Farewell to Nick Travis and Lisa Morris

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Nick Travis at the opening of the Under the Hood Café in Killeen, Texas. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Memorial Day:Texas peace movementLooses two great friends By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2010 Memorial … Continue reading →

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Textbooks and the Confederacy : Teach the Whole Story

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from photobucket.Texas textbooks:Let’s teach the truth about the Confederacy By Michael Lind / June 2, 2010 ‘Our new government is founded upon… the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man.’ — Alexander Stephens, Vice … Continue reading →

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Warrior-Poet Marilyn Buck : No Wall Too Tall

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

In prison but clearly in bloom. Marilyn Buck at Dublin FCI, 1994. Photo by Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog.Supporters call for release:Free Austin’s Marilyn Buck! For her acts of selfless courage on behalf of victims of American criminal … Continue reading →

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Danny at McDonalds : ‘I Got Tired of Killing Farmers’

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

An Iraqi farmer speaks to Sgt. Bryon Clark in the village of Ka bashe in Kirkuk, Iraq, May 31, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bobby Allen / Flickr.Why Danny quit the army:‘I got tired of killing farmers’ By Leslie … Continue reading →

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Keep on Truckin’

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Keep on Truckin’. Classic cartoon by R. Crumb.The David and Alice debate:We can’t afford to give up the fight By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2010 [Austin activist David P. Hamilton announced his “retirement” from … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree on Political Activism : Carry it On

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Alice Embree, holding sign, participates in anti-war vigil at Texas State Capitol, March 19, 2008. Photo by CodePink/Austin.On my political activism:Carry it on By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [On March 30, Long-time Austin activist … Continue reading →

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