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METRO EVENT | Step up on the Day of
the Fallen
Join the Workers Defense Project in support of the construction workers who build Texas. Event: ‘Day of the Fallen’ March and Rally What: Support the construction workers who build Texas When: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 3:45 p.m. Where: J.J. Pickle … Continue reading
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METRO | Feminism is alive and well in Austin
The Women’s Community Center of Central Texas builds on work that the women’s movement in Austin has done over the decades. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | January 19, 2015 AUSTIN — Feminism is alive and well in … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | It’s a Rag Blog Happy Hour! With special guest, author/activist Jonah Raskin
Rock out with us at Maria’s, Friday, Feb. 6 — and also catch Jonah earlier that day when he joins host Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio. AUSTIN — Please join the Rag Blog/Rag Radio community at an informal Happy Hour … Continue reading
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Tagged A Terrible Beauty, Jonah Raskin, Literature, Metro, Rag Blog Happy Hour, Rag Radio, Yippies
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METRO | ‘Fight for $15’ comes to UT-Austin
One reason workers aren’t making a living wage at UT is that there has not been an across-the-board cost of living pay increase in more than 10 years. By William Rogers | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2015 On … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | Acclaimed documentary ‘Shadows of Liberty’ to screen at UT-Austin
‘Shadows of Liberty’ reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups and corporate control. AUSTIN — The University of Texas at Austin Journalism School and the Texas State Employees Union are presenting a free screening of the internationally … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Media, Documentary Film, Journalism, Metro, Shadows of liberty, Texas State Employees Union, UT-Austin
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METRO | The unforgettable voice of John Clay
John Clay, whose unique musical vision reflected a vicious honesty tempered only by his darkly innocent sense of humor, is dead at 74. By Dan and Christy Foster | The Rag Blog | January 14, 2015 AUSTIN — Austin lost its most … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, Austin Music, Counterculture, Dan and Christy Foster, Deaths, Folk Music, Folksingers, Janis Joplin, John Clay, Leo Sullivan, Lost Austin Band, Metro, Powell St. John, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, Sixties, Songwriters, Texas Ghetto, UT-Austin, Waller Creek Boys
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METRO | Honoring the enduring courage and generosity of Rev. Bob Breihan
Spiritual counselor and social activist Bob Breihan is celebrated on the occasion of his 90th birthday. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | January 7, 2015 AUSTIN — Rev. Bob Breihan sported a black top hat — with the … Continue reading
METRO | Elaine J. Cohen : To weave the future
The Zapatista’s struggle to reclaim dignity and autonomy is similar to the struggle of the Lakota and other First Nation peoples. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | December 7, 2014 AUSTIN — In mid-November, here in Austin, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooperativa El Rebozo, Elaine J. Cohen, Keystone XL Pipeline, Lakota, Metro, Native Americans, Rag Bloggers, Resistencia Books, Zapatistas
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METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : Birthing book linked to death of Pursley baby in East Texas cult
The Texas Family Code states explicitly that parents have a duty to provide medical care to their child. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 “I have some grievous news. The Lord took her.” – … Continue reading
METRO/GUEST VOICE | Elaine J. Cohen : Cassandra’s curse and the usgov detention centers
Briefly thought extinct, the idea of ‘family detention’ has returned to the horror of those who battled it at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center in Taylor, Texas. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 … Continue reading
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Tagged Central American Immigrants, Elaine J. Cohen, Family Detention, Gang Violence, Guest Voice, Immigrant Detention, Metro
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METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Houston-raised actress Cindy Pickett was Ferris
Bueller’s mom
The daughter of Houston acting teacher Cecil Pickett, Cindy starred in ‘Guiding Light,’ ‘St. Elsewhere,’ and Roger Vadim’s erotic thriller, ‘Night Games.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | November 4, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features actress … Continue reading
METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : The failure of Greg Abbott’s best arguments against marriage equality
It appears that the issue of marriage equality is less a matter of partisanship than it is of pandering to the religious right. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 2, 2014 Most lawyers are embarrassed to … Continue reading
