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VERSE | Republic
Republic We are the public. As in public health and public education. As in public parks and public transportation. Public safety, public libraries, public funding for the arts, public assistance, public discourse, public outcry and public demonstrations. We are … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Carlos Rumbaut, Poetry, Public Space, Rag Bloggers, Resistance, Verse
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METRO ESSAY | Brendan V. Wittstruck : A view from Mueller
The view from the Mueller hill is the physical and conceptual zenith of this exploration into transitional and illicit spaces. By Brendan V. Wittstruck | The Rag Blog | April 22, 2014 “Of all the islands he’d visited, two stood … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Growth, Brendan Wittstruck, Liminal Space, Metro, Mueller Airport, Public Space, Rag Bloggers, Urban Development
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Harry Targ : The Decline of American Public Purpose
Art from poster for the 7th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies at Wayne State University.The decline of American public purpose We must unite to save our citizenship, our public space, and our human community. By Harry Targ /The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Citizenship, Commons, Harry Targ, Public Space, Socialism
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : David Harvey’s ‘Rebel Cities’
Living for the city:David Harvey’s ‘Rebel Cities‘ This is a radical book. Its discussion ranges from the workings of the monopoly rent system and the nature of neoliberal capitalism to a call to take back the city. By Ron Jacobs … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Books, Capitalism, Cities, David Harvey, Public Space, Radical Change, Rebel Cities, Ron Jacobs, Urban Culture, Urban Planning
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Lamar W. Hankins : Religion and Secularism in the Public Square
Sen. John F. Kennedy speaks attempts to allay fears about his Caltholicism before the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on Sept. 12, 1960. Photo from Houston Chronicle / AP.Religion and secularism in the public square Opposing the promotion of religion and … Continue reading
St. Pete : Free Speech or a Senior Moment?
Above, man protests the privatizing of a sidewalk which has served as a free speech area in St. Petersburg. Below, BayWalk managers now have the power to ban protests on this sidewalk. Photos from Tampa Bay Online.A senior moment?Privatization and … Continue reading
