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Accessing history in the digital age
Three hundred issues of The Rag are now available in a digital format. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | May 8, 2016 Those of us who came of age in the ’60s remember library research as a visit … Continue reading
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A tribute to Maggie, my mother
‘Maggie’s absolute freedom, her hospitality, big floppy hats and committed heart put the art scene in Houston on the side of human rights and general soul.’ — Mimi Crossley, Houston Post By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading
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Here’s how I evaluated this year’s presidential candidates
And my quick list makes it clear to me why I voted in the Democratic Primary for Bernie Sanders. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 4, 2016 After nearly four months of following the presidential campaigns … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Lamar W. Hankins, Presidential Campaign, Rag Bloggers
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Terror in Trumpland: The Donald names his foreign policy team
The major complaint in U.S. policy shops is that Trump has picked backbenchers who do not point to any coherent policy orientation. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | May 3 , 2016 In 2016, what was old has … Continue reading
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METRO | Truth or consequences: Prop. 1 and the ridesharing debate
The $2 million-plus special-interest ad campaign marks a new low in deceit and outright falsehoods. By Bill Oakey | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2016 AUSTIN — With early voting already underway for the May 7 election, some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Austin Prop 1, Bill Oakey, City of Austin, Lyft, Metro, Public Safety, Rag Bloggers, Ridesharing, Uber
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14 songs and arias that have impacted my life
Being an atheist, I probably won’t have a funeral, but here’s what you can do to remember me. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | April 17, 2016 I have always detested guns. Recently my friend Tucker Teutsch, 73 … Continue reading
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Antonin Scalia was a Federalist, sort of,
and therefore would not approve of President Obama making a lame duck appointment to replace him, right? Wrong. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2016 Once upon a time, in the late 20th and early 21st … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Julia Mickenberg, Rich Reddick & Kate Catterall; Leng Wong & Anu Naimpally; scott crow; Jim Hightower; and The Melancholy Ramblers!
We dive into higher ed, live on the Asian-American hyphen, get anarchic, go populist, and dig us some honky-tonk. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2016 The following podcasts are from recent Rag Radio shows … Continue reading
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METRO | Saying goodbye to Mike Condray and remembering Liberty Hall
Thanks to Condray and crew, Houstonians were treated to many an unforgettable evening of history-making performances. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | March 30, 2016 HOUSTON — On Bruce Springsteen’s 1998 multi-album box set of miscellaneous recordings, … Continue reading
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METRO | Deep in the heart of Texas: The guns
of August
Mass shootings of the innocent are commonplace now. But Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower sniper, shocked the nation’s psyche. By Jeff Shero Nightbyrd | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2016 With introduction by Thorne Dreyer On August 1, 1966, … Continue reading
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Republicans’ rejection of the Constitution is a disservice to America
They have been distorting the history of the Supreme Court nomination process to justify their political desires. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | March 27, 2016 The Supreme Court nomination process is being fought out between Republicans … Continue reading
