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RICHARD CROXDALE | TEXAS HISTORY | The battle of Waller Creek: The felling of the Erwin Drum
In the Movement Folk Tales, Frank Erwin plays the role of the evil stepmother. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2023 The Rag Blog is cross-posting a piece of history published by People’s History in Texas … Continue reading
CLIFF WILKIE | MEMOIR | In a little cafe just the other side of the border
It all happened in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, on March 30, 1969. By Cliff Wilkie | The Rag Blog | April 30, 2023 It was just like in the Marty Robbins song, “in a little cafe just the other side of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicano Movement, Chicano Rights, Cliff Wilkie, La Raza Unida, Memoir, Mexican Border, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, University of Texas
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METRO | Do the right thing, and be proud of your mistakes
I cherish my time at The Texan but don’t ask me to choose it over my time at The Rag. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2016 AUSTIN — The Rag started in 1966 in reaction … Continue reading
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Tagged John Economidy, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Steve Russell, The Daily Texan, The Rag, Underground Press, University of Texas
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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
Robert Jensen : Truce at the UT Factory
East Mall fountain, University of Texas at Austin. Photo by Frank Jaquier / Flickr. With truce at the UT factory, time to face tough choices More than ever we need a university that refuses to serve power and instead focuses … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Texas Law Prof Gerald Torres on Voting Rights, Affirmative Action & More
University of Texas law professor Gerald Torres in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, July 12, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:UT-Austin law prof Gerald Torresjoins us on Rag Radio We discuss … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Population Growth and Civil Rights Victories in Texas, 1940-1953
Herman Sweatt was the first African American to attend the University of Texas after a 1950 Supreme Court decision. Photo courtesy of UT Press / Daily Texan. The hidden history of Texas Part 12: 1940-1953/2 — Population growth and some … Continue reading
Anne Lewis : UT-Austin Ponders Privatizing Staff
Members of the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition gather at the UT-Austin Tower Wednesday, February 6, to protest the University’s consideration of job privatization for staff members. Photo by David Maly / The Horn.‘Culture war’ at UT-Austin: President Powers considers privatization The … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Bill Powers, Campuses, Higher Education, Labor Unions, Outsourcing, Privatization, University of Texas, UT-Austin
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Robert Jensen : Jim Koplin: Living Your Life Honestly
James Henry Koplin, 1933-2012. Image from JimKoplin.com.Jim Koplin:Living your life honestly By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | January 16, 2013 “Good teaching is living your life honestly in front of students.” I don’t recall exactly when Jim Koplin … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, Education, Higher Education, Jim Koplin, Robert Jensen, Teaching, University of Texas
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Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte : Supreme Court Case Raises Larger Diversity Issues at UT-Austin
Though the UT-Austin student body is among the most diverse in the country, other related issues plague the school and its history. Photo by Eric Gay / AP / Christian Science Monitor.Supreme Court focus on UTstudent DNA masks pressing issues … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : What Starts at UT… Accelerates Destruction?
Image from Latinitas.UT motto modification:What starts here…accelerates destruction? While UT administrators may be heartfelt in their belief that ‘we are driven to solve society’s issues,’ most of the so-called solutions that are generated ignore or intensify the fundamental problems of … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, Capitalism, Ecology, Global Crisis, Higher Education, Robert Jensen, Social Criticism, University of Texas
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