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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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PODCAST | Former NFL star David Meggyesy wrote the classic memoir, ‘Out of Their League’
Meggyesy speaks out on the uber-violent ‘military culture’ of pro football. And he calls new UT coach Charlie Strong’s ‘hard-ass’ approach ‘insane.’ By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | September 8, 2014 David Meggyesy, author of the classic football … Continue reading
METRO | Alice Embree : A moving memorial for the victims of the UT Tower shootings
Whitman survivor Claire Wilson James said, ‘It was so important to me that a student group organized this event, and that a younger generation is carrying these stories forward.’ By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | August 4, 2014 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Artly Snuff, Charles Whitman, Claire Wilson James, Gary Lavergne, Living Memorial, Metro, Rag Bloggers, UT Tower Shootings, UT-Austin
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METRO | Robust UT-Austin campus coalition fights corporatized ‘shared services’ plan
Event: Stop Shared Services Rally Sponsor: UT Save Our Community Coalition Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Time: Noon Place: South Mall, University of Texas at Austin By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | April 14, 2014 AUSTIN — A … Continue reading
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Tagged Accenture, Alice Embree, Bill Powers, Campuses, Higher Education, Metro, Public Education, Rag Bloggers, UT Faculty, UT Save Our Community Coalition, UT-Austin
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PODCASTS | Filmmaking, pupulism, the attack on public education, and Texas politics on Rag Radio
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Al Reinert with singer Sima Cunningham; pundit Jim Hightower; education activists Julian Vasquez Heilig and Mike Klonsky; and politics with Glenn Smith and Jeff Crosby. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2014 Listen … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Reinert, Educational Reform, Filmmakers, Glenn W. Smith, Interviews, Jeff Crosby, Jim Hightower, Julian Vasquez Heilig, Mike Klonsky, Podcast, Populism, Progressive Politics, Public Education, Rag Radio, Screenwriters, Sima Cunningham, Singer-Songwriters, Texas Politics, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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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 : Journalism Prof Robert Jensen is ‘Arguing for Our Lives’
Rag Radio podcast: Journalism professor and activist Robert Jensen is ‘Arguing for Our Lives‘ “I feel what I’m often doing is kind of a remedial course in how to see the world.” — Robert Jensen on Rag Radio By Thorne … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Critical Thinking, Interview, Journalism, Podcast, Rag Radio, Rhetoric, Robert Jensen, Social Activism, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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Bob Feldman : Civil Rights, SDS, and Student Activism in Austin, Texas, 1954-1973
Massive march against the War in Vietnam, Austin, Texas, May 8, 1970. Image from The Rag Blog. The hidden history of Texas Part 13: 1954-1973/2 — Student Activism and the Anti-War Movement at the University of Texas By Bob Feldman … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : A Conversation With Austin Chronicle Editor and SXSW Co-Founder Louis Black
Austin Chronicle editor and South by Southwest co-founder Louis Black in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 1, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black,co-founder of South by … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Chronicle, Austin Music, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Interview, Louis Black, Podcast, Rag Radio, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Anne Lewis’ Documentary About Anne Braden Is ‘Gem of a Film’
Filmmaker Anne Lewis on Rag Radio in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, February 22, 2012. Photo by William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Documentary filmmaker Anne Lewis,co-director of Anne Braden: Southern Patriot By Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Braden, Anne Lewis, Civil Rights Movement, Documentary Film, Filmmakers, Interview, Podcast, Privatization, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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Bob Feldman : Texas Civil Rights Movement Wins Big Victories, 1954-1973
White and African American students from Austin area colleges sit in at a segregated lunch counter on Congress Avenue in Austin, April 1960 as part of a concerted effort to integrate lunch counters. Image from Austin History Center. The hidden … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Feldman, Campuses, Civil Rights Movement, Direct Action, Segregation, Sixties, Texas History, UT-Austin
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