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The Rag Blog Digest July 7, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751229/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor VIDEO / Jeff Zavala and Thorne Dreyer : 'Eco Outlaw' Diane Wilson on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751230/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-jeff-zavala-and-thorne-dreyer-eco.html )Video by Jeff Zavala / Interview by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Watch Jeff Zavala's video -- taped during Dreyer's Rag Radiointerview with environmental activistDiane Wilson, "who has earned the wrath of industrial polluters everywhere."The remarkable Wilson, author of Diary of an Eco-Outlaw, was a lively and entertaining guest and Zavala captured it all, with flair. Rag Radio airs every Friday from 2-3 p.m. (CDT) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin and is streamed to the world. Roger Baker : U.S. Driving Hits the Wall ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751231/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/roger-baker-us-driving-hits-wall.html )by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Baker continues his transportation series that centers on the issue of peak oil and its ramifications. Baker says that driving in the U.S. peaked in 2007 and here heexamines the reasons, the implications, and the prospects for the future. The reduction in driving, he says, is not only due to high fuel prices, but is part of a global trend that predates rising fuel costs. Roger, as always,makes an impressive case, with substantial documentation. Richard Raznikov : Bradley Manning and the Obama Grand Jury ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751232/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/richard-raznikov-bradley-manning-and.html )by Richard Raznikov / The Rag Blog. Attorney Raznikov contrasts the historical and contemporary uses of the grand jury system, originally designed to protect the rights of the individual, andpoints outhow that system is now being used against military whistleblower Bradley Manning. "Anyone who might expose inconvenient 'secrets' -- truths -- is an enemy of the state," Raznikov tells us, "and what is being done to Bradley Manning... is meant to discourage and to intimidate." David P. Hamilton : Nationalization and French Socialism ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751233/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/david-p-hamilton-nationalization-and.html )by David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog. In his latest dispatch from Paris, Austin activist and writer Hamilton discusses socialism in France, and contrasts the history of nationalization in France and the U.S. "It is in Western Europe," David says, "where we see the most successful efforts to protect the commons while simultaneously nurturing a vibrant private sector in the context of political democracy." In Austin? Join us for Thorne Dreyer's Birthday Party and Rag Blog Bash Yep, he's 'another day older and deeper in debt.' So let's rub it in!!! Friday, July 29, 6-9 p.m. Maria's Taco Xpress 2529 South Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas Maria's full bar & menu Leeann Atherton performs on the patio at 7 No presents, but Contributions to The Rag Blog welcome (Aug. 1 is really Dreyer's birthday, but who's counting?) EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751234/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ): Every Friday, 2-3 p.m. (CST) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin. To stream online, go here ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751235/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/pages.item.86/stream-koop-listen-online.html ). Rag Radio features hour-long in-depth interviews and discussion about issues of progressive politics, culture, and history. Our guests include newsmakers, artists, leading thinkers, and public figures July 8, 2011: Author, Journalism Professor, and Political Activist Robert Jensen. July 15, 2011: Linda Stout, Author of Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future. Listen to Thorne Dreyer's July 1 interview with ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751236/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-07-01 )Underground Radio Pioneer Bob Simmons ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751237/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-07-01 ). Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751238/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ). Peak driving: Hitting the wall. TRAVEL / Olga Bonfiglio : How the Empire Builder Made Me a Rail Fan ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751239/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/travel-olga-bonfiglio-how-empire.html )by Olga Bonfiglio / OpEd News. Olga has fond memories of her first experience, as a girl scout, riding a train from Detroit to Grand Rapids. Now, after spending 31 hours and one night on the Empire Builder, traveling from Chicago to Seattle/Portland, she's become a big fan of the rails.The trip, part ofthe Rails to Trails Program -- a collaboration between Amtrak and the National Park Service -- showed her that, even if trains take a little longer, they provide a "green alternative" andanenriching experience. Harry Targ : Lessons from the Underground Railroad ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751240/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/harry-targ-lessons-from-underground.html )by Harry Targ / The Rag Blog. Professor Targ participated in an enlighteningtwo-day trip to southern Indiana and Ohio, visiting sites along the Underground Railroad and learning much newabout the history of African Americans' active resistance to slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries. For instance, songs like "Follow the Drinking Gourd" and "Go Down Moses" were filled with secret directions for escape, as was the quoting of certain scripture in Black churches. Jim Rigby : Nero's Fire ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751241/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/jim-rigby-neros-fire.html )by Jim Rigby / The Rag Blog. In a speech on World Refugee Day, Rev. Rigby spoke to mourningfriends and family members of the 1,900 people from Austinwho had been deported or detained over the last year. He pointed to the unfounded claim made by a U.S. senator that the wildfires in Arizona could have been started by immigrants. This represents a classic technique, Rev. Rigby tells us, of a leader redirecting attention away from the "powerful guilty and upon the weakest and most vulnerable" of the population. Rabbi Arthur Waskow: A Declaration of Independence from Corporate Domination ( http://e2ma.net/go/7124852931/208609241/223751242/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/rabbi-arthur-waskow-declaration-of.html )by Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog. "We hold these truths to be self-evident," Rabbi Waskow saysas he presentsa list of "certain unalienable rights,"that include"honorable jobs with living wages," and "democratic elections not controlled by wealth," adding that "governments, corporations, and other institutions are founded solely to secure these rights and uphold these responsibilities..." Underground Railroad: "Follow the Drinking Gourd" The Rag Blog is a non-profit internet newsmagazine produced by activist journalists committed to progressive social change. The Rag Blog is published by the New Journalism Project, inc., a Texas non-profit corporation that has been granted tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 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