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The Rag Blog Digest May 12, 2011
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Richard D. Jehn, founder
Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor
Ken Martin : 'The Austin Bulldog': Growling at the Powers That Be (
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) by Ken Martin / The Rag Blog. An Austin investigative website has caused
quite a stir in Central Texas. The Austin Bulldog, a Texas 501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation, broke a major story involving private meetings among the Austin
mayor and city council members, and, through open records requests, gained the
release of hundreds of controversial city council emails. As Bulldog founder
and editor Martin says, this kind of journalism "can make a big difference in
exposing corruption, incompetence," and violations of open and honest
government.
Tom Miller : Stoney Burns Was Dallas' Underground Iconoclast (
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) by Tom Miller / The Rag Blog. Miller, now a best-selling author, wrote for
a number of underground publications in the '60s and '70s -- including Stoney
Burns' iconoclastic Dallas papers that served as rallying points for the
Dallas counterculture and were objects of serious harassment from local law
enforcement. Tom tells us that his erstwhile colleague -- whose recent passing
was covered by The Rag Blog last week -- "lived up to his image: longish
brillo hair, loads of dope, young cuties by his side, and a great appetite for
outrage..."
Harvey Wasserman : Let's Join Japan in Junking New Nukes (
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) by Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog. Japan's decision to build no new
nuclear reactors strikes a "body blow to the global industry, and could mark a
major turning point in the future of energy." As Japanese Prime Minister Naoto
Kan said, "We need to start from scratch... and do more to promote renewables."
But first we must stop the Obama-backed loan guarantee package and shut down
the dying nukes like Vermont Yankee and Indian Point.
David McReynolds : The View From Over the Hill (
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) by David McReynolds / The Rag Blog. In this remarkable and inspiring work,
the openly gay McReynolds, a legendary figure in the pacifist and Democratic
Socialist movements in this country, reflects on his rich and storied life in
politics. David, who was recently honored in a double biography by noted
historian Martin Duberman, offers up some thoughtful -- and decidedly hopeful
-- political philosophy. McReynolds incorporates a strong spiritual element
into his outlook on the continuing struggle for radical social change.
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): Every Friday, 2-3 p.m. (CST) on KOOP 91.7 Austin.
To stream online, go here (
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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
May 13, 2011: Artist, musician, actor, and comic Kerry (Awn) Fitzgerald.
May 20, 2011: Cultural historian Richard Pells, author of Modernist America.
Listen to Thorne Dreyer's May 6, 2011 interview with Texas civil rights pioneer
Dr. Leon McNealy. (
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Austin Bulldog: Growling at power.
Sue (
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)Katz : May Day in Vermont (
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) by Sue Katz / The Rag Blog. Author and activist Katz tells us about a May
Day gathering -- of old friends and new -- at a historic rural commune in
Packers Corners, Vermont -- a farm that was founded by her "college posse" in
1968 and is now overseen by her friend, the noted poet Verandah Porche. Katz'
tale -- full of literary texture -- is highlighted by a visit from a
300-pound uninvited guest with a "luxurious fall of shimmery long fur
cascading down its back."
Morning Gloria : Hasidic Rag Photoshops 'Too Sexy' Hilary From Historic Pic (
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) by Morning Gloria / Jezebel. The ultra-Orthodox Hasidic newspaper Der
Tzitung tells its readers "like it isn't" -- by photoshopping Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton out of the now-iconic Bin Laden raid Situation Room
photograph. Why? Because the religious paper never publishes pictures of
women, since they could be considered "sexually suggestive." Oy vey.
Lamar W. Hankins : Debating the Wrong Bin Laden Photos (
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) by Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog. Rag Blog contributor Hankins suggests
that the killing of bin Laden was less like cutting off the head of a snake
then it was taking out the boss of an organized crime syndicate. And he says
he could care less about seeing the pictures of bin Laden's corpse, but would
like to see the photos of the raid itself, so we can learn more about the
legality and effectiveness of the government's actions.
Ted McLaughlin : The Unemployment Monster (
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) by Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog. The Labor Department released its monthly
unemployment figures and the headlines told us that 244,000 jobs were created
in April. But, Ted says, before we get carried away with celebrating this
"good news," we need to know the rest of the story (and it's not pretty). In
fact, the unemployment rate actually climbed. And when we add the figures up,
there are nearly 25 million people in this country who are out of work or who
can only find part-time employment.
Robert Jensen : The Job Formerly Known as Teaching (
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) by Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog. Jensen, who says he used to introduce
himself as a "UT professor," learned at a recent seminar that he is, instead,
"a provider of educational products to consumers" -- and that the big problems
in higher educations can be solved in the "free market." To the contrary,
suggests Jensen, "the victory of the market model would be the end of real
education, if by education we mean independent inquiry into the power that
structures our lives."
Unemployment monster: Eating us alive.
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