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The Rag Blog Digest August 25, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376562/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor Glenn W. Smith : Is Rick Perry a Person? ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376563/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/glenn-w-smith-is-rick-perry-person.html ) by Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog. Smith -- who has followed Rick Perry since the '80s, both as a reporter and while workingin Texas politics-- says, "If Rick Perry can be president, I can play center field for the New York Yankees." Glenn's take on "coyote-whacking" Rick and his "Texas Miracle" is insightful and funny. (Scoop: Perry reportedly shaves his legs to ramp up his jogging speed!) Smith will be Thorne Dreyer's guest on Rag Radio, Friday, Aug. 26, 2-3 p.m. (CST) on Austin's KOOP 91.7-FM, and streamed live. (See Rag Radio info below.) Richard Raznikov : Libya Falls (Or Was it Pushed?) ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376564/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/richard-raznikov-libya-falls-or-was-it.html ) by Richard Raznikov / The Rag Blog. Raznikov questions the mainstream line on Khadafy and the apparently successful "uprising" in Libya -- and the role of the U.S. government in the revolt. He points out the significant reforms of Khadafy's secular state, including universal health care --and the fact thatLibya was the region's most progressive on women's rights. The U.S. supportfor the "rebels" had much to do with the privatization of the nation's rich oil reserves. VIDEO / Jeff Zavala and Thorne Dreyer : Anarchist Organizer and Author Scott Crow on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376565/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/video-jeff-zavala-and-thorne-dreyer.html ) Video by Jeff Zavala / Interview by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog.Austin documentary videographer Zavalaproduced this lively video ofThorne Dreyer's Rag Radio interview with Austin-basedanarchist Scott Crow. Crow, who helped organize the massive post-Katrina Common Ground collective in New Orleans, has been called a "domestic terrorist" by the FBI and was the subject of a front page New York Times article about surveillance of political activists. Bob Feldman : Hidden History: Slavery in Coahuila y Tejas ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376566/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/bob-feldman-hidden-history-slavery-in.html ) by Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog. Our revealing series on the "hidden history of Texas" continues with the 1827-1836 years when Texas was under Mexican rule. During this time slavery flourished in Texas -- which was part of the state of Coahuila y Tejas -- despite the fact that it was officially prohibited by the Mexican government. Carl Davidson : Time to Get Serious About Full Employment ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376567/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/carl-davidson-time-to-get-serious-about.html ) by Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog. Carlsays "we need a jobs program that doesn't tinker around the edges." In a down economy, jobs are created by increasing demand -- and consumer demand has taken a nose dive since the credit bubble burst. Now, Carl says, the "government has to become the key customer," making "huge productive purchases" for local work and local materials to build infrastructure like new and improved schools and county-owned green energy plants. EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376568/32516/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/7178357633/208650854/224376569/32516/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 Aug. 26, 2011: Progressive Blogger and Political Consultant Glenn W. Smith on Rick Perry and the "Texas Miracle." Sept. 2, 2011: Film Scholar and Critic Chale Nafus of the Austin Film Society. Sept. 9, 2011: Noted Writer and Political Activist Carl Davidson on the Mondragon Corp. and the Workers' Collective Movement. Sept. 16, 2011: Singer/Songwriter and Storyteller Don Sanders. Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio. ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376570/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ) Rag Radio is rebroadcast every Sunday at 10 a.m. (Eastern) on WFTE, 90.3-FM in Mt. Cobb, PA and 105.7-FM in Scranton, PA. 'Coyote-Whacking Rick' : Is Perry a Person? The Rag Blog Presents : Carl Davidson on Mondragon and Workers Cooperatives ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376571/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/rag-blog-presents-carl-davidson-on.html )-- Noted writer, political activist, and Rag Blog contributorCarl Davidson will give a multi-media presentation on the Mondragon Corporation and the Workers' Cooperative Movement in Austin, Sept, 8, 7-10 p.m., at the 5604 Manor Community Center. Musician Bill Oliver will perform.For more information, click on the link above. Lamar W. Hankins : Tax Cuts and Republican Hypocrisy ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376572/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/lamar-w-hankins-tax-cuts-and-republican.html ) by Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog. Lamar says there's finally an Obama policy that he can wholeheartedly endorse: extending the payroll tax reduction enacted last year. But Republicans oppose it because they "see the benefit in extending tax cuts only for the millionaires and billionaires, who will invest their money wherever it will bring them the greatest yield," and not in the creation of jobs. Ted McLaughlin : The 'Free Market' Myth and the Suicide of Capitalism ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376573/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/ted-mclaughlin-free-trade-myth-and.html ) by Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog. We hear a lot today about free trade and free enterprise, which, according to Ted, are today's code words for unregulated capitalism. "In a capitalist society such as ours the wealth will be redistributed to the richest people unless there are some regulations to prevent that." Even Marx, Ted tells us, favored free trade because he knew that such a system "was sowing the seeds of its own destruction." Kate Braun : Problems Are Revealed During Balsamic Moon ( http://e2ma.net/go/7178357633/208650854/224376574/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/kate-braun-problems-are-revealed-during.html ) by Kate Braun / The Rag Blog. Katesays that the waning Balsamic Moon phase is when "problems are revealed, but not a time when they are solved."It's a timetomake plans for the future, look ahead, and "open yourself for change." Katesuggests how best to observe this period of "healing and rest." At the trough : Tax cuts for the rich. The Rag Blog is a non-profit internet newsmagazine produced by activist journalists committed to progressive social change. 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