Rag Radio : Bruce Melton on the Real-World Effects of Climate Change

Climate change activist Bruce Melton, left, with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer, in the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Environmental activist Bruce Melton discussesthe real-world effects of climate change on Rag Radiowith Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here: Tom Hayden, progressive political activist and SDS founder, will be Thorne Dreyer's

Bob Feldman : Populism, Labor Organizing, and White Chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890

Flag of the Texas Farmers Alliance. Image from HHS AP US History.The hidden history of TexasPart VIII: Populism, labor organizing, and white chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2012[This is Part 8 of Bob Feldman's Rag Blog series on the hidden history of Texas.]Between 1870 and 1890 the number of people who lived in Texas increased from 818,000 to 2,235,000