Blaming It on Ralph, Again

The real question remains: How do we replace this two-horse scam?

"...only too well the importance of Nader-influenced organizations and activism on Texas politics. Every time Tom "Smitty" Smith of..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Hightower Takes on the Bushites in His Underwear

Jim Hightower's latest assault on the plutocracy hits the bestseller list.

"...too apathetic or alienated to get involved in community activism, pointing out that the reason so few citizens vote..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Roots of the Left

Sixties Austin took a deep whiff of revolution.

"...repression that was law enforcement's reflexive response to student activism and partly to illustrate how absurd the word "intelligence"..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Not Your Daddy's Facial Hair

Kate Messer brings us up to date on the drag king scene in Austin.

"...and beloved for the intricate intersectings of its theatre, activism, film, queer, and music (especially punk rock) scenes...."

Nov. 15, 2002 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Farewell to a Giant

The late Sen. Paul Wellstone was larger than life.

"...among them, a single person so rooted in popular activism and so determined to carry that activism into the..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Welcome to the Primaries

A roundup of primary races important to the Austin area

"...long list of supporters and a long record of activism. But since this isn't a normal city or a..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature

Endorsements

"...With a record of party activism and social commitment, Boyles has the look of a..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature

Terminal Island

"...not utopian, resolutions. Abortion, voyeuristic lesbian vampires, rape, political activism ­ all are topics addressed in these films. And..."

May 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How Cities Work: Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken

"...cities grow, and thus encourages a sort of government activism atypical in Texas: "[Portland's planning policies] are no more..."

May 4, 2001 Books Review by Tim Walker

Naked City

Jim Hightower plans to use "Rolling Thunder Chautauquas" to continue building the progressive movement

"...and organizing workshops -- ideally homemade -- to encourage activism in the towns where they take place. "Too often,..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice

Gather round the Yule log and the figgy pudding, get out a paper and pen, and jot down some of these items from our Annual Holiday Wish List 2000, Part 2. Local organizations need you!

"...a positive light. Here's a Web page that helps: www.workingforchange.com/activism/index.cfm..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...Nineties, Tierwater had tried to change with Earth First!-like activism. At 65, Tierwater, the veteran of several prison sentences,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Terms of Enqueerment

What happened when gay Austinites decided to come out of gay bars and into straight ones

"...Unleash Power) ever conjured. The heyday of direct-action gay activism -- kiss-ins, die-ins, sit-ins, mass demonstrations, ACT UP methodologies,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Clay Smith

Public Notice

This week's benefits and fundraisers are burning up, flying high, and a she thang.

"...Dating Safety, and I Am Gorgeous (Body Image 101). www.gurlpages.com/activism/ girlday or 477-9272.Kiss the SkyAustin-Bergstrom International Airport Is One..."

May 19, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Field of Dreamers

Two dems, five gop candidates vie for district 48 race, but the seat is expected to remain Democratic.

"...Austin Area Mental Health Association whose record of community activism has somewhat mirrored Kitchen's. Both Kitchen and Dealey worked..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Public Notice

Love Being a Girl?

"...for a box about the whole spicy grrl deal. http://www.gurlpages.com/activism/girlday or 477-9272. Can I Get a Wheat Wheat?..."

May 14, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Net Worth

"..."Hacktivism" -- a word combining "hacker" and "activism" -- is an interesting term if you're into the..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Lefty Changes His Spots

Not Your Same Old Slusher

"...Nuclear Project. In 1985, after several years of political activism, Slusher and veteran journalist Daryl Janes founded the Daryl..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Inside Agitator

Fulani Follower Stokes Fires of Resentment and Reform

"...Curtis says. "It also represents how my friendship and activism with African-American women through the New Alliance Party and..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...lessons on "Defeating the Religious Right at Home: Grassroots Activism for State and Local Leaders." Organized by the Texas..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature

Collective Projections

Women Make Movies

"...that documents mother-daughter love, survival, political awakening, and community activism. Helfand and education coordinator Pamela Calvert have developed an..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

A Rich Herstory

Lesbian Archivists: Still Diggin' the Seventies

"...(349K) | .WAV (748K) | Transcript ] Austin Lesbian Activism Project member Desha Melton (left) contributes to the archives.photograph..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Clay Smith

In Black and White

Jesse Jackson and Tom Wicker

"...and other measures that were induced by civil rights activism in the early 1960s produced neither substantial integration nor..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Books Feature

Cyberculture Evolution

From Zines to Zen With R.U. Sirius and Jon Lebkowsky

"...WELL long distance from Texas, and got involved in cyberactivism after the Steve Jackson raid (which I read about..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Screens Feature

Dragons in the Whorehouse

Houston STP Lawyers Depose "No Nuke" Activists

"...the City of Austin with the wide brush of activism to avoid answering the subject of mismanagement...."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...America – the ostensibly Christ-centered heir to the legal activism of his predecessors (Sen.) John Cornyn and (Gov.) Greg..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Inside the Facebook Wars Dividing Thousands of AISD Parents

Who comes first in Austin schools?

"...Dyess and other moderators say AKF's activism relies more on a well-organized messaging infrastructure than on..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Tell Our Own Stories

"...Editor, I greatly appreciate your extensive coverage of Chicano activism in East Austin. These activists of the Sixties and..."

Nov. 23, 2020 Postmarks

You Don't Have to Break the Law to Get Watched by ARIC

Anarchy in the ATX

"...environment where law enforcement is "willfully ignorant" of political activism, particularly on the left. Along with the profession's general..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...Black and brown children." Tonatiuh Guerra-Mojarro has sustained his activism; this summer, he launched a podcast with fellow activist..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

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