Texas
Religion and the economy: A theologian challenges ‘status quo’
October 24, 2009A Texas theologian challenges the idea that Jesus Christ's teachings must be contorted into support for big business and the "status quo."
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Texas antiwar activists target senator
October 11, 2009DALLAS -The Dallas Peace Center is picketing Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson's office on 10440 North Central Expressway, 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday in October as we begin the ninth year of America's longest war, Afghanistan.
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Texas may bar students learning about Cesar Chavez, Thurgood Marshall
July 17, 2009United Farmworkers founder César Chávez is an unfitting role model for students, and former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall is not an appropriate historical figure. So say “expert reviewers” in their report to the Texas State...
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The iron fist in Texas is on his way out
January 13, 2009The iron fist in Texas is on his way out. No, not George Bush. Texas House Speaker Republican Tom Craddick has withdrawn his candidacy for a fourth term as Speaker of the Texas State House of...
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Privatizers poked
January 7, 2009The advanced privatization schemes of the far right in Texas are unraveling, and the perpetrators are going down. Privatization of government-run services has been a principle feature for neo-conservative rule worldwide since they took over in...
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