Yearly Archives: 2008

The Lost Boys of Sudanby Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog / Feb. 24, 2008 I was in San Antonio this week as a delegate to the Diocese of West Texas, hobnobbing with bishops and the powers that be in … Continue reading →

MDS/Austin Resolution on Withdrawal from Iraq for Democratic Precinct Caucusesby: thorne dreyerThu Feb 21, 2008 at 06:36 PM CST This, I believe, is an optimal, viable and timely plan for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. It will be … Continue reading →

White Boys and Barack Obama: Do They Hear Something Blacks Don’t?by Glen Ford / February 21st, 2008 Tuesday’s Democratic primaries saw Barack Obama racking up over 60 percent of the white male vote in Wisconsin, riding an unprecedented historical demographic … Continue reading →

Just When You Thought the Corporate Media Couldn’t Get Any Worseby Dave Lindorff I would not have thought that the coverage of the US presidential campaign could get more shallow and meaningless, and then, along comes the plagiarism story. OMG! … Continue reading →

‘End the War in 2009′by Tom Hayden In his victory speech in Texas Tuesday, Barack Obama promised to end the Iraq war in 2009, a new commitment that parallels recent opinion pieces in The Nation. Prior to his Houston remarks, … Continue reading →

Inside the world of war profiteersBy David Jackson and Jason Grotto From prostitutes to Super bowl tickets, a federal probe reveals how contractors in Iraq cheated the U.S. 21/02/08 ” Chicago Tribune” — — ROCK ISLAND, Ill.—Inside the stout federal … Continue reading →

What Would It Take to Launch a War With Iran?By Bruce Ramsey 21/02/08 “Seattle Times” — — Iraq should have cured President George W. Bush of any further itch for starting a war. And yet there comes a rumble for … Continue reading →

It’s Time to Dump the Federal ReserveBy Mike Whitney “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored”. Aldous Huxley 21/02/08 “ICH” — — The credit storm which began in July when two Bear Stearns hedge funds were forced … Continue reading →

Delusional Hope: The Obama RaptureBy Joel Hirschhorn, published Feb 21, 2008 Never have so many hoped for so much because of rollicking rhetoric and pulsating platitudes. A tsunami of hope has plunged America into electoral euphoria. In its path is … Continue reading →

See What the Young Are Saying…and Be Moved!by Olga Bonfiglio In my peacemaking class I challenged my 20-year-old college students to approach global issues by studying the conflicts they engender and then to seek the ways of peace and nonviolence … Continue reading →

Dissent of the Governed: How Sick of It Are You?By MIKE FERNER We have screamed at the heavens and cried bitter tears. We’ve marched and picketed and gone to jail. And we are sick. Sick of the corruption–sick of the … Continue reading →