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Yearly Archives: 2008
Talking to Afghans About the US/NATO Presence
Many Afghans are critical of the US mission in Afghanistan. Photo: GALLO/GETTY.Afghans uneasy over US relationshipBy Aunohita Mojumdar / November 4, 2008 As a managing director of Radio Killid, a radio station dedicated to socially relevant programming, Najiba Ayubi keeps … Continue reading
Rag Blog Report from Berlin : The Whole World is Watching
Reflections on the US elections and the possibilities for a better world By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2008 BERLIN — You are not alone today. The whole world is watching. In Berlin tonight we are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, Berlin, David MacBryde, Environment, Germany, Global Economy, United Nations
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Progress Toward a Ban on Cluster Munitions
Cbu97 Cluster BombMovement to Ban Cluster Bombs Gains MomentumBy Lisa Schlein / November 3, 2008 Activists are urging governments to sign an international treaty to ban the use, production and stockpiling of cluster bombs one month from now in Oslo. … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : The Five Most Wanted Men from Wall Street and Washington
Our economy didn’t melt down, it was taken down by ideological extremists.By Jim Hightower / November 3, 2008 What the hell’s happening here? Why is my bank in the tank? And my house and job? And my retirement money? Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Corporate Corruption, Economic Collapse, Economy, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Jim Hightower, Wall Street
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Would John McCain Re-establish the Draft?
The Coming McCain Military DraftBy Juan Cole / November 3, 2008 There has been almost no discussion in the press about the broader implications of John McCain’s military policies. McCain wants to keep a large military contingent in Iraq for … Continue reading
A Great Idea: Give the Baghdad Embassy to Iraqis
A bold step for US good will in Iraq: Convert the huge US Embassy into a university.By Adil E. Shamoo / November 4, 2008 Baltimore – Here’s a bold proposal for the next US president: Issue an order to convert … Continue reading
Thief of Hearts 2008
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Guantanamo: A US Government Desperate Not to Accept Responsibility for Its Mistakes
More treachery at GuantanamoBy Andy Worthington / November 03, 2008 For many of the prisoners at Guantanamo, the forthcoming US presidential election holds little promise of change. Although both Barack Obama and John McCain have pledged to close Guantanamo, the … Continue reading
Ernest McMillan and Stoney Burns : Dallas 60s Activists Revisited
The Rag Blog was inspired by an underground newspaper we published in the 1960s in Austin. We called it The Rag. When Carol Neiman and I were editing The Rag — and many more whose bylines you see here from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Anne Lewis, Black Liberation Movement, Black Power, Counterculture, Dallas, New Left, Sixties, SNCC, Texas, Texas History, The Rag, The Rag Blog, Underground Press
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