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Yearly Archives: 2008
A Heartbeat Away from Tuesday
‘This coming Tuesday as we vote for a new American president and vice president there will be many voters who haven’t read the fine print about John McCain.’By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 29, 2008 It seems … Continue reading
Most Basic Iraqi Infrastructure Doesn’t Function
A woman collects an aid package from the Iraqi Red Crescent in Baghdad. The Red Cross says it cannot provide basic services indefinitely.Warning on ‘dire’ Iraq conditionsBy Imogen Foulkes / October 29, 2008 The Red Cross is warning that despite … Continue reading
The Problem Is US Interventionist Foreign Policy
Interventionism, Not Muslims, Is the ProblemBy Jacob G. Hornberger / October 27, 2008 One of the popular post-9/11 sentiments has been the one that holds that Muslims are bent on conquering the world. The notion is that Muslims hate Christianity … Continue reading
Lobbyists : The Boys on McCain’s Bus
‘A gang of lobbyist-insiders — at odds with his supposed devotion to maverick change — runs McCain’s Washington-based campaign.’By Sherman De Brosse / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2008 This is the fifth in a series by Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged John McCain, Lobbyists, McCain Campaign, Political Corruption
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Creationism in Schools : Texas is Doomed!!
‘The latest shooting-itself-in-the-foot-moment for the Lone Star State is based on a panel to create its state science curriculum.’By Phil Platt / October 27, 2008 I simply cannot understand how Texas manages to exist day after day. The rampant insanity … Continue reading
Progressive Taxation and the Sad Saga of Joe the Plumber
Illustration by Tom Bachtell / New Yorker.It all started with Adam Smithby Steve Coll / October 27, 2008 The rise and fall of Joe the Plumber as a symbol of the American self-made man’s resistance to progressive taxation began on … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Campaign Tactics, Economy, Joe the Plumber, McCain Campaign, Taxation
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Dubya : Texas Tried to Warn Us
Ann Richards: ‘If you ask George Bush what time it is, he’ll say, “I think Americans have the right to bear arms.”‘By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2008 I think the best state magazine in America … Continue reading
Salary Bonuses Constitute 10% of the Bailout
Demonstrators protesting in New York before the $700bn Wall Street bail-out earlier this month. Photograph: Nicholas Roberts/AFP/Getty imagesWall Street banks in $70bn staff payoutBy Simon Bowers Pay and bonus deals equivalent to 10% of US government bail-out package Financial workers … Continue reading
Fallujah: Another Failure of Bush’s Iraq Promises
Iraqi workers place concrete for a small clarifier tank for a waste water treatment plant as part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to rebuild the Fallujah sewer system. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Travis Edwards.$100-million … Continue reading
That’s the Ball Game
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Earth’s Oceans Are Deeply Troubled
Reefs including the Great Barrier Reef off Australia could begin to break up within a few decades, research suggests. Photograph: Cathie PageClimate deal may be too late to save coral reefs, scientists warnBy David Adam / October 27, 2008 A … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Is it Wrong to be Muslim in America?
‘Fear and even hatred of Islam is a part of the actual America at this moment of our history.’ By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2008 Said Colin Powell in a recent major interview, “The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Ecumimism, Islam, Judaism, Peace Activists, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Racism, Sixties
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