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Yearly Archives: 2008
Afghanistan : The Slaughter of Innocents Is an American Policy
The War to Promote Terror: What it is, indeed, is racismBy Robert C. Koehler / October 2, 2008 The “necessary war” in Afghanistan, which both presidential candidates support — the one, you know, that’s really about terrorists and Osama and … Continue reading
Greed and Disaster Politics (Burp.)
‘This is a gun to our head by our own people. The Republicans and Democrats are both doing this.’By Dennis Thompson / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 I called my congressman’s office to weigh in on the “debate”. … Continue reading
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Emergency Room : Diagnosing the Candidates’ Health Care Programs
‘The McCain “health care” plan is a pure cop-out to the insurance industry.’By Dr. S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 It would appear to be a very simple exercise to write down in two columns … Continue reading
The All-Encompassing Argument Over Souls
Showdown at TombstoneBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 This is hilarious; a little something on the lighter side — but beyond the laugh, offering some really very freaky insight into the fundamentalist “soul”!! Thanks to … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part IV
Source: Global Exchange Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart IV: “This is the revolution of women”By Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 CHU CHU CHUCHUG CHUG CHUGCHE CHE CHE What! Is that … Continue reading
The End of America As We Know It?
A Father Sounds An AlarmBy Ray Zwarich / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 Like many readers of the Rag Blog, I have been a leftist since the Tet Offensive set off a political awakening in a nice middle … Continue reading
Using Depression-Era Tactics for Survival
Weathering the Coming Crisis, Part IIBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 A week or so ago, I wrote up some of the things we’re doing to minimize problems in our lives, with this bail-out and … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders: Alternatives to the Massive Bailout
Bailout Passes Senate; 9 Reasons That’s Bad News for YouBy Sen. Bernie Sanders / October 1, 2008. Forcing each American to fork over $2,200 at a time when median family income has declined by as much is no way to … Continue reading
When Fear Exceeds Our Government’s Capability to Emotionally Deal With It
U.S. Army North hosted a commanders’ conference and rehearsal of concept (ROC) drill Mar. 18 through Mar. 20, where senior leaders from Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Consequence Management Response Force (CCMRF) discussed mission requirements and finalized preparations for … Continue reading
Tom the Dancing Bug : The Maverick
Maverick McCain vs. the collapsing economy. Click on image to enlarge. Ruben Bolling / Salon.com Thanks to David McQueen / The Rag Blog
Roger Baker : Industrial Collapse? Bring it On!
Collapse the Light into Earth by ~EvidencE~‘The best outcome is probably for humans to hit the wall soon and hard.’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 Is industrial collapse the BEST way out of our current … Continue reading
What’s missing from this election? Molly Ivins!
Former Texas Observer editor and columinist extraordinaire Molly Ivins at her Austin home in 2001. Photo by Carolyn Mary Bauman / WpN. “The House passed (by one vote) a bill to eliminate barriers between banks, brokerage firms and insurance companies. … Continue reading →