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If You Mess Up, People Get Hurt
How much we blatantly and consciously minimise the effects of this war in Iraq. It is unconscionable to me that we almost refuse to acknowledge the death in Baghdad of innocent civilians every day as a direct consequence of planned … Continue reading
Musical Remarks About the Big Five Oil Companies
Pain at the Pump by Brent Burns “This song is self-explanatory. It’s hard not to believe that a few people are making billions off a lot of regular folks who are just getting by! These ridiculous prices are a real … Continue reading
Americans: Cowering from Our Responsibility to Defend the Constitution
For His Treatment of Children in the ‘War on Terror’ : Bush Is a War CriminalBy Dave Lindorff / May 22, 2008 Surely nothing that President Bush has done in his two wretched terms of office — not the invasion … Continue reading
Rove to Testify Before Congress … Hah, Hah, Hah
Man, just read what this piece says: “… Conyers had negotiated with Rove’s attorneys for more than a year …” This says everything I need to know about the meaning of Congress. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog House Committee … Continue reading
Contempt for the Plight of the Common Man
Let’s be clear about the contempt that corporate Amerikkka holds for you, me, and all those trying to make their way. This example is one of thousands a day that shows that we are beneath them, they have no time … Continue reading
The Financial Three-Card Monte Falls Down
“Far From Normal”By Jim Kunstler Those were the words that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke used to describe the financial markets (and by extension the economy) these heady spring days when everybody else with a rostrum, it seems, has pronounced the … Continue reading
Resisting Monsanto’s Seed Imperialism
Focus On The Corporation: The Genetically Modified Food Gambleby Robert Weissman There have been few experiments as reckless, over-hyped, and with as little potential upside as the rapid rollout of genetically modified crops. The International Service for the Acquisition of … Continue reading
Surgeons (or Is It Politicians?)
An Oregon surgeon says: ‘I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.’ An Ohio surgeon, responds: ‘Sure, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded.’ The … Continue reading
Cartoon Tuesday – Charlie Loving
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Everybody Looks Like a Danger to Stability
ARE YOU ON THE LIST? The federal government has been developing a highly classified plan that will override the Constitution in the event of a major terrorist attack. Illustration by Brett Ryder.The Last Roundup: Is the government compiling a secret … Continue reading
Adapting to Peak Oil the Hard Way
Have We Really Hit Peak Oil?And if we have, we had better prepare to change the way we live.By Richard Heinberg / May 20, 2008 Last week, Senate Democrats introduced legislation that would halt a U.S. arms sale to Saudi … Continue reading
The Right Question Is, "Should He Be President?"
What Are We Waiting For? Politicians Promise Change, but Not Necessarily Political ReformsBy Joel Hirschhorn / May 19, 2008 Long before the disastrous George W. Bush administration, I had been waiting for profound, systemic changes in our political system. Perversely, … Continue reading
