Author Archives: RagBlog

There Should Be Bloodby Ted Rall “The truly undecided voter is rare, say those who study the psychology of voting,” Joe Garofoli wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle. “Since neuroscientists say 90 percent of thought is unconscious, an undecided voter … Continue reading →

The Terrorists Still at Ground Zero, 7 World Trade Center, Lower ManhattanBy ALEXANDER COCKBURN Terrorism flourishes brazenly at Ground Zero, in the new 7 World Trade Center building. Here can be found a secretive entity of fabulous wealth and power. … Continue reading →

And perhaps, equally important, but missing from Mr. Peace’s article, is the building evidence that America is fast becoming a fascist police state, where those in authority believe they can do anything they wish with impunity. The larger picture is … Continue reading →

Admit it: You don’t know where the !@#$% Tajikistan isBy Greg Palast, Published February 12th, 2008 Or Kyrgyzstan. Or Turkmenistan. But as your kids will be fighting there among the oil pipes, you should kiss Ted Rall’s crazy ass for … Continue reading →

Holding Barack Obama Accountableby Bruce Dixon / February 15th, 2008 The presidential campaign of Barack Obama has become a media parade on its way to a coronation. Journalists and leading Democrats have done shockingly little to pin Obama down, to … Continue reading →

Baghdad drowning in sewage: Iraqi officialFeb 3, 2008 BAGHDAD (AFP) — Baghdad is drowning in sewage, thirsty for water and largely powerless, an Iraqi official said on Sunday in a grim assessment of services in the capital five years after … Continue reading →

An Accountability Moment That Must Not Endby John Nichols There have been far too few accountability moments since Democrats retook control of the U.S. House and Senate in January, 2007. But one came Thursday, when the House voted 223-32 to … Continue reading →

Jihadis Throw a Wild Bash Over the Protect America Actby Glenn Greenwald What can one even say about this quote, included in Carl Hulse’s NYT article on the Democrats’ refusal yesterday to pass the Senate’s FISA bill before expiration of … Continue reading →

TODAY……RAIN OR SHINE!!!!!!!!!!!! Come as a Dog! Dress as a Dog! Movement for a Democratic Society/Austin invites you to BRING OUT THE DOGS! A Street Theater Event “Honoring” Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn “Lap Dog to the President” 5-6:30 pm, … Continue reading →

Ground-Truthing the Surge: Is the US Really Bringing Stability to Baghdad?By PATRICK COCKBURN To judge from the talk in Washington, the ‘surge’ that put 30,000 more US troops on the ground in Iraq has succeeded in bringing stability to a … Continue reading →

A veto of the FISA bill endangers AmericansSPECIAL COMMENT By Keith Olbermann Olbermann: The president is demanding immunity for the telecoms yet, he can’t confirm they did anything for which they need to be cleared A part of what I … Continue reading →

Decision Against Crawford, Texas Protesters Overturned by Appellate CourtBY Brad Friedman, 2/14/2008 ‘One Small Step for Freedom of Speech,’ Writes One Member of Cindy Sheehan’s Courageous Band of Iraq War Protesters… That’s “one small step for freedom of speech,” our … Continue reading →