Author Archives: RagBlog

The New Crime of Thinking in the USby Gary D. Barnett It looks like the term “thought police” just might take on a whole new and real meaning. This depends on what happens in the U.S. Senate after receiving House … Continue reading →

Corporate Globalization: Standing at the End of the Roadby Ronnie Cummins Standing at the end of Avenida Madero (Madero Avenue) on the last day of January 2008, a stone throw from the Zócalo or City Center of Mexico City, I … Continue reading →

To the Editor [of the Austin American Statesman], Gov. [Rick] Perry’s [of Texas] new book speaks of his admiration for the values of the Boy Scouts and his hatred of the ACLU for its attacks on the Scout’s stand against … Continue reading →

Of course, the details of BushCo infighting and rivalry in the lead-up to and aftermath of invasion are now very old news indeed. Why bother secreting another report of the abject failure of this puny creep in the Whitehouse? I … Continue reading →

Who will stand up with the courage to demand that all those in the Bush administration face their crimes at the International Court? Who will demand justice? Tomgram: Michael Schwartz, The Iraqi Brain Drain I’m an innumerate, but the figures … Continue reading →

Shadowy tactics of US troops in IraqBy RICHARD LUSCOMBE A MILITARY prosecutor called it “a simple case” of murder. But the conviction of a US army sniper in Baghdad for the killing of an unarmed man has provided a glimpse … Continue reading →

Baltimore High Schoolers ‘Die-In’ for Ed Funds: 25 Education Protesters DetainedFebruary 11, 2008 By Ruma KumarSource: Baltimore Sun Twenty-five protesters, most of them Baltimore high school students, were detained yesterday after they charged up the steps of the State House … Continue reading →

Chavez Threatens to Halt Oil Sales to USBy SANDRA SIERRA, AP, Posted: 2008-02-10 18:07:36 CARACAS, Venezuela (Feb. 10) – President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States in an “economic war” if Exxon … Continue reading →

Nine Billion Little Feet on the Highway of the Damned: Are We There Yet, Pa?by Joe Bageant / February 7th, 2008 The din of squealing, laughing children is the background white noise of the Third World. In Belize, as in … Continue reading →