Author Archives: RagBlog

Initiative Targets Military Recruitment. November Ballot Proposal Would Limit Where Centers Could Be Built, Require Public HearingBy Taylor Fife, Jan 31, 2008, 19:38 In response to a Marine Corps recruiting office established in Berkeley last year, local activists are trying … Continue reading →

Unemployed, poor snubbed in U.S. economic ‘stimulus’ planBy Gary Wilson, Feb 2, 2008, 10:52 Another giveaway to the rich by Congress, White House The “economic stimulus” plan agreed to by the Democrats in Congress and the Bush White House is … Continue reading →

Stealing Our Future: Conservatives, Foresight, and Why Nothing Works AnymoreBy Sara Robinson, January 22nd, 2008 Brad DeLong once said that “‘Nobody could have foreseen ______’ is the Bush administration’s version of ‘The dog ate my homework.’” It does seem to … Continue reading →

Bankers Gone Bonkers: Global Finance and the Insanity DefenseOriginally published at CounterPunch.orgBy PAM MARTENS With Wall Street capital disappearing as fast as foreclosures are climbing, one foreign head of state had an epiphany. French President Nicholas Sarkozy advanced the idea … Continue reading →

Sitting Out the ElectionBy Mary Pitt 01/02/08 “ICH” — — It looks as if the 2008 Presidential campaign may be over at my house. I am considering what other things I can find to do in order to be busy … Continue reading →

Lessons from Protesting GuantánamoBryan Farrell | February 1, 2008Editor: Saif Rahman It was nearly three in the morning, on a recent Saturday, when the door of a Washington DC jail cell slammed closed with me inside. After an already grueling … Continue reading →

Disowned by the Ownership SocietyNaomi Klein Remember the “ownership society,” fixture of major George W. Bush addresses for the first four years of his presidency? “We’re creating…an ownership society in this country, where more Americans than ever will be able … Continue reading →

Russell: Indians in a change electionby: Steve Russell, Posted: February 01, 2008 Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor in the Clinton I administration, made a remark recently that bears serious consideration. We should not, Reich suggested, pick a presidential candidate by … Continue reading →

Clips from Taxi to the Dark Side h/t Information Clearing House

The Evolution of Evil: Plutocracy Controls PoliticsBy Joel Hirschhorn Perhaps a global political apocalypse has already arrived. Activists and dissidents should understand that evil forces and tyrannical governments have evolved. Just as human knowledge and science expand, so do the … Continue reading →

Blowback from the GOP’s holy warBy Juan Cole The 2008 Republican race has left a bitter legacy of sloganeering against Muslims. It may well haunt the party this November. Feb. 1, 2008 | For much of January, one might have … Continue reading →

Bush 2009 Budget to Freeze ProgramsBy KEVIN FREKING, AP, 2008-01-31 17:33:41 WASHINGTON (Jan. 31) – President Bush’s 2009 budget will virtually freeze most domestic programs and seek nearly $200 billion in savings from federal health care programs, a senior administration … Continue reading →