Author Archives: RagBlog

Surge to NowhereBy Andrew J. Bacevich, Sunday, January 20, 2008; Page B01 Don’t buy the hawks’ hype. The war may be off the front pages, but Iraq is broken beyond repair, and we still own it. As the fifth anniversary … Continue reading →

Opposition to the War in Iraq From Deep in the Heart of TexasThorne Dreyer, for Next Left Notes Austin — Some 30 Austin activists, dressed all in black, stood in near-freezing drizzle in front of the Texas state capitol building … Continue reading →

A NATIONAL WAKE UP CALL: Revive King’s Tradition of Solidarity & Struggle MARCH AGAINST RACISM ON DR. KING’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY CommunityImmigrant WorkersGentrification of Harlemfor Working PeopleIf the true legacy, the leadership and the courage of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. … Continue reading →

Bush’s Global Arms Trade: Making the World Safe for DespotsBy SHERWOOD ROSS “In the last six years, Washington has stepped up its sales and transfers of high-technology weapons, military training, and other military assistance to governments regardless of their respect … Continue reading →

What’s the Going Price for a Joint? More Than You Might ThinkBy PAUL ARMENTANO What’s the current price for a bag of weed? According to the latest figures from the FBI, the human cost is roughly 739,000 a year. That’s … Continue reading →

The terminology associated with these cases is ludicrous: “failed intelligence” indeed. Intelligence is anything but what these assholes with the FBI, NSA, CIA, CSIS, and others are using or doing. Omar Khadr and Guantánamo: Canada’s Glaring Double Standards on TortureBy … Continue reading →

No Place to Run, No Place to Hideby Virginia Lockett Looking back now, I think it was around 3 AM on September 26, 1985, while lying on the floor of the Virginia Beach Convention Center, staring at the underside of … Continue reading →

The FBI and The Telephoneby Christopher Brauchli Once there was an elephantWho tried to use the telephant-No! No! I mean an elephoneWho tried to use the telephone.-Laura Elizabeth Richards, Eletelphony It’s only money. And when most of your effort is … Continue reading →

Bill Moyers talks with David Cay Johnston BILL MOYERS: From time to time over the next few months we will step outside the election bubble and look at the hard cold facts of power. We’ll have the help of some … Continue reading →

And they’re not working to help you. Data on Antidepressants Often ShelvedBy Gene Emery, Reuters, Posted: 2008-01-17 11:44:44 BOSTON (Jan. 17) – Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen … Continue reading →

For Muslims, “terror is realizing that Americans have no moral conscience.”By Paul Craig Roberts, Jan 18, 2008, 06:37 After pandering to Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert’s right-wing government last week, US president George W. Bush carried the Israeli/neoconservative campaign against … Continue reading →

So, this morning the market started a little rebound and was up over 150 points. Then His Majesty Bush II gave his speech about economic stimulus, where he naturally had to pitch the idea of making his tax cuts for … Continue reading →