Author Archives: RagBlog

Fucking doubtful, Keith …. More like “humanity’s fundamental incompetence.” FBI Wiretaps Dropped Due to Unpaid BillsBy LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Telephone companies cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the … Continue reading →

Those who talk democracy should listen to Iraq’s peopleSeumas Milne, Wednesday January 9, 2008The Guardian The surge has only bought time for the US in Iraq. There will be no reconciliation without complete withdrawal Who would have believed it? When … Continue reading →

The High Costs of Doing Nothing, Part IBy Bill Becker, Jan 10, 2008, 09:48 A dirty little secret of climate change is that somebody wants us to pay much higher taxes and higher energy bills. But it’s not the advocates … Continue reading →

Judge Moscone officially accepted an amended complaint by the prosecution in the San Francisco 8 trial today in effect completely dropping charges against Richard O’Neal who was only charged with conspiracy. While he faces no further legal prosecution in the … Continue reading →

Roger Baker asks on the Ragblog whether it’s possible to take class struggle out of politics. Others want to know what this crap is Obama’s talking about reaching across the aisle? A more pertinent question in the US is whether … Continue reading →

Thanks to Steve Russell for this. A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre. After careful preparations, he got past security, stole the paintings and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only … Continue reading →

The $100 Barrel of Oil vs. the Global War on Terror: The Bush Legacy (Take Two)By Tom Engelhardt Consider the debate among four Democratic presidential candidates on ABC News last Saturday night. In the previous week, the price of a … Continue reading →

David v Goliath, againBy Greg Palast, Jan 9, 2008, 12:33 I don’t know what the hell seized me. In the middle of an hour-long interview with the Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, I asked him about his father. It’s not the … Continue reading →

We know Junior will step right up for this little project …. U.N. Refugee Agency Seeks $261 MillionBy ELIANE ENGELER – 1 day ago GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday called for $261 million this year to … Continue reading →

Iraq Moratorium #5 on Friday, Jan. 18 sparks protests The Raging Grannies of Mountain View CA will bring cookies and tea to “welcome” recruiters to a new Armed Forces Career Center to the neighborhood on Friday, January 18 – and … Continue reading →

As you may have heard, KOOP Radio (http://www.koop.org/) suffered another fire, this time at our new location in East Austin. Unlike the two fires in early 2006 that prompted our move from downtown, this latest blaze was intentionally set. The … Continue reading →

No Change for me: I want Bills – US Election Circus Awash in ClichésBy Daniel Patrick Welch 08/01/08 “ICH” — – In the runup to this year’s political circus, the buzzwords of hope and change are being bandied about like … Continue reading →