Author Archives: RagBlog

Edwards Reconsideredby Norman Solomon, January 05, 2008, AlterNet There have been good reasons not to support John Edwards for president. For years, his foreign-policy outlook has been a hodgepodge of insights and dangerous conventional wisdom; his health-care prescriptions have not … Continue reading →

Progress in Iraq?by Ashley Smith, January 05, 2008, ISR THE WHITE House, leading Democrats, and the media are all trumpeting the recent decrease in violent attacks in Iraq as a sign that Bush’s surge has worked. This Chicago Tribune report … Continue reading →

An Appeal to Barack Obamaby Tom Hayden, January 05, 2008 “The Democrats have been stuck in the arguments of Vietnam, which means that either you’re a Scoop Jackson Democrat or you’re a Tom Hayden Democrat and you’re suspicious of any … Continue reading →

FASCIST AMERICA, IN 10 EASY STEPSBy Naomi Wolf [Naomi Wolf’s new book, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot was published by Chelsea Green in September.] Last autumn, there was a military coup in Thailand. The … Continue reading →

Oh My God, What a Ticket!By Andy Borowitz In a bold move that could dramatically alter the playing field of the 2008 GOP presidential race, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee today named Jesus Christ as his vice presidential running mate. … Continue reading →

Iowa Cocky-Us: How to be a Caucus TeaseBy MARY McINNIS Let the drooling begin. Over me — one Iowan who, any other time, is as recognizable on the national landscape as a furrow. Last night was my night. Iowans like … Continue reading →

Water Not Warby Peter Tatchell More than 1 billion people on our planet are forced to drink foul, infected water, which has killed at least 22 million people in the last decade. They could all have safe, clean water within … Continue reading →

Don’t say we didn’t warn ya – YOU COULD BE NEXT !!!! Jane Harman and Liberty’s Lost Light: Thinking for Yourself is Now a CrimeBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS What was the greatest failure of 2007? President Bush’s “surge” in Iraq? … Continue reading →

Extremism and Long WarBy George Aleman III, Jan 1, 2008, 19:43 Imminent Threat The binary worldview of “us” versus “them,” cultivated and nurtured by institutional leaders and perpetuated by corporate-state propaganda ministers, is sacrosanct orthodoxy. Those in positions of power … Continue reading →

A US revolutionBy John Wight, Jan 1, 2008, 11:32 As the US election season draws ever nearer, the attention of political commentators, professional pundits and the corporate media is currently focused on which Democratic Party candidate will face off against … Continue reading →

Judge sets hearing for Kucinich lawsuit against Texas Democrats01/03/2008, Associated Press A court hearing has been set next week for Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich in his effort to secure a spot on the Texas primary ballot, a judge said … Continue reading →