Author Archives: RagBlog

Remember The ’80s: Social Movements between Woodstock and the Webby Zoltan Grossman, January 03, 2008 In the coming year, we will see a deluge of observances of the 40th anniversary of 1968. TV specials, t-shirts, conferences, websites and reunions will … Continue reading →

Africa says no – and means itby Ignacio Ramonet, January 03, 2008, Le Monde The unimaginable has happened, to the displeasure of arrogant Europe. Africa, thought to be so poor that it would agree to anything, has said no in … Continue reading →

“…Indeed, the flip side of “a world awash with liquidity” is a world facing depressed aggregate demand. For the past seven years, America’s unbridled spending filled the gap. Now both US household and government spending is likely to be curbed, … Continue reading →

An Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove: How American Democracy Relies on FascismBy Ted Rall 01/03/08 “ICH” — – -NEW YORK–What would you do if you learned that Bush Administration officials wanted to round up thousands of Americans and throw … Continue reading →

Courtesy of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and all the other neocon criminals that constitute BushCo. Returning Iraqis face lack of services, property disputesBy Jamie Gumbrecht | McClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD — Dr. Ahmed Farid heard it from his family and … Continue reading →

Perpetrated by the two criminals who are at the top of our Amerikkkan political food chain. 9/11 Commission: Our Investigation Was ‘Obstructed’by Glenn Greenwald The bi-partisan co-chairmen of the 9/11 Commission, Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, jointly published an Op-Ed … Continue reading →

We might add, balanced news for fucking morons. William Kristol and the NYT: Symptom of a Greater Maladyby John Atcheson The decision by the New York Times to put William Kristol on their op-ed page exposes all that is wrong … Continue reading →

Journey to the Dark Side: The Bush Legacy (Take One)By Tom Engelhardt “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside … Continue reading →

Detainee death at Guantanamo highlights concerns over prisoner healthThe Associated Press, Published: December 31, 2007 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Several Guantanamo Bay prisoners are seriously ill, lawyers said Monday, rejecting U.S. claims after the death of one prisoner that no … Continue reading →

From hyperpower to new world disorderBy David Olive, Feature Writer For the first time since the end of the Cold War, America isn’t alone on top. What’s replacing the unipolar world of the 1990s? A gang of five superpowers: China, … Continue reading →

From Crack Sentences to Racial Profiling: Old Injustices EndureBy LINN WASHINGTON, Jr. Dozens of African-Americans gathered in Philadelphia on January 1, 1808not for festivities celebrating the New Year but to commemorate a new freedom for members of their race. A … Continue reading →