Author Archives: RagBlog

… and largely failing. New marijuana law not catching on with local authorities DALLAS — Many Texans busted for misdemeanor marijuana possession are still being jailed despite a new state law that allows police to issue a citation instead of … Continue reading →

Bush Signs Government Transparency BillBy BEN FELLER – 15 hours ago CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — President Bush on Monday signed a bill aimed at giving the public and the media greater access to information about what the government is doing. … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment. Juan Cole’s guest writer apparently chose to remain anonymous. Guest Op-Ed: US Foreign Policy; the Principle of Non-InterventionTuesday, January 01, 2008 A seasoned observer writes: ‘ The complexity, interrelationships, results and consequences (intended and unintended) of US … Continue reading →

Visions of Utopia or Eutopia?by Sean Gonsalves It’s the start of a new year. ‘Tis the season to frolic in the Future – a time to consider our utopian dreams and confront our dystopian nightmares. Or, as my grandfather is … Continue reading →

Let’s Toast to Ten Good Things About 2007by Medea Benjamin As we close this year on the low of Congress giving Bush more billions for war, and the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, let’s remember some of the year’s … Continue reading →

The Five Iraqsby Scott Ritter It has become a mantra of sorts among the faltering Republican candidates: Victory is at hand in Iraq. Mitt Romney, in particular, has taken to so openly embracing the “success” of the U.S. troop “surge” … Continue reading →

Why We Need Single-Payer Health Care: Does This Happen in Canada?By MARK T. HARRIS The story of 17-year-old Nataline Sarkisyan’s recent death from liver failure was tragic. But it was a uniquely American brand of tragedy. Only in the United … Continue reading →

Goodbye 2007 and Good Riddance! Hello 2008 and You’d Better Shape UpBy ALEXANDER COCKBURN It was the … No! 2007 was never the best of times. It was a whiny, fretful twelve months, and what should have been a time … Continue reading →

Bank of America Gets Ballooned

What Ever Happened To The New Generation?By Thorne Dreyer [This article first appeared in the November, 1976 issue of Texas Monthly. Thorne Dreyer, an SDS activist and underground journalist in the sixties and seventies, now resides in Austin.] Someone came … Continue reading →

We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For

US mayors’ report: Hunger and homelessness intensify in US citiesBy Debra Watson, Dec 30, 2007, 13:56 The number of people hungry and homeless in US cities rose dramatically again in 2007, according to the annual report on hunger and homelessness … Continue reading →