Author Archives: RagBlog

To be blunt, this guy is either blind or stupid. Amerikkka is blatantly racist – always has been, always will be. This is America, please order in Englishby Abha Malpani Dec 18th 2007 @ 4:30PM Since 2005, a Philadelphia based … Continue reading →

Progressive Good Tidings of 2007by Mark Engler, December 22, 2007 Along with political challenges, the past year offered some hopeful advances– many of which came just in last few weeks. Understanding what is wrong in our society; speaking out against … Continue reading →

Surely, If We Believed Life Was Worth Living …by E.R. Bills / December 22nd, 2007 French-Algerian writer, philosopher and 1957 Nobel Prize Laureate Albert Camus once suggested that the most important question philosophy had to answer is whether or not … Continue reading →

From Kant to John Lennon: a Christmas StoryWar is Over! (If Only We Really Wanted It)By TIMOTHY J. FREEMAN It was thirty eight years ago today, that John and Yoko gave us all something to play, a message that’s never … Continue reading →

The Shock Doctrine in Action in New Orleansby Naomi Klein Readers of The Shock Doctrine know that one of the most shameless examples of disaster capitalism has been the attempt to exploit the disastrous flooding of New Orleans to close … Continue reading →

Bush’s Class Warfareby Peter Dreier Just a week before Christmas, President Bush gave corporate America two big presents. On Tuesday, his Federal Communications Commission changed the rules to allow the nation’s giant conglomerates to further consolidate their grip on the … Continue reading →

Global Warming Will Save America from the Right … Eventuallyby Dave Lindorff Say what you will about the looming catastrophe facing the world as the pace of global heating and polar melting accelerates. There is a silver lining. Look at … Continue reading →

Holiday Season Hypocrisyby Stephen LendmanDecember 22, 2007 Christmas is observed December 25 by Christians and others celebrating the spirit of the season while for those of the Eastern Orthodox faith the holiday falls on January 7. It’s to honor the … Continue reading →

Most Democratic Candidates are Ignoring African Americansby Jesse Jackson, Sr. December 21, 2007, Chicago Sun Times Can Democrats get the votes they need simply because they’re not Republicans? You might think so in this presidential campaign. African-American and urban votes … Continue reading →

UNICEF: War has taken a toll on Iraq’s childrenBy Jamie Gumbrecht | McClatchy NewspapersPosted on Friday, December 21, 2007 BAGHDAD — More than four years after the United States invaded Iraq, the country’s children continue to face a litany of … Continue reading →

*Freedom! Lakota Sioux Indians Declare Sovereign Nation StatusThreaten Land Liens, Contested Real Estate Over Five State Area in U.S.West Dakota Territory Reverts back to Lakota Control According to U.S., International Law * *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*DECEMBER 20, 2007, 9:02 AM WASHINGTON, … Continue reading →

Staring into the Abyss: The Collapse of the Modern Day Banking SystemBy Mike Whitney, Dec 21, 2007, 12:40 In past financial crises… the Fed has been able to wave its magic wand and make market turmoil disappear. But this time … Continue reading →