Author Archives: RagBlog

Lament for Iraq

Cuba’s Cure: Why is Cuba exporting its health care miracle to the world’s poor?by Sarah van Gelder Cubans say they offer health care to the world’s poor because they have big hearts. But what do they get in return? They … Continue reading →

The Great American Disconnect: Iraq Has Always Been “South Korea” for the Bush AdministrationBy Tom Engelhardt Finally, the great American disconnect may be ending. Only four years after the invasion of Iraq, the crucial facts-on-the-ground might finally be coming into … Continue reading →

Or saying a spade is a spade is a spade …. Human rights slain on US global battlefield: AmnestyAfp, London Amnesty International yesterday launched a scathing attack on the United States accusing it of trampling on human rights, and using … Continue reading →

Iraqi Lawmakers Pass Resolution That May Force End to OccupationBy Raed Jarrar and Joshua Holland While most observers are focused on the U.S. Congress as it continues to issue new rubber stamps to legitimize Bush’s permanent designs on Iraq, nationalists … Continue reading →

G8 fails to meet aid pledges to AfricaBy Barry MasonJun 6, 2007, 13:43 British Prime Minister Tony Blair had hoped that the G8 summit to be held in Heiligendamm, Germany, in June would provide a booster shot to the campaign … Continue reading →

Chomsky As the Rest of the World Knows HimBy Sonali Kolhatkar, Uprising Radio. Posted June 7, 2007. Noam Chomsky speaks about the status of democracy in Iraq, U.S. imperialism over Latin America, and the media’s shallow coverage of foreign affairs … Continue reading →

John McCain Vs. John McCain

A clear indication that al-Maliki is a capitalist bastard who couldn’t care less about the well-being of the Iraqi people. Analysis: Oil strikers met by Iraqi troopsBy BEN LANDOUPI Energy Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) — On the third day … Continue reading →

Massacres and paramilitary land seizures behind the biofuel revolutionOliver Balch in Mutat and Rory Carroll in CartagenaTuesday June 5, 2007The Guardian Armed groups in Colombia are driving peasants off their land to make way for plantations of palm oil, a … Continue reading →

A Blog Is a Little First Amendment MachineBy Jay Rosen, HuffingtonPost.com. Posted June 5, 2007. With blogging, an awkward term, we designate a fairly beautiful thing: the extension to many more people of a free press franchise and the right … Continue reading →

THIS Saturday June 9, at 7:09 pm, the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture (1516 S. Lamar; please park on Collier) will host a reception for Houston community activist, [former] Black Panther, and people’s artist Bob Lee. If you have … Continue reading →