Author Archives: RagBlog

Gasoline prices and the “free market”: Refiners profit after reducing capacityBy Joe KayMay 31, 2007, 10:21 The recent sharp rise in US gasoline prices and the accompanying hardship for millions of people underscore once again the consequences of an energy … Continue reading →

Have Elections Split the APPO? The Oaxaca Volcano StewsBy JOHN ROSS On the first anniversary of the beginning of last summer’s feverish uprising here, the city’s jewel-box plaza which had been occupied for seven months by striking teachers and their … Continue reading →

Venezuelan Civil Society Groups Accuse U.S. of Fomenting DestabilizationBy Chris CarlsonJun 3, 2007, 06:14 Caracas, May 31, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— Organizations, journalists, students, activists and intellectuals in Venezuela accused the national and international media of waging a campaign against Venezuela and … Continue reading →

Politics and Sex in Post-Pinochet ChileWritten by Marcelo Mendoza Thursday, 31 May 2007Source: Yes! Magazine Her rise to power sent shock waves through Chile’s political elites, who still, after a year of her government, remain implacable. Between the lines, their … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment Gore on Bush Propaganda It is no surprise that Al Gore is attacking Bush in his new book, of course. Nor is it a surprise that Gore accuses Bush of ignoring all reasonable evidence in both making … Continue reading →

Anti-Americanism – a humanitarian imperative?by toni soloJune 02, 2007 Alternating between “with us or against us”, “bring ’em on” snarling or “why do they hate us?” whining, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney characterize Americanism at its most crass and … Continue reading →

We expect this to result in acquittals, just as almost all of these trumped up nonsense charges have to date. This is an administration that will keep you fearful for the rest of your lives. Authorities Say Men Plotted Attack … Continue reading →

Venezuela’s Co-op Boomby Michael FoxJune 01, 2007 To end poverty, put poor people in charge of their livelihood. A co-op boom turns the jobless into worker/owners. When Estrella Ramirez’s 14-year-old son signed her up to participate in the government’s free … Continue reading →

Baghdad Burns, Calgary Boomsby Naomi KleinJune 01, 2007, The Nation The invasion of Iraq has set off what could be the largest oil boom in history. All the signs are there: multinationals free to gobble up national firms at will, … Continue reading →

America’s jihad It started in 1979 when the US wanted to undermine the Soviet Union — its enemy back then. Luring and funding tens of thousands of Muslims from across the Arab world to fight the “atheist” enemy — the … Continue reading →

Texas Leads States in Carbon EmissionsBy SETH BORENSTEIN, AP WASHINGTON (June 2) – America may spew more greenhouse gases than any other country, but some states are astonishingly more prolific polluters than others – and it’s not always the ones … Continue reading →

Mud Schools in Forgotten LandBy Hussein al-Yasiri in al-Samawa (ICR No. 222, 29-May-07) Enterprising tribesmen, fed up with officials’ failure to address their education needs, build their own makeshift schools. The village of Ghadhari, in the province of Muthanna, has … Continue reading →