Author Archives: RagBlog

Bottom-Up PowerLaura Flanders This article is adapted from Laura Flanders’ new book, Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics From the Politicians (The Penguin Press). An odd thing happens on the way to an American election. For months politicians talk … Continue reading →

The Zimmers “My Generation” The oldest and greatest rock band in the world – meet The Zimmers and their amazing cover of The Who’s “My Generation”. Lead singer Alf is 90 – it’s quite something when he sings “I hope … Continue reading →

The crux of the matter is what you call a “terrorist organization.” If it is simply an organization that terrifies civilians with violence or its threat, then the biggest and most vicious terrorist organization in the world is, without question, … Continue reading →

The Baghdad GulagBy Pepe Escobar 04/13/07 “Asia Times” — — DAMASCUS – There are three overlapping wars in Iraq: the Sunni Arab guerrilla struggle against the US; strands of Sunni Arab guerrillas against assorted Shi’ite militias/death squads; and al-Qaeda in … Continue reading →

Awful Truth About Hillary, Barack, John… and WhitewashBy Norman SolomonApr 14, 2007, 08:43 The Pentagon’s most likely next target is Iran. Hillary Clinton says “no option can be taken off the table.” Barack Obama says that the Iranian government is … Continue reading →

Hijacking Catastrophe: “Bring it On” pt. 2 (9 of 10)

MC Rove

I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body snatchers. Sometimes I wish it had been. What has happened, though, is that it has … Continue reading →

Red Cross details ‘unbearable suffering’ of Iraqi civiliansIan Black, Middle East editorWednesday April 11, 2007Guardian Unlimited Iraqi civilians are experiencing “immense suffering” because of a “disastrous” security situation, deepening poverty and a worsening humanitarian crisis, according to a report by … Continue reading →

We’ve been saying this for a long time, that the mass media in North Amerika has collapsed. It has become an appendage of a state gone rancid on its own power. We disdain their (MSM and government) words and follow … Continue reading →

– Betrayed or Not?!!! Boston: A friend of mine who is a female journalist handed me an edition of “The New Yorker” magazine of March 26, 2007. One morning , my earlier female journalist “P” came forward to me while … Continue reading →

Movement for a Democratic Society-Austin will have its April meeting on Sunday, April 22nd from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Carver Library, 1161 Angelina. We hope to see a lot of new people at this meeting. We encourage you … Continue reading →