Author Archives: RagBlog

All Nine Nuclear Powers Are Violating Non-Proliferation Treaty By Scott Galindezt r u t h o u t PerspectiveMonday 09 October 2006 As North Korea becomes the eighth confirmed nuclear power (Israel is not confirmed but considered the ninth) some … Continue reading →

Mariann in her own words: “parsley caterpillar with antlers extended – wish I had put him on a different surface!; spiny tree lizard lurks in rose bush (I don’t have a cat or dog; this is my “pet”!). The lizard … Continue reading →

Congress’s Shameful Retreat From American ValuesBy Garrison KeillorThe Chicago Tribune Wednesday 04 October 2006 I would not send my college kid off for a semester abroad if I were you. Last week, we suspended human rights in America, and what … Continue reading →

2000: director of a company which wins $200m contract to sell nuclear reactors to North Korea2002: declares North Korea a terrorist state, part of the axis of evil and a target for regime change The Two Faces of RumsfeldRandeep RameshFriday … Continue reading →

It’s (car)Toon Tuesday, again, and here’re a couple of good ones. Have you been through an airport security line lately? Loads of fun … Many thanks to our cartoonist, Charlie Loving.

SGT. MARSHALL THOMPSON: Most soldiers want to withdraw. That is proven. There was a Zogby poll. 72% of recently turned Iraqi vets want to be out of Iraq by 2006. AMY GOODMAN: 2006? SGT. MARSHALL THOMPSON: By 2006. That means … Continue reading →

Awaiting the Rebellionby Fred Reed When, one wonders, will mutiny begin among the troops in Iraq? Recently I talked by email about the war with Jim Coyne, an airborne-infantry friend who served two tours as a gunship door-gunner in Viet … Continue reading →

A Perfect Martini Somehow this recipe goes with today’s movie. I can’t say how exactly; it’s just a feeling I have. The movie’s title is The Money God. Into a well-chilled shaker, pour a couple of tablespoons of the best … Continue reading →

And if that isn’t enough for you ….

On October 4, the College Republicans at Columbia University hosted Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist. The Minutemen are known for inciting racist violence against immigrants. In an exercise of free speech, students unfurled a banner on the stage reading “No … Continue reading →