Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Author Archives: RagBlog
Constitutional Conventions: The Power to Reform Government to Eliminate Corruption
Illinois Citizens Deserve Corrupt GovernmentBy Joel Hirschhorn / December 12, 2008 Public Corruption Runs Rampant Because Americans Do Not Seek Genuine Political Reforms The current Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, recently charged with crimes by the federal government, just follows in … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged American Society, Constitution, Corruption, U.S. Government
Leave a comment
Foodie Friday: Buckwheat Pancakes
Staff of LifeBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / December 12, 2008 I have been cooking pancakes a lot lately. Really, you need them every meal if you are avoiding wheat flour bread from the Evil Empire. Last Sunday … Continue reading
Charlie Loving: And Now Chicago …
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Housing Crisis: 8 Million Foreclosures in 4 Years
Foreclosures could top 8 million: Credit SuisseBy MarketWatch / December 9, 2008 BOSTON — More than 8 million mortgages could go into foreclosure in coming years in the wake of the credit meltdown as the economy worsens and the U.S. … Continue reading
Rejecting Bigotry at Tyson, Shelbyville, Tennesee
An Injury to Eid is an Injury to AllBy Stuart Appelbaum / December 9, 2008 ‘The only way working people ever win is if we stand together. It doesn’t matter whether it’s race or religion: United we stand, divided we … Continue reading
Winning the War on Terror: Not in Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman destroys poppies in March. ICOS proposes using the poppies for medicine.Report: Taliban ‘noose’ around KabulDecember 9, 2008 LONDON, England — The Taliban insurgency is widening its presence in Afghanistan and “closing a noose around Kabul,” an international … Continue reading
Improving on Worker Exploitation : Smart Stitch
Ouch !!! What else can we possibly say? New Portable Sewing Machine Lets Sweatshop Employees Work On The Go Source / The Onion Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Curbing Emissions Through Construction Retrofits
Sustainable refit of the Department of Conservation office building in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Tom Walter.Construction Industry Could Trim Climate Emissions CheaplyDecember 8, 2008 POZNAN, Poland – Energy use in buildings accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, but … Continue reading
Andy Worthington On Addressing the Bush Administration Legacy of Torture
Eric Holder, Obama’s choice for Attorney General.Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-SetBy Andy Worthington / December 8, 2008 During the election campaign, one of the sticks with which John McCain’s team attempted to beat Barack Obama … Continue reading
Chicago Workers Forcing Management’s Hand
Making a new New Deal: Sitdown Strike in ChicagoBy John Nichols / December 7, 2008 Much has been made about the prospect that Barack Obama’s presidency might, due to economic necessity and the president-elect’s interventionist inclinations, be a reprise of … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday – Kelley Johnson
Photo: Steve Robinson I learned of Kelley Johnson rather accidentally when I was leaving for Austin the next day and needed some dinner and (I hoped) good music. Found both at a little club in Belltown, Seattle named Tula’s. Kelley … Continue reading
Life in American Prisons: Radicalizing the Masses
The Radicalization Of An American PrisonerBy George Peter Jr. / December 5, 2008 During a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2006, high- ranking F.B.I. officials testified that the Bureau considered U.S. prisons to be “fertile grounds for extremists”, … Continue reading
