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The Rhetoric of Fear About Ahmadinejad Is Foolish
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York Sept. 23, 2008. Photo: Reuters/Mike SegarObama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud AhmadinejadBy Juan Cole / September 24, 2008 Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah … Continue reading
You Gotta Be Able to Laugh at Yourself …
Nominated As the World’s Best Short Joke of the Year A 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. ‘Mom’, he asked, ‘Are these my brains?’ ‘Not yet,’ she replied. Thanks to Ned Salman / The Rag Blog
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Forbes publishes list of 400 wealthiest AmericansBy Tom Eley / September 24, 2008 Even as the US careens into its greatest economic calamity since the Great Depression, the financial aristocracy whose parasitism and criminality has brought on the crisis has … Continue reading
The Logical Conclusion to Deregulating the Markets
Has Deregulation Sired Fascism?By Paul Craig Roberts / September 24, 2008 Remember the good old days when the economic threat was mere recession? The Federal Reserve would encourage the economy with low interest rates until the economy overheated. Prices would … Continue reading
Ann Wright: A Voice of Reasonable Dissent
Retired Col. Ann Wright was one of three U.S. diplomats to resign in protest over the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.Retired soldier now in fight against war in IraqBy Bill Sizemore / September 24, 2008 NORFOLK – For Ann … Continue reading
John McCain Is Just Another Routine Liar
Davis and McCain – but are they going up or down?The biggest story of the campaignBy Michael Tomasky / September 24, 2008 Mark this day down. Today – last night, actually – the New York Times and Roll Call reported … Continue reading
Veterans For Peace Occupy the National Archives
Members of Veterans for Peace occupied the National Archives Building September 23, 2008. Standing on left, by pillar, is Doug Zachary, president of Austin VFP and contributor to The Rag Blog. Vets for Peace Call for Impeachment See Video below. … Continue reading
We Need You Now More Than Ever
Seam Marauder Palin – that’d be my name if I was Sarah’s kid. Better check out the link in this article to find out who you would’ve been if born to that woman. Maybe you’ll think long and hard about … Continue reading
BushCo: Keeping Up the Secrecy and Corruption
As Chris Brown, blogging on Political Base, points out, “Paulson and the Bush administration clearly want to mask previous illegal activity and prevent any oversight and accountability. But we’ve seen this type of secrecy and corruption from the Bush administration … Continue reading
A World Premiere from Larry Piltz
Just Got Back (From Iraq and Nam) “Just Got Back”, an unprecedented Music Video, uses stunning unaired original photos from the Vietnam War, of Vietnam Veterans protesting 1972 Republican convention in Miami, of 1990s war-devastated Iraq, and of a modern … Continue reading
Choice of Palin: "All the More Insidious and Cynical"
Although this opinion piece was published almost three weeks ago, I thought it appropriate to re-post it today since it just came to our attention, and because it is so powerful and incisive. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Eve … Continue reading
Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XXXIX
And given my firm belief that the worst, by far, is yet to come, our generous and kind society should become really thoroughly fucked up in the coming days. It is clear that our government is generously responsible for a … Continue reading
