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Why Do We Get It Wrong All the Time Now?
New Orleans residents gathered at an evacuation pick-up station in the Seventh Ward prior to Gustav’s landfall. Photo: Richard Perry/The New York Times‘Never Again,’ AgainSeptember 20, 2008 Hurricane Gustav gave the state of Louisiana a test for which it had … Continue reading
"Equal Opportunity": Just Another Fairy Tale
A note of appreciation from the richBy Author Unknown / September 21, 2008 Let’s be honest: you’ll never win the lottery. On the other hand, the chances are pretty good that you’ll slave away at some miserable job the rest … Continue reading
Business As Usual = Bending Over for the Rapist
Time to stop crying and start the revolution See also Juan Cole’s piece below. Our Republic Raped and Still No Revolution!By Joel Hirschhorn / September 22, 2008 Are Americans ready for a revolution? What worse than the current meltdown of … Continue reading
The Monday Movie: Does Capitalism Work?
The myth that capitalism works conveniently ignores reality. In this video, political scientist and activist Michael Parenti debunks this popular myth. Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Israel’s Olmert Is Finished and Tarnished
We just posted about this. It seems to have finally yielded a result. It would be outstanding to see this change yield a meaningful dialogue for peace with Palestine. And even more outstanding if BushCo could keep its nose out … Continue reading
Preserving the Record of Wrong-Doing and Deceit
Vice President Dick Cheney has argued that his office is not part of the executive branch of government. Photo: Filippo Monteforte, AFP / Getty ImagesJudge Orders Cheney to Preserve RecordsBy Pete Yost / September 21, 2008 WASHINGTON — A federal … Continue reading
Spreading Viral E-Mails Around the World
If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you’re “exotic, different.” If you grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, you’re a quintessential American story. ++++++++++++++++ If your name is Barack, you’re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim. If you name … Continue reading
But Will It Happen Again in 40 Days?
New Events Happening in King-Lincoln v. Blackwell CaseSeptember 20, 2008 There have been some interesting and potentially shocking developments in the King Lincoln Bronzeville v. Blackwell lawsuit currently pending in Ohio. Some of these developments we can report to you, … Continue reading
Market Meltdown: Explanation from an Expert
The spittin’ image of a bad betThe Real Reason for the Global Financial Crisis…the Story No One’s Talking AboutBy Shah Gilani / September 18, 2008 [Part I of a three-part series looking at how so-called “credit default swap” derivatives could … Continue reading
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A Smile for Sunday
Click to enlarge Thanks to Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog
Singin’ on Sunday: A Fragment of Ragged Beauty
Ragged Beauty: An Alternative to the Operations of PowerBy Chris Floyd / September 19, 2008 Here’s a fragment of ragged beauty — stripped to the bone, tarnished and stolen — etched on the Roman night almost 21 years ago to … Continue reading
Not Polite Lobbying But a Return to the Streets
Free market ideology is far from finishedBy Naomi Klein / September 19, 2008 But with Wall Street rescued by government intervention, there’s never been a better time to argue for collectivist solutions Whatever the events of this week mean, nobody … Continue reading
