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Greed and Disaster Politics (Burp.)
‘This is a gun to our head by our own people. The Republicans and Democrats are both doing this.’By Dennis Thompson / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 I called my congressman’s office to weigh in on the “debate”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Bailout
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Emergency Room : Diagnosing the Candidates’ Health Care Programs
‘The McCain “health care” plan is a pure cop-out to the insurance industry.’By Dr. S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 It would appear to be a very simple exercise to write down in two columns … Continue reading
The All-Encompassing Argument Over Souls
Showdown at TombstoneBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 This is hilarious; a little something on the lighter side — but beyond the laugh, offering some really very freaky insight into the fundamentalist “soul”!! Thanks to … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part IV
Source: Global Exchange Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart IV: “This is the revolution of women”By Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 CHU CHU CHUCHUG CHUG CHUGCHE CHE CHE What! Is that … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part III
Caracas: Cachapa de jojoto con queso de mano. Photo credit: Xosé Castro. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart III: Friendly Internal CritiqueBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 At the beginning of … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part II
Rosa León in local church with writer during February 12 celebrations of La Victoria’s liberation from Spain. Photo: Ron Ridenour. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart II: The Rose LionessBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part I
This is the first of an eleven-part series from long-time activist, traveller, and author Ron Ridenour. He very kindly asked us to publish this wonderful story of his experiences in Latin America titled Sounds of Venezuela. We will publish a … Continue reading
Larry Piltz : Bush’s Final Jenga Surprise
Jingo Bush Pulls Out the Last Piece and the Tower Comes Tumbling Down By Larry Piltz / The Rag Blog / September 30, 2008 1st Jenga piece: The 9/11 Attacks – Bush, with his “9/10 mentality” and bring-it-on, laissez-faire national … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Bush Presidency, George W. Bush, Larry Piltz, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Retired Physician : Our Health Care System an Outrage
‘The insurance industry, and the Republican Party, over the years have sold the public a bill of goods’By S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog / September 30, 2008 I have been reading Vincent Bugliosi’s “The Prosecution of George W. … Continue reading
NUTRITION : The Pros and Cons of "Organic" Food Revisited
Yesterday The Rag Blog posted an article by Roger Baker in which he contended that the types of food you eat can be more important than eating food labeled “organic.” [NUTRITION: Are Organic Foods Just a Marketing Trend? by Roger … Continue reading
Bush’s Bailout Tanks; What Austin Thinks
Congress failed to pass the economic bailout plan today: the pundits are atwitter, the stock market has tanked, the politicos are pointing fingers, and the doomsday prophets are taking center stage. And George the Decider has added a final (one … Continue reading
How Fascism Happens : That Hoary Truism About Learning From History
Photo by basetree.Fascism: When bad things happen to good peopleBy Paul Fish / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2008 A good and recent read is John Dean’s Conservatives Without Conscience which is really a rather dispassionate and mildly scholarly … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Fascism, History, Nazi Germany, Neocons, World History
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