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Turning to High-Tech to See Through the Economic Mess
Fighter pilot helmet with x-ray vision — to see through those marble walls! And that ain’t nothin, honey.Using 21st century anti-insurgency technology to prevent the next stock market meltdownBy Doug Porter / September 23, 2008 The Washington Post and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Counterinsurgency, Economic Collapse, Economy, Technology, Wall Street
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McCain Cancels, Letterman Pissed!
Letterman: ‘I’ll find him.’ Photo © James Devaney, WireImage.com.Letterman says McCain’s disappearing act not funnyBy Bill Carter / September 24, 2008 See Video Below. Senator John McCain may have disappointed many expectant voters and debate viewers with the decision to … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : No Deal. We Need Economic Democracy
The bailout, the election, and new hope for the leftBy Tom Hayden / September 24, 2008 The proposed Wall Street bailout is the ultimate lipstick on a pig. Progressives should oppose it, no matter the cosmetics. I speak as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Economic Democracy, Obama, Progressives, Tom Hayden
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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
‘Monument to Audacity’ : Bailout is No Solution
OK. You’re bailed out. But don’t do nothin’ bad.No Bail Out. We want a Buy Out.By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / September 24, 2008 The bailout of the US financial sector is going to happen because the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Finance, Socialism, Wall Street
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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
Houston TV Web Sites Draw World Viewers to Ike Coverage
‘The four local stations in Houston used the Internet to extend their reach, streaming their exhaustive coverage online and drawing viewers around the world’By Brian Stelter / September 21, 2008 See ‘Coping with Ike by using a full charge of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Internet, Media, Television, Texas
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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
Urgent Confidential E-Mail From Minister of Treasury Paulson
From: Minister of the Treasury Paulson Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the … Continue reading
I Did It For You, Mom…
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