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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…
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
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
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
David Sirota : The $700 Billion Questions
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, with friend. Paulson detailed what he called “a comprehensive approach” to repairing financial markets on Friday, Sept. 19. (Hold on to your wallet.)Using the shock doctrine, Wall Street and Washington’s wrecking crew aim to get the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Bush Administration, Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Economy, Finance, Henry Paulson, Treasury Dept.
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…Two Ringy Dingy : For a Bailout, Press ‘One’ . . .
Ah, for the good old days. Wait a minute. When were the good old days?‘If you’re calling because you insured billions of dollars’ worth of undocumented, nonperforming mortgages, press or say “two”‘By Alan Neff “Hello! You’ve reached the United States … Continue reading
