Category Archives: RagBlog

Moko at play at Waikokopu Bay, Mahia, this summer. Moko the dolphin rescues beached whales By BBC News / March 12, 2008 A dolphin has come to the rescue of two whales which had become stranded on a beach in … Continue reading →

The Iraq Follies: Eighteen things you’ve already forgotten about the media’s flawed coverage of Iraq.by Greg Mitchell In putting together my new book, So Wrong for So Long, on Iraq and the media, I revisited the good, the bad, and … Continue reading →

Keith Olbermann: Special Comment on Hillary Clinton Olbermann Says Clinton “Campaigning Like a Republican”By Keith Olbermann / MSNBC / March 12, 2008 Finally, as promised, a Special Comment on the presidential campaign of the Junior Senator from New York. By … Continue reading →

“All the Money You Make Will Never Buy Back Your Soul”By Ron Jacobs 12/03/08 “Counterpunch” — — -Recently, the Boston Globe reported that the Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) had set up an offshore company to hire close … Continue reading →

Joseph Stiglitz won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001.Winners of Iraq War : Oil Companies, Defense Contractorsby Joseph Stiglitz / Toronto Star / March 12, 2008 With March 20 marking the fifth anniversary of the United States-led invasion of … Continue reading →

John McCain runs for George Bush’s third termBy Juan Cole Based on his policies and the company he keeps, this year’s Republican presidential candidate sounds a lot like the guy who ran in 2000 and 2004. March 12, 2008 | … Continue reading →

Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Waterboarding U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett today [11 March 2008] spoke on the House floor on the override of President Bush’s veto of the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2008 that would have banned the practice of waterboarding. … Continue reading →

Hear This Hammer Ringby Sarah Browning Don’t you hear this hammer ring? I’m gonna split this rock And split it wide! When I split this rock, Stand by my side. – Langston Hughes When we first began organizing the Split … Continue reading →

Silda Wall Spitzer : Not a Happy Camper.The Emperor’s WifeBy Debra J. Saunders / San Francisco Chronicle / March 11, 2008Just once, I’d like to see a politician caught with his pants down (so to speak) not trot out his … Continue reading →

Fallon Resigns As Mideast Military ChiefBy Huffington Post / March 11, 2008 “The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East resigned Tuesday amid speculation about a rift over U.S. policy in Iran,” the AP reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates … Continue reading →

From Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog

Warfare and Healthcareby Norman Solomon It’s kind of logical. In a pathological way. A country that devotes a vast array of resources to killing capabilities will steadily undermine its potential for healing. For social justice. For healthcare as a human … Continue reading →