Category Archives: RagBlog

When Will Spitzer Finally Pull Out?by Ward Harkavy / Village Voice / March 10, 2008 Will Eliot Spitzer resign in time for this evening’s network newscasts? I wouldn’t if I were him. I’d wait until right afterwards, so that my … Continue reading →

Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Winter Soldier HearingsBy Aaron Glantz 10/03/08 “ICH” — – Get ready for the horrible, honest reality of the American occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan like you haven’t heard it before. … Continue reading →

Non-negotiable positions are an excuse to not negotiate at all. The Israelis are the beneficiaries of the status quo as they steadily entrench their hold on prime areas of the West Bank. And it is the Israelis and their American … Continue reading →

The gentleman pictured above has taken offense to characterization of Hillary as a monster. Calling Hillary a Monster “Offensive,” Monsters Sayby Andy Borowitz / Huffington Post / March 7, 2008An Obama campaign aide’s remarks in which she called Sen. Hillary … Continue reading →

Germany, The Re-engineered Ally: Readiness For Endless WarBy Axel Brot Part 1 08/08/07 “Asia Times” — – Not so many years ago, many hoped Europe might step up as a counterweight to US imperial policies. Such hopes were focused in … Continue reading →

Iraqis Protest in Basra Over SecurityBy BUSHRA JUHI BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in Basra, protesting deteriorating security in the southern city where Iraqi forces assumed responsibility for safety last December. Meanwhile, the U.S. … Continue reading →

Pharmaceuticals Found in Drinking WaterAP, Posted: 2008-03-09 15:40:51 A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press … Continue reading →

sharon roos with basquiat graffiti / Stephanie Chernikowski / The Rag Blog

Sissy Farenthold, image from Texas Legacy Project.Houston’s Farenthold wins ACLU honorBy MELISSA LUDWIG / San Antonio Express News / March 8, 2006Trailblazers and hell raisers. That may be the best way to describe Molly Ivins and Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, two … Continue reading →

International Working Women’s Day Another year! The condition of women has not advanced, but the illusionist want women to see it that way. Specifically in the field of politics. A woman running for president, and not just any woman but … Continue reading →

The Cindy Sheehan Doctrineby Cindy Sheehan / March 6th, 2008 One early morning, exactly five weeks after Casey was killed, I was awakened by a disturbing dream. Casey’s father, Patrick and I had traveled to Santa Barbara for Mother’s Day … Continue reading →

Black Prison Gulag and the Police Stateby Glen Ford / March 6th, 2008 The United States has passed an historic and symbolic watershed in its unrelenting, two generations-long quest to incarcerate as many Blacks as humanly possible. As of January … Continue reading →