Category Archives: RagBlog

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 →

Campaign BluesBy Jim Kunstler While it’s gratifying to watch Hillary Clinton melt back into her senate seat — in the process foiling the ascent of Emperor Bill the 1st — one can’t help but feel that the contest for president … Continue reading →

Alabama : SDSers, Iraq Vet Arrested During Mock RaidBy Chapin Gray / Fightbacknews Tuscaloosa, AL – Four protesters from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) were arrested here, Feb. 29, at the University … Continue reading →

TO: Whomever is no longer concerned FROM: Scott, president, founder, and only member of THE UNASSOCIATED ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PAUPERS QUASI-REVOLUTIONARY QUITTERS CLUB DECLARATION OF DEFEAT I (your name goes here), having CONCLUDED, based on the undeniable reality that all … Continue reading →

Rubble outside an old Olympic football pitch in Mosul Iraqis of Mosul speak of suffering Five years of war have taken their toll on the Iraqi city of Mosul, where people live in fear, many without jobs, electricity or a … Continue reading →

Today, March 8, KOOP Radio celebrates International Women’s Day both with women-oriented programming throughout its broadcast day, beginning at nine in the morning, and with a celebration at Mother Egan’s Irish Pub, beginning at eight in the evening. Saturday night’s … Continue reading →

International Women’s Day March on Hutto Detention Center in Taylor Texas. There will be a rally on Hutto Saturday, March 8, as part of International Women’s Day activities at T. Don Hutto. The peace walk will begin at 3:30 p.m., … Continue reading →

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