Category Archives: RagBlog

Design and the Peace Sign By Kate Ward / February 21, 2008Fifty years ago, little known designer and activist Gerald Holtom revealed his logo for the newly formed Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. CND never applied for copyright on the symbol, … Continue reading →

Causes and Consequences of Our Foreign Policy in the Middle East: What It Means for AmericansBy Karen Kwiatkowski The following is the text of a speech given at Virginia Tech on February 12, 2008. 02/28/08 — — -I want to … Continue reading →

Judge Moscone denies defense motion to dismiss…but Judge Moscone denied defense motions to dismiss the conspiracy count against the remaining three San Francisco 8 defendants, Herman Bell, Jalil Muntaqim and Francisco Torres. While denying that issues about tolling and the … Continue reading →

Julian Beck’s Legacy Thrives : Radical Theater Alive and Living [The Rag Blog begins a regular feature on the people and groups that have contributed to the rich history of our Movement. The Living Theatre lives and co-founder Judith Molina … Continue reading →

Kelly / The Onion / February 25, 2008Source

Civil rights leader switches to ObamaBy Ben Evans / February 27, 2008 Civil rights leader John Lewis dropped his support for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential bid Wednesday in favor of Barack Obama. Lewis, a Democratic congressman from Atlanta, is the … Continue reading →

The Defining Moment: The Point Of No Returnby Rachel Olivieri / February 26th, 2008 If you woke up one morning only to discover that civilization has been on a roaring oil binge and in its catatonic consuming stupor had unceremoniously … Continue reading →

Afghanistan: The Brutal and Unnecessary War the Media Aren’t Telling You AboutBy Joshua Holland 27/02/08 “AlterNet” — – They say journalists provide the first draft of history. With the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, that draft led to an almost universal … Continue reading →

Generals to quit if US strikes IranFebruary 26, 2008 Some senior U.S. military commanders are prepared to resign if President Bush orders a military strike against Iran, a new report says. “There are four or five generals and admirals we … Continue reading →

The Most Wanted List: International TerrorismBy Noam Chomsky On February 13, Imad Moughniyeh, a senior commander of Hizbollah, was assassinated in Damascus. “The world is a better place without this man in it,” State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack said: “one … Continue reading →

One word: revenge. We are a nation that collectively decided that revenge in the aftermath of September 11th was acceptable. And these two articles describe its logical conclusion. We should conclude that revenge is evil and can only yield further … Continue reading →

Death Penalty Awareness Week in Austin / February 25-29, 2008 This is an annual event with participation from CEDP chapters across the United States. The Austin CEDP will be organizing a week of activities including: A People’s Tribunal Against the … Continue reading →