Category Archives: RagBlog

The Boom Was a Bust for Ordinary Peopleby Barbara Ehrenreich I t begins to sound a bit naughty — all this talk about the need to “stimulate” the economy, as if we were discussing how to make a porn film. … Continue reading →

Iraq’s Tragic Futureby Scott Ritter Any analysis of the current state of the ongoing U.S. occupation of Iraq that relied solely on the U.S. government, the major candidates for president or the major media outlets in the United States for … Continue reading →

Prosecutor Sought for White House Probeby Peter Yost An advocacy group on Monday sought a criminal probe of the White House over millions of possibly missing e-mails, saying someone may have deliberately deleted them to conceal involvement in a potential … Continue reading →

Why the US has really gone brokeBy Chalmers Johnson, Feb 4, 2008, 13:38 The economic disaster that is military keynesianism Global confidence in the US economy has reached zero, as was proved by last month’s stock market meltdown. But there … Continue reading →

George Bush Delivers the Horse’s HeadBy Mike Whitney 04/02/08 “ICH” — – Two weeks ago George Bush was sent on a mission to the Middle East to deliver a horse’s head. We all remember the disturbing scene in Francis Ford … Continue reading →

The Year of Living DangerouslyPart One of TwoBy Manuel Valenzuela Manifestations of Intent 04/02/08 “ICH” — – – Can you smell the smoked fumes of a discombobulated economic engine that has ceased to function, its synergy spitting and sputtering, its … Continue reading →

Naomi Wolf and American electionsBy David Hamilton Naomi Wolf appeared at Book People on Saturday afternoon to talk about her hot new book, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. The book basically argues that the … Continue reading →

Democracy Is a Beautiful ThingBy William Blum Democracy is a beautiful thing, except that part about letting just any old jerk vote. “The people can have anything they want.The trouble is, they do not want anything.At least they vote that … Continue reading →

Burning Conscience: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out A searing interview with Avichai Sharon and Noam Chayut, both veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces and members of Breaking the Silence. Sharon and Chayut served during the second intifada, an on-going bloodbath that … Continue reading →

Tom Petty and the Super Bowl: Rock & Roll Rebellion Gone Flat?An Open Letter to Tom Pettyby Paul Dean / February 1st, 2008 Dear Tom Petty folks, I am a musician, writer and political activist, and a longtime Tom Petty … Continue reading →

This is all perfectly true. I photographed the U.N. weapons inspectors in Baghdad in January of 2002. They could, and did , go any place they liked, on any day and any time of day. Nothing more than they were … Continue reading →

Is Michael Mukasey Prioritizing the Harassment and Imprisonment of Journalists?by Glenn Greenwald Ever since the President’s illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York Times‘ Jim Risen and Eric Lichtblau back in December, 2005, there has been a … Continue reading →