Category Archives: RagBlog

New Highway Blocked by Protesting Raccoons: Road KillBy ZOE BLUNT The barricade at the end of the road is decorated with freshly-planted poinsettias in a mound of earth. Yellow plastic sunflowers, two graffitied TV sets and an oversize truck tire … Continue reading →

Going Old South on Obama: Ma and Pa Clinton Flog Uppity Black ManBy ISHMAEL REED During Bill Clinton’s first run for President, I appeared on a New York radio panel with some of his black supporters, including Paul Robeson, Jr., … Continue reading →

Noam at his absolute best. We Own The WorldNoam Chomsky, ZNet, January 1, 2008 You all know, of course, there was an election — what is called “an election” in the United States — last November. There was really one … Continue reading →

Military Chief Urges Closing GuantanamoBy ROBERT BURNS, Posted: 2008-01-14 07:30:19 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Jan. 14) – The chief of the U.S. military said he favors closing the prison here as soon as possible because he believes negative publicity … Continue reading →

States within the USA need to rebelBy Jim Kirwan 13/01/08 “ICH ” — — Bush & his Bandits have been watching too much FOX Television. Someone needs to tell George that he’s not living an episode of “24,” and that … Continue reading →

Iraqi Children Pay Heavy Price of WarBy Dr. Cesar Chelala 13/01/08 “ICH” — NEW YORK—The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has painted a dramatic picture of the situation of children in Iraq and warned that increased assistance is needed to … Continue reading →

US Elections: Just Like the MoviesBy RAMZY BAROUD, 11th of January 2008 The United States political process bears an uncanny resemblance to mainstream filmmaking. Elections and speeches are scripted to the letter, politicians put on a tirelessly rehearsed act, catering … Continue reading →

Blackwater Hampers Shooting ProbeBy LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO,APPosted: 2008-01-13 15:35:32 WASHINGTON (Jan. 13) – Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked … Continue reading →

When will we begin to devote as much time and attention to the innocents we kill overseas in our misbegotten adventures? We continue to maintain that silence is complicity in war crimes. Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign BattlesBy DEBORAH … Continue reading →

“This appears to be a panic on the part of the Fed,” said Michael T. Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners, a research and trading firm. “The housing bubble was a reaction from the effort to protect us from the … Continue reading →

Remember 1968 as the year we turned against the death penaltyBy Vince Beiser, Jan 11, 2008, 06:06 The media are abuzz over the 40th anniversary of 1968, the year that saw so much change in this country. But one of … Continue reading →

The Broadcasters’ Big PaydayBy Amy Goodman Hillary Clinton’s surprise victory in New Hampshire guarantees a longer, more competitive Democratic primary season. It’s like money in the bank for broadcasters, as the first billion-dollar presidential campaign continues. While the world’s oldest … Continue reading →