Category Archives: RagBlog

Bush is hostile and indifferent toward IsraelBy Gideon Levy, Jan 6, 2008, 14:05 George Bush is coming to Israel this week. He will take pleasure in his visit. One can assume that there are few prime ministers with a giant … Continue reading →

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Big Tobacco Attempted To Woo El Senor Anti-Imperialista. They Didn’t Get Very Far.By Simone Baribeau, Jan 5, 2008, 07:22 A decade ago, the eyes of the world were on Venezuela, as one-time coup leader Hugo Chavez, … Continue reading →

Urgent: Homeland Security preparing to seize Apache landsBy News Bulletin, Jan 6, 2008, 08:01 Margo Tamez recently sent out the following urgent call for support, explaining that since July, her Mother and Elders of el Calaboz, Texas, have been the … Continue reading →

How US Business Shafts US Taxpayers U.S. universities are aiding the arms race with China and aiding America’s industrial decline. Thanks to Information Clearing House for identifying this video.

Why I Believe Bush Must Go: Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are WorseBy George McGovern 06/01/08 “Washington Post” — — As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable … Continue reading →

In the Thrall of AIPAC: Why Obama Can’t Save UsBy MISSY COMLEY BEATTIE 01/05/08 “Counterpunch” — — Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh recently said that Barack Obama is our “only hope” to “lead a reconciliation between the Muslim countries and the … Continue reading →

Executive Power Grab: Remembering the Separation of PowersBy DAVID SWANSON In a December 31, 2007, editorial, the New York Times faulted the current president and vice president of the United States for kidnapping innocent people, denying justice to prisoners, torturing, … Continue reading →

A long but important story centered on Yale and New Haven; about how private cash now rivals public money for infrastructure. I collected the best parts (IMO) at the top below. But note the part that compares $2.7 billion of … Continue reading →

The Mindless Iran Strategy: Bush Snatches Defeat from VictoryBy SAUL LANDAU Historians will view Bush as the President who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. A National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), made public on December 4, concluded Iran had closed … Continue reading →

Everything I know I learned since Jan. 20, 2001NEAL STARKMAN, GUEST COLUMNIST Being a Christian is the best. It’s not really OK to be a Jew unless you live in Israel, the Promised Land. Mormons should learn how to be … Continue reading →

Education is IgnoranceBy Noam Chomsky Excerpted from Class Warfare, 1995, pp. 19-23, 27-31 01/04/08 “ICH” — — DAVID BARSAMIAN: One of the heroes of the current right-wing revival… is Adam Smith. You’ve done some pretty impressive research on Smith that … Continue reading →

Social Repression and Internet Surveillance: H. Res. 1695, 1955 & S.1959By Nikki Alexander 01/04/08 “ICH” — – Perhaps a clear and simple law is needed that states: “Congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of speech. Speech includes ‘the … Continue reading →