Category Archives: RagBlog

One Year Anniversary of Mexico’s Bloody Crackdown: Repression in OaxacaBy MARJORIE COHN There’s an Aztec legend of a warrior who was in love with a princess. When he left to go into battle, the lovers promised each other eternal love. … Continue reading →

A New Assertiveness for Latin American Governmentsby Mark WeisbrotJune 13, 2007, International Business Times / CEPR The relationships between governments and investors – especially transnational corporations -are changing rapidly, and this is especially true in Latin America today. Last month, … Continue reading →

In Guantanamo, men shadow-box for their livesby Zachary KatznelsonJune 12, 2007, The Independent (UK) Have your hopes dashed enough and you start to question if there is ever a way out Imagine that this is your world: a 6 ft … Continue reading →

Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A ‘Gay Bomb’ (CBS) BERKELEY, Calif. A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into … Continue reading →

The War on ConsciousnessBy Paul Levy 06/12/07 “ICH” — — We are truly in a war. It is not the war we imagine we are in, which is the way our true adversaries want it. It is not a foreign … Continue reading →

We will be viewing the new film, “Legacy of Torture” at the June meeting of Austin Movement for a Democratic Society this Sunday, June 17 (even though it is Father’s Day), at the Austin History Center (810 Guadalupe, 2-4 pm). … Continue reading →

The Neocon Threat to World Peace and American Freedomby Paul Craig Roberts The Bush/Cheney White House, which told the American people in 2003 that the Iraqi invasion would be a three-to-six-week affair, now tells us that the U.S. occupation is … Continue reading →

Colony Collapse: Do Massive Bee Die-Offs Mean an End to Our Food System as We Know it?By Scott Thill, AlterNet. Posted June 11, 2007. It may sound like urban legend but it’s not. A frightening trend of bee colony collapses … Continue reading →

Blair backs new online journalism regulatorBy George Jones, Political EditorLast Updated: 7:34pm BST 12/06/2007 Tony Blair hinted today at new restrictions on internet journalism, saying online news coverage had become “more pernicious and less balanced” than traditional political reporting. In … Continue reading →

Received in today’s (e-)mail. Dear Mr. Jehn : I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you for bringing this very important issue to my attention. I share your concerns about the large stockpile of nuclear weapons in … Continue reading →

Tarot by Kate 512-454-2293www.tarotbykate.bigstep.comkate_braun2000@yahoo.com “What goes up must come down / Spinning Wheel got to go round” Thursday, Thor’s Day, June 21, 2007, celebrates Litha, the Summer Solstice. Lady Moon is waxing, in her 1st quarter in Cancer. This festival … Continue reading →

How Barbie Stood Up to Allen Ginsberg: Paris Hilton Doesn’t Do DishesBy EVA LIDDELL I feel sorry for Paris Hilton. She’s the Barbie doll I never had. In 1959 when the first Barbie came into our lives, that is, the … Continue reading →