Category Archives: RagBlog

Joni Mitchell’s New Gallery Exhibit: ‘Art, Revolution and Torture’Posted by Jon Ponder | Dec. 11, 2006, 7:40 pm Joni Mitchell retired from the music industry a few years ago and returned to her first love, painting. She has exhibited her … Continue reading →

It has nothing to do with their sexual orientation. It has everything to do with the hypocrisy of their words against gay marriage and abortion. They are as fake as the veneer that coats their alters. And screw every last … Continue reading →

A member of the Durham Police Department Selective Enforcement Team escorts a child to use the bathroom after serving a search warrant at a suspected drug house. Working closely with the police department’s Gang Units, SET is responsible for making … Continue reading →

History will not treat us kindlyBy Tim Andersen 12/11/06 “Information Clearing House” — — Most Americans are hiding. We are like the good Germans of 1933 who knew an authoritarian regime was consolidating its power, but thought we could avoid … Continue reading →

This poll result provides scant evidence that the anti-war movement is having an effect beyond its own navel-gazing, as Tom Hayden suggested in a recent article. This should serve as a further incentive for us to continue our efforts to … Continue reading →

It is likely that in 2008 both major political parties will nominate a candidate for President who voted for invading Iraq and has never renounced that vote, voted for the Patriot Act’s infringements on civil liberties and doesn’t support its … Continue reading →

Ragblog exclusive correspondent Paul Crassnerd sent us this dispatch from what he says is “the mountains in the soon-to-be state of Independent Kurdistan”: The other day (Dec 3rd or 4th or so) when I saw Bush gladhanding Al-Hakim after dissing … Continue reading →

Economic Apartheid KillsPublished on Monday, December 11, 2006.By Joel S. Hirschhorn – BLN Contributing Writer To be successful in overturning our elitist plutocratic system we should add economic apartheid to our semantic arsenal. Better than economic inequality, economic injustice and … Continue reading →

Safe to say that the first domino has just fallen. If you haven’t yet watched Robert Newman’s History of Oil, perhaps now would be a good time. Majlis agrees to replacement of US dollar with euro: MPTehran, Dec 9, IRNA … Continue reading →

10 Reasons Why the U.S. Must Leave Iraq The human cost of war is unacceptable. The U.S. occupation is a catalyst for violence. U.S. actions inflame divisions and the chance of civil war. Iraqis want the United States to leave … Continue reading →

Congresswoman McKinney Files Articles of ImpeachmentBy Matt Pascarella On Monday, gathering in a conference room in Washington D.C., Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and her advisors worked on a draft copy of the articles of impeachment against President Bush. At the … Continue reading →