Tag Archives: Capitalism

Quote of the Day

Posted on August 15, 2008 by RagBlog

Minimum wage is your boss’s way of saying, “I’d pay you less, but it’s illegal.” Erich Seifert, Port Angeles, Washington baker The Rag Blog

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Privatizing Iraq Doesn’t Seem to Have Worked

Posted on August 11, 2008 by RagBlog

Workers leaving the Diyala State Company for Electrical Industries in Baquba recently. Photo Credit: Ashley Gilbertson for The New York TimesIraq Private Sector Falters; Rolls of Government SoarBy Campbell Robertson / August 10, 2008 BAGHDAD — Hampered by years of … Continue reading →

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FILM : The Sociology of Wealth in the USA

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Johnson and Johnson heir and filmaker Jamie Johnson.‘Johnson is obviously thoughtful and also disturbed by his view from the top of the class pyramid of American society’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 4, 2008 Having no choice … Continue reading →

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Introducing DisneyIraq : The Unhappiest Place on Earth

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

An American financier is pitching a vast theme park in Baghdad, not out of kindness, but as he says, “for profit.” ‘I’m not here because I think you’re nice people. I think there’s money to be made’By Scott Thill / … Continue reading →

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ECONOMICS : John McCain Has Embraced Republican Orthodoxy

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The Enforcer: Ronald Reagan brought laissez-faire economics to government.Laissez-Faire Economics? It’s a Code Word for One-Sided InterventionsBy Steven Conn Steven Conn is a professor of history at Ohio State University and a writer for the History News Service. As he … Continue reading →

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Turning Into the Main Actors of Our Present & Future

Posted on July 22, 2008 by RagBlog

Bolivian President Evo Morales on the WTO’s Round of NegotiationsBy Evo Morales Ayma / July 22, 2008 International trade can play a major role in the promotion of economic development and the alleviation of poverty. We recognize the need for … Continue reading →

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JOURNALISM : The Tragic Decline of the Printed Page

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch: ‘Will it make a profit?’ Photo by AP.Bad Days for Newsrooms—and DemocracyBy Chris Hedges / July 21, 2008 The decline of newspapers is not about the replacement of the antiquated technology of news print with the … Continue reading →

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G8 : Determined to Kill Off the World’s Poor

Posted on July 11, 2008 by RagBlog

The G8: Humanitarian Failure and Making the World Safe for Corporate Powerby Robert Weissman / July 10, 2008 It’s hard to dismiss the temptation to write off the G8 meetings as a meaningless talkfest. On the other hand, when the … Continue reading →

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Stopping Capitalism in Mexico – Calderon Will Lose

Posted on July 10, 2008 by RagBlog

Sunday, thousands of Mexicans turned out to protest the oil reforms.Confrontation Over Mexican Oil Privatization Plan IntensifiesBy Alan Benjamin / July 10, 2008 MEXICO CITY — Proposals to privatize Mexico’s state-owned oil industry have sparked a powerful movement in the … Continue reading →

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Bringing Palestinian Justice to Canadian Courts

Posted on July 10, 2008 by RagBlog

Typical activity in Bi’lin, PalestinePalestinian village sues Canadian contractorsBy Zosia Bielski / July 10, 2008 They Want Their Land The Palestinian village of Bil’in in Israel’s Occupied West Bank has launched a lawsuit against two Canadian construction companies accusing them … Continue reading →

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Drifting Toward Poverty and Serfdom

Posted on June 28, 2008 by RagBlog

Reverse Henry-FordismBy Ernest Partridge / June 17, 2008 There are no sellers without buyers. That’s the first law of practical economics. Everyone knows this to be true, whether or not one has ever taken a course in Economics. Everyone except, … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Turning Your Lawn into a Victory Garden Won’t Save You — Fighting the Corporations WillBy Stan Cox / June 23, 2008 The corporate agriculture industry would like nothing better than to see us spend all of our free time in … Continue reading →

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