Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Tag Archives: Electoral politics
The Rhetoric of Fear About Ahmadinejad Is Foolish
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York Sept. 23, 2008. Photo: Reuters/Mike SegarObama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud AhmadinejadBy Juan Cole / September 24, 2008 Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah … Continue reading
Business As Usual = Bending Over for the Rapist
Time to stop crying and start the revolution See also Juan Cole’s piece below. Our Republic Raped and Still No Revolution!By Joel Hirschhorn / September 22, 2008 Are Americans ready for a revolution? What worse than the current meltdown of … Continue reading
But Will It Happen Again in 40 Days?
New Events Happening in King-Lincoln v. Blackwell CaseSeptember 20, 2008 There have been some interesting and potentially shocking developments in the King Lincoln Bronzeville v. Blackwell lawsuit currently pending in Ohio. Some of these developments we can report to you, … Continue reading
Rejecting "Anything Goes, Just Don’t Get Caught" as a Viable Political Philosophy
Cynthia McKinney is a former member of Congress from Georgia, and the Green Party candidate for President. We do not in any way endorse her (or any candidate specifically), but feel that she has some important things to say that … Continue reading
Fighting Against Disenfranchisement in Michigan
ACLU sues state over voter purging programsBy David Ashenfelter / September 18, 2008 The ACLU and a national student group have sued Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to halt two statewide voter purging programs that they say could … Continue reading
Threats to Voting Rights Of Low-Income Women
In 2006, only 63 percent of women in households making $25,000 or less were registered to vote compared to 81 percent of women in households making $75,000 or more. Photograph by Guido Alvarez.88 Years Later: A Promise Unfulfilled for Millions … Continue reading
One Reason John McCain Will Win in November
This is James Carabelli if you feel likehaving a chat with him about this issue.Project Vote Denounces GOP Plans to Foreclose on the Voting Rights of Low-Income Michigan ResidentsSeptember 11, 2008 WASHINGTON — The Michigan GOP has announced plans to … Continue reading
A New Blog with a Clear Purpose
Women say NO – Part 15September 8, 2008 I don’t support Sarah Palin as a candidate for Vice President because I don’t want my grandchildren to live in a nation that, in accordance with her political views, would deny them … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Electoral politics, PresidentialCampaign, Sarah Palin, Women
Leave a comment
Howard Zinn : ‘US Influence Is Declining, Its Power Is Declining’
Howard Zinn is the author of, most notably, A People’s History of the United States, a National-Book-Award-nominated text that investigates US history from the standpoint of the oppressed. Other books by Zinn include Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology and … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged American History, American Society, Electoral politics, Imperialism, Politics
1 Comment
Designed to Maintain the Political Status Quo
Deception and Delusion: Dummies for Democracyby Joel S. Hirschhorn / September 9, 2008 I confess. I believe there is a ruling class that sustains the two-party plutocracy running the nation for the benefit of the rich and corporate class. Their … Continue reading
Demobama Versus Republicain
This appears as a comment to an AlterNet article titled “Why Obama’s Message Resonates with Millions” by Matt Taibbi. The article is fine, but this faux conversation between competing wings of the Money Party says more than most of us … Continue reading
Election Nearing : Ratchet Up the Fear Factor
It disgusts me that the politics of fear has become big business in the US. How can I be anything but deeply cynical about a power elite that ratchets up this fear-mongering for the election and a complacent population that … Continue reading
