Tag Archives: Imperialism

Lamar W. Hankins : What Have We Learned From the Iraq War?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama shown speaking to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C. Photo by Gerry Broome / AP.Lessons we should have learned from the Iraq War After all the phony reasons for war in Iraq were found wanting, Bush and his neoconservative … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Korea and the U.S. Policy of Perpetual War

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“War Street,” by Sue Coe / Revista Amauta.Let’s be frank:The United States has beenin perpetual war With the onset of the Korean War, the politics of fear converged with the politics of empire. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Mike Klonsky : Let’s Not Get All ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ About Teddy Roosevelt

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Theodore Roosevelt’s “New Diplomacy.” Political cartoon courtesy of Mike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog.Before we start feeling all warmand fuzzy about Teddy Roosevelt… By Mike Klonsky | The Rag Blog | December 13, 2011 Let’s remember that Teddy Roosevelt, eulogized in President … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : 9/11 and Imperial Delusions

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from SodaHead.Imperial delusions:Ignoring the lessons of 9/11 Being right means nothing if we failed to create a more just foreign policy conducted by a more humble nation. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 Ten … Continue reading →

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Mike Davis : The Embers of September

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Embers. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The Embers of September By Mike Davis / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2011 Ten years ago, Lower Manhattan became the Sarajevo of the War on Terrorism. Although conscience recoils against making an equation between … Continue reading →

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Richard Raznikov : Libya Falls (Or Was it Pushed?)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Which side are you on, boys…? Anti-Khadafy protesters pray in front of an American flag at Court Square in Benghazi, Libya. Photo by Hassan Ammar / AP. (Or was it pushed?) Libya falls… The worst sin Moammar Khadafy committed was … Continue reading →

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Arlene Goldbard : Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Fruit of the poisonous tree. Image from China Law and Policy.Cui bono? (Who benefits?):The fall of the empire The obscene excesses of executive pay practices are not aberrations, but the inevitable products of a complex system. By Arlene Goldbard / … Continue reading →

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Leah Wilson : Imperialist Uses of WikiLeaks

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

WikiLeaks cables were used by corporate media to defame the government of Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes. Photo from ESAhora.Wikileaks, El Salvador, and imperialist interests How corporate media turned a diplomatic crisis into a political advantage for the U.S. By Leah … Continue reading →

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James McEnteer : The Alamo Election

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Fall of the Alamo.” Painting by Robert Onderdonk / Friends of the Governor’s Mansion.Barbarians at the gates:The Alamo election By James McEnteer / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2010 Our national 2010 midterm elections demonstrated that many citizens of … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Americans Believe Afghan War Is ‘Lost Cause’

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

U.S. marine at a military camp in Fallujah. Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP.Public opinion strong against war:Afghan nation-building is ‘lost cause’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Right after the 9/11 tragedy there was … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Our Schools, Their Madrassas

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Letters to Charlie:Our schools, their Madrassas By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 1, 2010 Letters to Charlie is a collection of emails to a long time friend. He worked hard … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Obama and Latin America Just More of the Same

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Early promise: Barack Obama, shown addressing the Cuban American National Foundation on Cuba and Latin American policy at a Cuban Independence Day Celebration in Miami in 2008, loosened travel restriction for Cuban Americans. Photo from AP.Promise unfulfilled:A progressive responseto Obama’s … Continue reading →

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