A Litany of Horrors – America’s University of Imperialism
Book Review of Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire by Alex Abella By…
Posted in: Peace Movement, War and Peace
The Slavery of Immigrants in Florida
I just finished watching a CNN video (April 28, 2008) [see below] on the slave labor conditions of immigrants working…
Posted in: Civil Rights
1,000 Vets a Month Attempt Suicide
An email intercepted by CBS News shows that the VA’s head of Mental Health has knowingly lied to the public,…
Posted in: Veterans, War and Peace
There Are 18.6 Million Empty Homes In America
Today Reuters reported that due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the dramatic rise in foreclosures of owner-occupied housing, America…
Posted in: Organizing
Compassion: The First Casualty of War
It has often been said that “truth is the first casualty of war.” But there is another immediate casualty -compassion….
Posted in: Election, War and Peace
U.S. Weighing Readiness for Military Action Against Iran
By Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post Staff Writer / Saturday, April 26, 2008 The nation’s top military officer said…
Posted in: Peace Movement, War and Peace
Steve Francis meets with medical cannabis group
by Marc On Wednesday night Steve and Gayle Francis took time out of their busy schedule to speak with members…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election
The Great Peace Movement Debate
Since late 2007, the OB Rag has sponsored a seasoned and reasoned debate about the current state and future direction…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Election, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
A Constitutional Conundrum
News: The House Judiciary Committee has taken its contempt of Congress fight to civil court, setting the stage for a…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Media, Organizing
The Real Matrix: The Pentagon Invades Your Life
By Nick Turse Rick is a midlevel manager in a financial services company in New York City. Each day he…
Posted in: Civil Rights, War and Peace
Historians Rate Bush’s Presidency As “the worst ever”
61% of Historians Rate Bush As the Worst President In American History In early April, the same week a Pew…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Organizing
2,000 Students Protest Budget Cuts In Sacramento
More than 2,000 students from all three segments of the state’s higher education system – CSU, UC and community colleges…
Posted in: Organizing
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