By Hope Johnson
April 30, 2009
FCJ felt right at home, like family even, at last weekend’s State Democratic Party Convention in Sacramento.
Family, Sopranos style, that is.
Larry Mazzola, Jr. took his childish resentment over his failure to qualify for the Golden Gate Bridge District Board on a road trip to Sacto, distributing anti-Chris Daly propaganda paid for […]
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President Barack Obama
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By John Pilger
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the power of advertising - from the effects of smoking to politics - as he reaches behind the facade of the first 100 days of President Barack Obama.
April 30, 2009
The BBC’s American television soap Mad Men offers […]
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By Luke Thomas
April 29, 2009
The New Hampshire State Senate today approved a bill that would make marriage between same-sex couples legal.
The bill, which passed 13-11, would establish a two-tiered marriage license system; one for civil marriages and the other for religious marriages.
“As expected, marriage equality took another step forward today with the support of the […]
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Filed under: Culture, News, Politics
Valentino Achak Deng
By Fanny Dassie
April 29, 2009
Losing a friend due to a lack of food and water and coming across dead bodies lying along the roadside, is a reality that Valentino Achak Deng experienced as a refugee from war-torn Darfur in the late 1980’s, a first hand experience he discussed during a conference Monday at […]
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Filed under: Human Interest, News, Politics
By Stephen Lendman
April 29, 2009
Self-promotion? Fair enough, but for a good purpose - to introduce more people to what the GRNH provides:
– real democracy advocacy live, on-air, daily;
– an antidote to government and corporate propaganda;
– a force against war, injustice and inhumanity;
– championing universal freedom;
– a voice for social justice, human rights, and beneficial change […]
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Filed under: Media, News
By Susan Vaughan
April 28, 2009
In a partial victory for five men subjected to extraordinary rendition and torture, a three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed today a lower District court ruling that denied rendition abductees the right sue to Jeppesen Dataplan for its role in aiding and abetting […]
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Filed under: Law, News
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From the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
April 28, 2009
As part of the state’s aggressive approach to addressing the swine flu, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a State of Emergency that will support and facilitate our state health departments’ response to this outbreak. While there is no need for alarm, it is the Governor’s […]
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Filed under: Healthcare, News
Politics as usual: Incumbent August Longo wins applause
from supporters following his victory over challenger Supervisor Chris Daly
in the race for California Democratic Party Region 4 Director.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
April 27, 2009
In a battle won by the forces of protectionism and retribution, San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly tasted for the first time Saturday the […]
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United we sit: An almost full house
at Tuesday’s annual Democratic Party “Unity Luncheon”
held at the Saint Francis Drake Hotel.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Hope Johnson
April 23, 2009
Good news first.
Paid attendance at Tuesday’s San Francisco Democratic Party luncheon was twice last year’s count, more than the annual event has ever attracted. Positive results are due, in […]
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