What is the cost of the War in Afghanistan so far? The War (2001–present) has cost the lives of 830 Americans due to hostile and non-hostile actions. In addition, the War has caused the deaths of thousands of Afghan civilians directly from insurgent and foreign military action, as well as the deaths of possibly tens of thousands of Afghan civilians indirectly as a consequence of displacement, starvation, disease, exposure, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness resulting from the war.
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Bayview Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
Photo courtesy US Navy.
By Carol Harvey, guest contributor
September 29, 2009
As a child, Marie Harrison, Greenaction environmental justice activist and Bayview Hunter’s Point resident, fished in San Francisco Bay. Strolling Bayview’s Candlestick Point, where the City plans to build condos, she notes, “There’s more water (now) when the tide rolls in.”
The San […]
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By William Chadwick
September 29, 2009
“We are a society that is addicted to oil, and we don’t want to hear that it is going to run out.”
- James Howard Kunstler
What do the following three cities have in common? Maracaibo in Venezuela, McCamey in Texas, and Baku in Azerbaijan (formerly part of the Soviet Union)? They are […]
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Along with Muslims, Latinos are its prime targets, often using militarized unconstitutional tactics against vulnerable, defenseless people. Post-9/11, the Bush administration initiated them, and they continue under Obama.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Veronese to the San Francisco Police Commission in 2004. Despite political pressure from Newsom, Veronese cast the deciding vote to elect Theresa Sparks as commission president, the first transgendered person to head a big city commission in the U.S.
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The ballot initiative, deceptively dubbed “The Taxpayers Right to Vote Act,” would, if passed by voters, amend the California constitution to require the assent of two-thirds of voters to “expand electric delivery service to a new territory or new customers, or to implement a plan to become an aggregate electricity provider,” according to the measure’s statement of purpose.
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Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
September 22, 2009
A lot of people are saying mean things about insurance company executives. Let’s give them a break. After all, only 80 percent of Americans want a public healthcare option.
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At least nine parks, including Franklin Square Park, Garfield Square Park and Silver Terrace Playground have already been astroturfed or are in the pipeline with funds committed for the conversion. At least 18 more parks are threatened with the same fate. That’s dozens upon dozens of acres of neighborhood parks that are filling up with hazardous waste every year. The latest victim of this trend is the Western Addition’s Kimbell Park, where workers broke ground Wednesday (9/16/09) two days after a contentious town hall meeting at the Jewish Community High School, hosted by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi of District 5.
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Coming with the new moon, the Eid festival marks the end of ‘Ramadan’ - a month when Muslims fast throughout the day and eat only at night. Prayers, feasts and family gatherings are the major highlights of the celebrations. It was during this month that the holy Koran was revealed. Eid means recurring happiness or festivity. Eid is celebrated with much enthusiasm and fervor and Muslims from all strata of life can be seen adorned in beautiful new clothes, visiting the mosques to attend Salatul Eid (Eid prayers). Greetings of “Eid-Mubarak” or “a blessed Eid” are exchanged.
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