Ivanwald, the unofficial headquarters of the Fellowship. By Ralph E. Stone & Judi Iranyi November 30, 2009 There is a secretive group known as “The Fellowship,” or “The Family,” one of the most powerful, well-connected Christian fundamentalist movements in the United States. The Fellowship’s membership includes congressmen, corporate leaders, generals and foreign heads of state. [...]

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The Grinch who stole Christmas? San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said he will not spend a veto-proof appropriation passed by the Board of Supervisors intended to prevent layoffs during the holiday season. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas November 29, 2009 Following several weeks of intense lobbying, rallies and protests, frontline SEIU Department of [...]

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By Ralph E. Stone November 18, 2009 The Stupak-Pitts Amendment to the health care bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives prohibits the use of Federal funds “to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion” except in cases of rape, [...]

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It is unrealistic for the U.S. to suddenly become neutral in all things Middle East, but we must end our lockstep support of Israel with little or no public debate. Instead, we must redefine what it means to be pro-Israel.

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