Articles Posted in 2009
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San Francisco Progressives Retain Board of Supes Reins
Freshman Supervisor-elect David Chiu following his election to President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Thursday. Chiu, a progressive, is the first Chinese-American to be elected to the board presidency. Photos by Luke Thomas…
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
A Bit of BackgroundAnalysis by Ralph E. Stone January 8, 2008 Much of the reportage on Israeli’s response to the Hamas rocket and mortar attacks gives the reader the impression that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a relatively recent…
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We are all Gazans
A wounded Palestinian is carried near a United Nations school in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: STR/Reuters Commentary by Cindy Sheehan January 7, 2009 My eyes are red from crying as I write…
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The Case for John Avalos
District 11 Supervisor-Elect John Avalos and Supervisor Chris Daly on election night. Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly January 4, 2009 John Avalos, Community Organizer District 11 Supervisor-Elect John Avalos I first met John Avalos…
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Take Nancy Pelosi Off the Table
as Speaker of the HouseBy Joyce Lynn January 1, 2009 Democrats, it’s time to clean the House. Start at the top. When the 111th Congress convenes in January, it is time for a change — a change of the…
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Over the Top in Under the Radar
By Jill Chapin January 1, 2009 Ellen Leopold does a masterful job of showing us how our government’s Cold War mentality played a sinister role regarding radiation therapies in the treatment of cancer. Her book,…
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