Proposition D: A Catastrophe for San Francisco
Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos. Photo by Luke Thomas By Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco October 29, 2009 Proposition D on this Tuesday’s ballot would force a…
Proposition D is a Billboard Scam
By Ian Fletcher, guest editorial October 14, 2009 In this November’s election, commercial interests are doing their best to ruin downtown San Francisco. Their primary initiative—Proposition D—would create an exemption…
Lessons from Loma Prieta, October 17, 1989
Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos. Photo by Luke Thomas By Art Agnos October 13, 2009 Twenty years ago, the whole world watched as San Francisco faced its greatest disaster…
Global Warming: Activists Fear Sea Level Rise
Will Cause Toxic Soup at Naval Superfund Site
 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…
Police State Raids Against Immigrants
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.
Will Ferrell stands up for the real health care victims
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…
Glenn Beck’s Demagoguery, Right Wing Extremism,
and Racism
Fox News racist Glenn Beck By Stephen Lendman September 16, 2009 At a time of 24-hour news and a proliferation of television and radio talk shows featuring hatemongers and demagogues…