Iraq and the Problem of Peak Oil
By F. William Engdahl, Center for Global Research Editor’s Note: Though this article was first published August 6, 2004, its relevance today is equally, if not more, important to understanding…
No Better Time to End Cannabis Prohibition
Commentary by Patrick Goggin March 2, 2009 After staring down the barrel at California’s $43 billion budget deficit for the past several months, rookie San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano last…
Systemic Failure: Capitalism “Lays An Egg”
Photo by Margaret Bourke-White By Stephen Lendman March 2, 2009 After the 1929 October 24, 28 and 29 market crash, the weekly entertainment industry magazine Variety (on October 30) published…
Historical Association Reacts to Presidio Trust Actions
From the Presidio Historical Association and Save The Presidio February 27, 2009 The Presidio Trust Historical Association, a nonprofit group that has spearheaded the effort to keep a large, contemporary…
Alix Rosenthal: I’m Not Running, But Here’s Who Is
Alix Rosenthal By Alix Rosenthal, special to Fog City Journal February 27, 2009 I’m not running for District 8 Supervisor. There, I said it. And while the election is 21…
Fascist Rule in Israel
By Stephen Lendman February 20, 2009 On February 10, Israel held parliamentary elections for 120 seats in its 18th Knesset. The process repeats every four years unless the body calls…
Update on Injured San Francisco Firefighter
From the San Francisco Fire Department February 18, 2009 Firefighter Christopher Posey, who was hospitalized for burns and serious respiratory injuries after an early morning Arson fire on February 5th,…