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Why do we have an annual budget crisis? Primarily because California is one of only three states – Arkansas and Rhode Island are the others – to require a supermajority…
According to Iranian opposition activists, detainees were tortured and raped while imprisoned. Iranian officials denied the charges. Whether the charges are true or not, what right does the United States,…
Putting aside the legality and fairness of a sit/lie law, the past failure to prosecute quality of life citations raises the question as to why we need Proposition L, now…
George W. Bush and his minions intentionally built a case for war with Iraq without regard to factual evidence. They took advantage of the public's hysteria over the September 11,…
Remember the 2003 record bankruptcy bailout that put ratepayers on the hook to pay PG&E's creditors and resuscitate the corporation? It added to the $8 billion in previous bailout funds…
The controversy has been inaccurately dubbed the "Ground Zero mosque." Actually, the building will function as an Islamic cultural center, not a mosque. It will include a prayer room, but…
WRAP concludes that ending homelessness in the United States will require a serious re-commitment by the federal government to create, subsidize and maintain truly affordable housing. It notes that the…