Marketing and Promotion of Tobacco Products
Smoking is linked with lung cancer, emphysema, and other diseases. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year about 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or…
Court Jester Rates Class of 2011
And, given it's getting ready to be the beginning of baseball season and we're cutting players and making them feel miserable and making others feel great ... I want to…
A Walk Down Twitter Lane
And up the street is the old Furniture Mart which Doug Shorenstein just bought for $110 million, so he can take advantage of the Twitter-inspired corporate welfare project that the…
Mid-Market Payroll Tax Exemption:
Downtown’s Latest Land Grab
For decades, the stretch of Market Street between 5th Street and Van Ness Avenue has been a primary target for downtown special interests and their political allies. The slot between…
Why Progressives Should Support Pension Reform
Shortly, I will introduce a new ballot initiative that will help reduce costs while ensuring that the pension and health benefit system is protected for future generations of workers. And…
No Concessions: Hotel Workers Beat Hilton and Blackstone, Fight On
Hotel workers have now shown clearly that we can raise the banner of NO CONCESSIONS, fight and win against the biggest of the big. Like the brave workers in Wisconsin…
GOP Says No to Distressed Homeowners and Consumers
The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has helped about half a million homeowners remain in their homes, while another eight million families are at risk of losing their homes. HAMP's…