The Demise of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
On May 27, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to act to end DADT with an amendment to the proposed Department of Defense…
Sheehan Pens Open Memo to Pelosi
In that almost four years now, you have fully funded the wars; rammed through the bankster bailouts and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act; refused to hold the criminals of…
Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Arrested
Green Party candidate for California governor, Laura Wells, was arrested this evening and prevented from attending the final debate between gubernatorial hopefuls Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown.
Gonzalez Pens Open Letter to Pelosi
As Speaker of the House, and representative of California's 8th Congressional District, you have failed to offer a satisfactory explanation for many of the political choices you have made. Even…
Courage to Vote “Nay” on Iraq War Resolution
Senator Boxer's vote was prescient because it was ultimately established that the Bush administration had intentionally built a case for war with Iraq without regard to factual evidence. No weapons…
End California’s Budget Madness:
Yes on Proposition 25
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…
The Curious Case that is Prop 23
But as is so often the case, common sense for the public’s interest is shoved aside by special interests who have a financial stake in the passage of Prop 23.…