America’s Tortured Past
Referring to a heavily redacted December 2004 report (originally commissioned by CIA director George Tenet) detailing torture of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, it "describes the use of abusive interrogation…
The Time Has Come for a United Ireland
Our task now is to lobby our elected officials and government so that they, in turn, can influence governments across the world to support a united Ireland. This is an…
Rob Black Douses D6 Rumor
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Vice President Rob Black. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas August 27, 2009 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce VP Rob Black yesterday doused a…
Growing Poverty and Despair in America
Perhaps more than anything, increasing homelessness and hunger highlight the growing problem as, in the face of deteriorating economic conditions and growing human needs, administration policies are indifferent, counterproductive, uncaring…
Gonzalez and Leigh to Host Endorsement Party,
Fundraiser for Adriel Hampton
Hampton, an investigator and former San Francisco Examiner political editor, has fought to bring progressive issues to the top of the agenda in the CA-10 race - to end the…
Joe Lynn Honored
The celebratory luncheon, held at Taqueria Reina’s, the site of a once thriving weekly political salon, was organized on short notice attracting as many as 50 friends and colleagues eager…
Why Are The Drug
and Health Insurance Companies Smiling?
What did President Obama give in return for this $80 billion? Reportedly, Obama agreed not to bargain down prices for Medicare purchases and promised that the U.S. would not buy…