Pope Benedict’s Apology for Sex Abuse Seems Hollow
The expression was more accurate than we knew. This month, Pope Benedict XVI wrote a pastoral letter of apology -- of sorts -- to Ireland to atone for decades of…
Minding Muni, Part III
The SFMTA – an agency that required $800 million plus annually up until last year – has been suffering budget deficits on and off since 2005. Last year’s deficit reached…
San Franciscans Protest of Sit/Lie Ordinance
More than an one thousand San Franciscans responded to a proposed “Sit/Lie” ordinance Saturday, staging creative protests on the sidewalks in neighborhoods across the city. As part of “SIDEWALKS ARE…
Discovering Simón Bolivar
Venezuela President Hugo Chávez pictured with a painting of Simón Bolivar in the background. Photo: AP By Ralph E. Stone March 28, 2010 In 2007 and 2008, my wife and…
Chinese Government Hard Line Stance
on Google Remains Unchanged
Illustration courtesy NJN Network By William Chadwick March 27, 2010 It is well documented that Google closed down its self-censored mainland Chinese search engine in January, and redirected all its…
Sheehan Interview with President Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chavez: Thank you Cindy, for this interview, for your efforts, that are so honorable and notable, to try to find out our truth and to contribute to its diffusion.…
The McCain-Lieberman Police State Act
Now, the March 4 S. 3081: Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 to interrogate and detain "enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the United States to…