The Big One Devastates Haiti,
A Human Catastrophe Unfolds
By Stephen Lendman January 15, 2010 With all their woes, the last thing Haitians needed was the calamitous earthquake (the most severe in the region in over 200 years) that…
Why No Healthcare Coverage on C-SPAN?
The C-SPAN lie: Obama promises televised healthcare negotiations. By Jill Chapin January 12, 2009 One of my readers recently questioned an apparent flip flop in my support of President Obama.…
Profanity Versus the Truly Profane
Supervisor Chris Daly Photo by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly, special to FogCityJournal.com January 11, 2010 For 2010, I vow to use the word “fuck” in each of my remaining…
Human Trafficking in California
By Ralph E. Stone January 11, 2010 By proclamation, President Obama proclaimed January 2010 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Across the country, anti-trafficking organizations are hosting activities,…
The Recession is Over, Depression Just Beginning
By Stephen Lendman January 11, 2010 In late 2009, former Merrill Lynch economist, now with the Canadian firm, Gluskin Sheff, said the following: “The credit collapse and the accompanying deflation…
Avalos Responds to Newsom Attempt
to Narrow Just Cause Eviction Protections
Supervisor John Avalos Photo by Luke Thomas By Carol Harvey, guest columnist January 11, 2009 Standing behind a podium under the San Francisco Mayor’s office balcony on the City Hall…
Protecting Californians From Identity Theft
By Ralph E. Stone January 6, 2009 According to the California Office of Privacy Protection, over 8 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2006. One million of those…