Ammiano Endorses Mandelman
Assemblymember and former San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas January 5, 2010 Assemblymember Tom Ammiano today endorsed San Francisco Board of Appeals Commissioner Rafael…
“Monetary Policy” Transfers Your Children’s Future
Earnings to the Financial Elite
By Charles Hugh Smith December 25, 2009 The bail-out of Wall Street and the banking and mortgage industries is not monetary policy; it is a massive transfer of wealth from…
Compulsory Private Health Insurance:
Just Another Bailout for the Financial Sector?
By Ellen Brown December 24, 2009 Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, is quoted as warning two centuries ago: “Unless we put medical freedom into the…
Time to Pass the Health Insurance Industry
Antitrust Enforcement Act
By Ralph E. Stone December 24, 2009 What happened to the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009? Did it fall through the cracks along with the public option?…
Obama Year One: Betrayal and Failure (Part II)
“Obama wants to do George Bush one better by continuing the worst of his policies, enact more of his own, and destroy the middle class to turn America into Guatamala…
Authors Discuss Genesis of Marriage Equality Book
Authors Geoffrey King (left) and Sunny Angulo, with City Attorney Dennis Herrera, pose for a picture during a release party event for their new book, Such a Bitter Sweet Day:…
Obama Year One: Betrayal and Failure (Part I)
“In Obama’s America, only the privileged have rights, not people of color, the poor, and growing numbers going hungry, without jobs, and other life’s essentials his budget allocations won’t fund.”…