Af-Pak War Racket:
The Obama Illusion Comes Crashing Down
Any serious observer of the Iraq and Af-Pak wars knows that these are geo-strategic conflicts based on controlling the world’s oil supply. Anyone in the “news” media who tells you…
The Other Revolution in Latin America: Leading the Way To a More Progressive Drug Policy
Several Latin American countries including Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador, are instituting decriminalization policies in an effort to reduce drug violence and costs associated with a failed war on…
Obama: A Politician As Usual
Cartoon courtesy Mr. Fish. By David Bryson, MD (Yale ’63) December 13, 2009 Three years ago I posted three columns at Fog City Journal under the rubric of Cosmopolitics, presenting…
Mirkarimi’s Holiday Party,
Joe Lynn Confirms Life After Death
Pirate Cat Radio interviews Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi during a holiday art party held yestereve at San Francisco City Hall. Photos by Luke Thomas By h. Brown December 12, 2009 You…
Newsom Names New Press Secretary
Mayor Gavin Newsom today named SFPUC Information Officer Tony Winnicker as his new press secretary. Photo via Facebook By Luke Thomas December 11, 2009 Following a string of high-profile departures…
SPJ Applauds Obama Administration’s Transparency Efforts
From the Society of Professional Journalists Editor’s Note: No word yet on whether the feds will release irrefutable video evidence showing what struck the Pentagon on 9/11. December 9, 2009…
Afghanistan Surge
By Ralph E. Stone December 8, 2009 President Obama recently announced that he is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan bringing the total number of U.S. troops to about 100,000.…