Articles Posted by FCJ Editor

  • Iraq and the Problem of Peak Oil

    Iraq and the Problem of Peak Oil

    By F. William Engdahl, Center for Global Research Editor’s Note: Though this article was first published August 6, 2004, its relevance today is equally, if not more, important to understanding US Middle East policy. The…

  • No Better Time to End Cannabis Prohibition

    Commentary by Patrick Goggin March 2, 2009 After staring down the barrel at California’s $43 billion budget deficit for the past several months, rookie San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano last week introduced legislation to legalize…

  • Systemic Failure: Capitalism “Lays An Egg”

    Photo by Margaret Bourke-White By Stephen Lendman March 2, 2009 After the 1929 October 24, 28 and 29 market crash, the weekly entertainment industry magazine Variety (on October 30) published its most famous ever headline:…

  • Historical Association Reacts to Presidio Trust Actions

    Historical Association Reacts to Presidio Trust Actions

    From the Presidio Historical Association and Save The Presidio February 27, 2009 The Presidio Trust Historical Association, a nonprofit group that has spearheaded the effort to keep a large, contemporary art museum, hotel and theater…

  • Alix Rosenthal: I’m Not Running, But Here’s Who Is

    Alix Rosenthal By Alix Rosenthal, special to Fog City Journal February 27, 2009 I’m not running for District 8 Supervisor. There, I said it. And while the election is 21 months away, it’s already getting…

  • Fascist Rule in Israel

    Fascist Rule in Israel

    By Stephen Lendman February 20, 2009 On February 10, Israel held parliamentary elections for 120 seats in its 18th Knesset. The process repeats every four years unless the body calls an earlier election by majority…

  • Update on Injured San Francisco Firefighter

    Update on Injured San Francisco Firefighter

    From the San Francisco Fire Department February 18, 2009 Firefighter Christopher Posey, who was hospitalized for burns and serious respiratory injuries after an early morning Arson fire on February 5th, remains in the Intensive Care…