Articles Posted by William Chadwick
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Chinese Government Hard Line Stance
on Google Remains UnchangedIllustration 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 Chinese traffic to its Hong…
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San Francisco Rallies to Support CCA,
Against PG&E Misinformation CampaignCleanPowerSF will provide San Franciscans with tangible environmental and consumer benefits that individual households and businesses could not otherwise obtain. The program aims to inject an element of competition into San Francisco’s energy markets by giving consumers an alternative to PG&E’s dirty energy generation while maintaining competitive rates and long-term stability.
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Are you a Needer or a Haver?
On my chest I have a red sticker that reads, “William, $800, No Control Freaks.†(Yes, there is a story behind this, but I won’t go into that now.) Red because I am a Needer (this is all very well organized by Trish, who found a place two years ago but still organizes these meetups because she enjoys them). Gradually, a few more people turn up with blue stickers (Havers) that say things like “Jed, $850, Bernal Heights, no cats†and, “Julie, $1000, West Portalâ€. At last there is a more equal ratio, but there still aren’t many people in my price range.
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Noam Chomsky: Crisis and Hope in the Age of Obama
In spite of the many evils committed under the two Bush regimes, Chomsky warned that it was the Clinton Doctrine, claiming the US has the right to use extreme force to preserve its global interests, was the most sinister.
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2009 San Francisco LovEvolution: A Clusterf*ck
But it all went a bit wrong when I arrived at Civic Center. There was simply too many people and trying to police and contain the whole event was simply unmanageable. There was a woeful shortage of toilets and the queue was very long indeed.
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Preparing for Peak Oil:
How Our Lives Will Change ForeverBy William Chadwick September 29, 2009 “We are a society that is addicted to oil, and we don’t want to hear that it is going to run out.” – James Howard Kunstler What do the…
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Universal Healthcare: A Necessary Headache
The most frightening thing about the SF Bay Guardian’s article was the leak from a high-level congressional staff member indicating “many lawmakers won’t back a single-payer system in part because they ‘don’t want to have to respond to being accused of being a socialist by the right wing.'” If that is the kind of petty personal-political impediment to the kind of healthcare system this country needs, then we are all doomed.
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