Articles Posted in the Opinion Category

  • D9 Race Heats Up: Quezada Wins Bernal Heights Democratic Club Endorsement

    D9 Race Heats Up: Quezada Wins Bernal Heights
    Democratic Club Endorsement

    Candidate for District 9 Supervisor, Eric Quezada, announced Friday he has won the endorsement of the Bernal Heights Democratic Club. File photo by Luke Thomas From the campaign to elect Eric Quezada September 27, 2008…

  • Brown Reviews School Board Forum

    Brown Reviews School Board Forum

      h. Brown at a school board candidates forum held yesterday evening at Abraham Lincoln High School. Photos by Luke Thomas By h. brown September 26, 2008 Last evening Supervisors Carmen Chu and Sean Elsbernd…

  • No John, ‘The Surge’ Didn’t Work

    No John, ‘The Surge’ Didn’t Work

    By Terry Canaan September 24, 2008 Last week wasn’t John McCain’s best week. A market meltdown exposed the shortcomings of McCain’s ideology of deregulation and set him back on his heels. With 83 Wall Street…

  • White Privilege, White Entitlement and the 2008 Election

    By Tim Wise September 24, 2008 For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help. White privilege…

  • The Herd/Heard Mentality

    The Herd/Heard Mentality

    Thembi Mutch Photo by Luke Thomas By Thembi Mutch September 22, 2008 Am I supposed to feel sad for a load of over paid (probably overweight) men and women who get bonuses in excess of…

  • Ladies for Palin? Not!

    Ladies for Palin? Not!

    By Jill Chapin September 12, 2008 Why are so many women apoplectic over John McCain’s selection of a running mate? There has been a flurry of emails circulating around the country to and from women…

  • The Hater

    The Hater

    By Terry Canaan September 12, 2008 “Charles Babington — find new work!” -MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann, after Barack Obama’s speech accepting the Democratic nomination. If you know the name Charles Babington at all, that’s probably…