The Art of the Deal – by Kim Jung Un
June 16, 2018 | No Comments
Speaking impulsively without consulting South Korea or the U.S. military, Trump handed a gift to Kim on that proverbial silver platter – an unprecedented give-away with his unilaterally deciding to end joint military exercises with South Korea.
Paul Ryan – The Statesman He Could Have Been
April 13, 2018 | No Comments
Yet after the Orlando massacre, Ryan barely addressed the attack on the LGBTQ community by a Muslim, who pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Giving Priority to Homeless with Mental and Health Conditions
March 29, 2018 | No Comments
The mentally ill and those with physical conditions should be a priority in any plan to homelessness in San Francisco.
Modest Proposals to Address Gun Violence
March 01, 2018 | No Comments
The state of our gun laws is not because of the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller that established the “right of an individual to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, but rather the power of the NRA on its members, Congress, and many politicians across the country.
An Open Letter to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Students
February 28, 2018 | 1 Comment
Because of you, companies are already scrambling to disassociate themselves from the NRA. Best of all, it is becoming deliciously obvious with each passing day that politicians have finally – finally – met their match.
Stay Tuned: Ce n’est pas ma faute!
January 26, 2010 | 6 Comments
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd. Photo by Luke Thomas By Hope Johnson January 26, 2010 District 7 Supervisor Sean Elsbernd is mad as hell that a city charter amendment he urged voters pass in 2007 is not…
The Downside of a Constitutional Convention
January 26, 2010 | 3 Comments
By Ralph E. Stone January 26, 2010 As we all have no doubt read or heard, the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission invalidated the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2 U.S.C. §441b), ruling,…
Corporations are People Too
January 25, 2010 | 3 Comments
In all the noise over healthcare reform and the election in Massachusetts, you might not have noticed that democracy took a gut punch last Thursday, as the Supreme Court ruled that corporations can give unlimited amounts of money to political campaigns, candidates, and parties. They can do this directly from their own general fund, without the permission of their shareholders.
Why Scott Brown Won in Massachusetts
January 25, 2010 | 2 Comments
Yet the talking heads on the network and cable news, and the op-ed pieces in so many papers across the country haven’t yet grasped this simple truth that the American public intuitively understands. We are joyfully refusing to let any spin unravel this most refreshing example of the people reining in this out-of-control healthcare overhaul.
Striking Images, Stories
in Public Defender’s Annual Calendar
January 21, 2010 | 3 Comments
Cover illustration of the 2010 San Francisco Public Defender’s annual calendar, available for free! From the Office of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi January 21, 2010 An attorney argues vehemently before a jury during…
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Political Earthquake Rocks Massachusetts
January 21, 2010 | 2 Comments
Ignoring people needs during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the Obama administration supports business, militarism, and homeland repression. He backs open-ended banker bailouts, aggressive wars, repressing dissent, privatized healthcare, free, not fair trade, a war on Islam and Latino immigrants, torture, illegal surveillance, military commissions, preventive detention for dozens of detainees facing no charges, and extraordinary renditions to offshore hellholes, most of them secret.
Scott Brown’s Election a Wake Up Call for Dems
January 20, 2010 | 13 Comments
The Democrats failure in Massachusetts is especially telling since a) Brown opposes national health care reform even though Massachusetts already has near-universal health coverage thanks to a law passed when Republican Mitt Romney – was governor – legislation Brown supported! And b) Brown opposes same-sex marriage – which, yep, Massachusetts legislation has already legalized (NY Times, Jan 20, 2010, “GOP, in an Upset …).
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