Berkeley Levels People’s Park
DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE. DEFEND PEOPLE’S PARK. I did not believe it was possible to defend the park....
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Category: History
U.S. drone kills civilians — Julian Assange jailed
Julian Assange was denied the right to APPEAL an extradition order by the United States which is...
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A Modern Crucifixion
The spectacle of an outspoken social critic tortured while a crowd, thrilled by the ritual blood...
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The Second Crucifixion of El Salvador
An immigrant from El Salvador who has been living “legally” in the United States since 1989, may...
Read MoreCalifornia Politics of Experience, part IV
Fighting the Powerful Oakland Tribune “What goes around comes around,” a popular expression in the 1960s, certainly applied to Meade’s second try for the State Assembly. During the summer of 1970, just months before the...
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California Politics of Experience, part III: The Reagan "Revolution" — California in the 1960s
(This is the third of a four part series) Assemblyman Donald Mulford was at the peak of his...
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Honor Thy Ancestors
I have long been a savage critic of modern agriculture, because it poisons the environment, wastes...
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The California Politics of Experience Part II: The Winds of Change
(This is the second of a four part series) Though Ken Meade spent hours — sometimes weeks...
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The California Politics of Experience Part I
(This is the first of a four part series) Ken Meade searched his pockets for a cigarette, bummed a...
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A Long Road Home
The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced a steady stream of veterans that are...
Read MoreThe Truth About Immigration History
“History is bunk,” Henry Ford famously—and so wrongly—said. Obviously, it’s not bunk because the way we look at history affects the decisions we make right now. George Bush made bogus comparisons between Saddam...
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Gerald Ford’s Legacy: Banality and Violence
He was a humble, simple, plain-spoken Midwesterner who courageously pardoned Richard Nixon and...
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