Sean Penn interviews Chavez and Raul Castro
Video link Article by Penn in The Nation.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day November 26, 2008
Peter Camejo memorial service
More than 400 people gathered at the University of California-Berkeley on November 23 to honor the life of Peter Miguel Camejo, a veteran of half a century of struggle, who passed away September 13. In 1967, then-governor Ronald Reagan called…
Blame Wall Street’s phantom bonds for the credit crisis
This is completely insane. Apparently bonds can be sold that do not exist. Because the financial regulators do not require that the actual bonds be delivered to the buyer, your broker credits you with an electronic IOU for them, and,…
Dianne Feinstein was the first to find Harvey Milk dead
She was president of the Boards of Supervisors then and says it was probably the hardest moment of her life. “I saw him come in. I said, ‘Dan, can I talk to you?’ And he went by, and I heard…
North America’s largest coal plant could convert to biomass
Such a switch would not be easy, but Canada is considering doing it. Figuring out how to burn biomass such as wood or switchgrass pellets could solve many problems at once. The government could make good on its commitment to…