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Dec 4, 2018
Ism or Isn’t She?
Twenty-five years ago, when I wrote False Hope: The Politics of Illusion in the Clinton Era, I didn't expect that the Democratic Party would...
Sep 28, 2016
The Abstainers
The North Bay's state legislators sure know how to abstain. I'm not talking about refraining from sex, alcohol or drugs. I mean abstaining from...
Feb 26, 2014
Amazon.spy
The world's biggest online retailer, Amazon, keeps expanding. A few months ago, the company signed a $600 million contract with the Central Intelligence Agency...
Jun 1, 2011
The Search for War
06.01.11In times of war, U.S. presidents have often talked about yearning for peace. "I am continuing and I am increasing the search for every...
May 4, 2011
Let’s Not Forget
05.04.11The facts all point to this inconvenient truth: the time has come to shut down California's two nuclear power plants as part of a...
Mar 16, 2011
Japan’s Nuclear Scare
03.16.11On the edge of Capitol Hill, day after day, we heard wrenching testimony from people whose lives had been ravaged by the split atom.That...