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Why Defunding Planned Parenthood Will Bankrupt America
Picture this. You (or your wife or sister or best friend or girlfriend) are 22 weeks into a high risk pregnancy when your water breaks, and there’s absolutely no chance the f... ...read more
More Notes: ‘It Kind of Feels like the Diary of Anne Frank a la Libyan Style’
As President Obama weighs a “full range of options” for pressuring Muammar Qaddafi to halt the Libyan government’s “outrageous” violence against it’s own citizens, ordinary Liby... ...read more
Note from Tripoli: This is the Beginning for Some and The End for Others
There have been reports of Libyan forces firing randomly at protesters in the capital city of Tripoli on February 21 and 22. Human Rights Watch has confirmed at least 62 deaths ... ...read moreEgyptians’ Struggle did Availeth, but at a Cost
A new order rises in Egypt today. The joyful cries from the crowd at Tahir Square are resounding, and being echoed, around the world. A movement born of the masses reaches its ... ...read more
Suu Kyi freed by Burmese junta, let’s take a moment to rejoice
On Saturday’s (Nov. 13), following a day of negotiations, Burma’s military junta unconditionally released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi after seven years under house ar... ...read more
Iran Plans to Execute Sakineh Ashtiani [updated]
Amid all the election hoopla, I nearly missed news from the International Committee Against Stonings saying Iran plans to execute Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a woman originally ... ...read more
California’s Attempt to Execute Alfred Brown Revives Death Penalty Debate
Nancy Mulane, an independent producer at the KALW public radio station in San Francisco, where I work once a week, has been asked by the State of California to be present at Sa... ...read moreAfter Milking Koran Burning Proposal, Terry Jones Looks for Alternatives
Pastor Terry Jones cancelled his Sept 11 Koran burning event in Gainsville, Florida a day before the ninth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on US soil. Guess he figured... ...read more
Judge rules Prop. 8 unconstitutional and Obama performs political acrobatics
Next Thursday (Aug 19) I’m planning to make my way to City Hall in San Francisco to hopefully cheer on same sex couples as they say apply for marriage licenses. That is p... ...read more
Why did US Refuse to Vote on UN Resolution Making Water a Basic Human Right?
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday (July 28) declaring access to clean drinking water and sanitation a basic human right. I don’t suppose many Ameri... ...read moreFollow Us
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