These are broadly unsettling times here in the United States. The war in Iraq is unresolved, and the one in Afghanistan is quickly and ominously going from bad to worse. Hundreds of thousands of people are losing their jobs. The national debt is growing like an untreated cancer. The economy is [...]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
I am watching the Republican National Convention with a sense of incredulity and dismay. Amid the military salutes, cowboy hats, imperial hubris and tributes to inequitable policies that systematically ravage the lives of average Americans, the tawdry spectacle is deeply disturbing. These are the people who enthusiastically support torture, military assaults, capital punishment, assassinations, secret prisons, extraordinary [...]
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The Homeless Court, which San Francisco’s municipal officials have recently been touting as an important, new component in their effort to eliminate chronic homelessness, provides an excellent focal point for discussing overall civic philosophy regarding endemic social problems.
The Homeless Court will primarily address indigents accused of so-called “quality of life crimes.” in the Tenderloin and [...]
Saturday, August 23, 2008
I have been patiently waiting since the beginning of the current presidential campaign for the dialogue to focus on homelessness. Unfortunately, with the passage of each stage of the campaign, it has become abundantly clear to me that unless something untoward occurs homelessness will remain “off the table” with regard to the primary priorities of the [...]
Saturday, May 3, 2008
During the past week or so, propaganda mavens for Mayor Gavin Newsom’s administration have launched a high profile campaign designed to convince the public that massive success have been achieved regarding San Francisco’s tragically large population of homeless people.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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