The firestorm of political controversy engendered by President Obama’s release of four Bush administration torture memos is not likely to subside any time soon. Moreover, there is every good reason to assume that the intensity of debate about torture, and other abuses commonly perpetrated abroad in numerous instances by U.S. personnel during the Bush era, [...]
Monday, April 20, 2009
These are portentous times for the United States. There are many things to be grateful for, including the current ascendancy of mainstream liberal politics in the nation’s capitol. The stock market is slowly edging upwards, and panic about the possibility of total financial collapse appears to be subsiding.
Monday, March 16, 2009
San Francisco’s municipal leaders exude considerable pride when they assert that they have removed approximately 8,000 homeless people from the city’s streets during the past six years. Pride is also evident when they discuss the number of homeless people who have been substantially rehabilitated during their watch via municipal assistance.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The current economic crisis is inexorably tightening the vise of poverty that has been strangling this nation’s poorest citizens for several decades.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The desperation exuding from experts regarding the current “global financial crisis” does not bode well for the immediate future. All the most important signals from Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Moscow, New Delhi, Tokyo and Beijing confirm my firm impression that the “wise men” in charge of the world’s financial affairs are fast running out of [...]
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Today’s edition of the San Francisco Chronicle contains an interesting column by Carl Nolte wherein he describes the manner in which racial apartheid was practiced in this city until relatively recent times.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Like everyone else, I am closely watching every move President-elect Barack Obama makes in preparation for taking office next week. And even though I am generally impressed by the intelligent, organized manner in which he has put together his cabinet and team of advisers, some aspects of his performance are puzzling, if not disappointing.
Monday, January 12, 2009
We should all be deeply concerned about the conspicuous avoidance practiced by mainstream organs of journalism regarding the rising number of homeless U.S. citizens. The print and broadcast media devote, it seems, as little attention to the subject as they possibly can.
Monday, January 5, 2009
An old man, and two ill-tempered dogs, have been living for the past few month on my block, in a ready-for-the-scrap-heap van. The man moves the van a few feet each day in order to avoid parking tickets. Sometimes he parks it on the south end of the block, and sometimes on the north. This [...]
Monday, January 5, 2009
I have lived through more economic recessions than I care to recall, and I believe I have spent more than my fair share of days coping with the daily ravages of up close and personal poverty. Unpleasant memories of such events motivate my tendency to keep close watch on the money scene. Given what I [...]
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