The Alaska Permanent Fund: Socialism in a Republican State
By John Lawrence Alaska is a land of rugged individualists - Republicans all the way. However, a little known fact is that Alaska taxes the oil and gas corporations operating there and distributes the...
View ArticleWhat’s Not to Like: Gas Prices Down, Solar Energy Production Up
By John Lawrence Gas prices have dropped below $4.00 a gallon for the first time in several years. Every one-cent drop in gas prices means a $1 billion annual decline in energy spending by Americans....
View ArticleA Suggestion for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce: Change Your Name to the...
By Doug Porter The effort to sabotage a proposed minimum wage increase in San Diego was funded almost entirely by corporations dependent on government anti-poverty programs to support their workers....
View ArticleDon’t Ask the Pentagon Where Its Money Goes
It won't tell. By Medea Benjamin / OtherWords President Barack Obama proudly signed the law that repealed the Pentagon’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, freeing lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans...
View ArticleWorking Tech for Good Causes and Loving It Every Day
By Oliver James I threw away a $100k+ a year career for my community. I live in City Heights, San Diego, California and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. And this is why I did it. Let's rewind a...
View ArticleThe Food Waste Fiasco: You Have to See It to Believe It
By Rob Greenfield You may have already heard a few appalling facts about food waste but just in case you haven’t, here are a few tidbits of information to catch you up on the issue. -We throw away 165...
View ArticleThanks for Nothing (and Everything): On Walmart, Black Friday, and Thich Nhat...
By Jim Miller It’s Thanksgiving week and Walmart is getting ready to ruin the party by asking nearly one million of its workers to come in on the holiday to get a jump-start on the Black Friday...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Black Friday Isn’t Your Thing
By Debbie Forward Black Friday Walmart Actions in the San Diego Area Grossmont 11am– 8820 Grossmont Blvd, La Mesa Aero 10am– 3382 Murphy Canyon Rd, SD Logan 10am– 2121 Imperial Ave, SD If you’re one of...
View ArticleTiny Home Village for Homeless Opens in Wisconsin
By Jen Hayden / Daily Kos Out of the Occupy Madison protests a cool idea was hatched: Building 98-square-foot homes for those without. The homes have a bed, kitchen, bathroom, storage and propane heat....
View ArticleTo Counter Rise of Oligarchy, Sanders Pitches Progressive Economic Vision
Amid speculation over 2016 presidential run, senator from Vermont lays out 12-step plan to combat 40-year decline of middle class and rampant inequality By Jon Queally / Common Dreams In a speech on...
View ArticleChicago set to raise minimum wage to $13
By Laura Clawson / Daily Kos Chicago is likely to be the next city to raise its minimum wage, with its city council voting Tuesday on an increase supported by Mayor Rahm Emanuel: The mayor’s revised...
View ArticleRepublican Megadonors Seek to ‘Clear the Field’ for a Single Preferred Candidate
By Hunter / Daily Kos This makes perfect sense. Republican megadonors dominate what's left of "establishment" Republicanism and damn it, they're tired of writing checks that they shouldn't have to...
View ArticleWho is Mike McCoy?
By bzzaragoza / South Bay Compass Eye on the Locals: In the micro-world of our communities, many people dedicate their lives to bettering our neighborhoods and end up bettering the world. Mike McCoy of...
View ArticleThe Season for Mindless Consumerism
This Christmas, put your money to better use than thoughtless gift-giving. By Jill Richardson / OtherWords ‘Tis the season for mindless consumerism. I love giving gifts when they’re from the heart. But...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Apologies
By Paul Buchheit / Common Dreams If Christmas magic were real, America's political and business leaders -- the people with power and money -- would speak on behalf of the nation they've debased: 1. To...
View ArticleCountry Club America and the Ghost of Ayn Rand
By John Lawrence I was startled into wakefulness by the ghost of Ayn Rand, she the author of the Virtue of Selfishness and sundry other solipsistic tomes. Unlike Scrooge, she is not the least bit...
View ArticleLessons Not Learned in 2014, Part One: Tourism and Law Enforcement
By Doug Porter Five days a week, fifty weeks out of the year I write about the news. Mostly I write about local stories. And what I’m always trying to do, in addition to sharing information, is to make...
View ArticleLessons Learned in 2014: #FightforFifteen and #Icantbreathe
By Doug Porter Welcome to Day Two of the Starting Line’s summation of 2014. Yesterday the focus was on challenges not met in San Diego. Today we’ll look at some serious challenges rising to the...
View Article2014 Wrap Up: The Tide Turns on Rape Culture, Climate Change and Same Sex...
By Doug Porter The term rape culture became mainstream in 2014. Practices and behavior in society excusing or otherwise tolerating sexual violence were exposed. Activists around the country took to the...
View ArticleHow Will Civic San Diego Serve Neighborhoods?
By Jim Bliesner Civic San Diego (Civic SD) has recently been holding community dialogue sessions facilitated by Cheryl Phelps and the new Director Reese Jarrett, both veterans of community and economic...
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