AltWeeklies Wire
Governor Tailors Public Policy to Fit His Financial Interestsnew
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger owns more than $1 million in an investment group that manages pension funds for public employee unions.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-29-2005 |
Commentary
Columnist for Salenew
If columnist Armstrong Williams can get big bucks for pushing the No Child Left Behind program, why shouldn't this columnist auction off a few stories?
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-21-2005 |
Commentary
Teach Them Less and They'll Pass the Testsnew
The No Child Left Behind Act is a silent neutron bomb going off inside our school systems. Low performance scores could cause dumbed-down curricula to be fed to immigrant children with the specific aim of helping them pass standardized performance tests.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-06-2005 |
Commentary
Homeschooling Guru Turns Darwin Into Whipping Boynew
John Taylor Gatto says that "liberals" and "secularists," most especially Unitarians, historically conspired with capitalists to impose schooling on the masses and "suppress" the "amazing insights of American Christian spirituality."
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
Blind Sheik's Attorney Speaks of Her Convictionnew
Lynne Stewart, who represented Egyptian sheik Omar Abdel al-Rahman, claims a jury convicted her of "conspiring to conspire" because it was inflamed by the prosecution's focus on the sheik's hatred for Israel.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-09-2005 |
Commentary
Comcast Slows U.S. Downnew
Comcast, the largest cable provider in America, appears to be deliberately retarding progress in Internet connection speed to protect its other financial interests.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-03-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: AT&T, Geoffrey Brown
Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Should Be High School Readingnew
Young people searching for social identity could learn from the logic in San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer's ruling that civil marriage is a fundamental right that must be open to all people, regardless of sexual orientation.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Casino-Resort Hotel Proposal Threatens Environmentnew
Gregory Sarris, a renowned novelist and chief of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, is the guiding spirit behind building an Indian casino on an endangered wetlands.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-15-2005 |
Commentary
Discrimination Lawsuit Highlights Sovereignty Issuesnew
In a case that challenges Indian sovereignty, former employees of a California casino are suing the gambling operation and its tribal owners. Allegations include sexual harassment and gender discrimination.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-11-2005 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
The Dead Wouldn't Describe War As Funnew
In essence, our soldiers in Iraq are being ordered -- not asked -- to participate in a war crime.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-18-2005 |
Commentary
Schwarzenegger Chose Friend to Manage His 'Blind' Trustnew
When California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger set up a blind trust for his fortune in 2003, he designated as trustee his close friend and financial adviser Paul D. Wachter. Wachter is hardly a disinterested party.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-07-2005 |
Commentary
Profiting from the Military-Industrial-Financial Complexnew
With Condoleezza Rice confirmed as Secretary of State, the business of death and occupation looks rosy as hell for Dianne Feinstein. The California senator's husband, Richard Blum, has invested heavily in defense contractors.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
02-05-2005 |
Commentary
Schwarzenegger's 'Reforms' Hurt Children and Teachersnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's new budget drastically undermines an already substandard educational system in the name of keeping alive tax breaks for profitable corporations.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
01-28-2005 |
Commentary
American Hearts Open Up to Some of World's Needsnew
An aid worker is entranced by the contrast between the American public's empathetic response to the tsunami tragedy and its seeming indifference to the bloodletting in Iraq and Palestine.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
01-21-2005 |
Commentary
Grassroots Aid to Tsunami Victims Targets Unmet Needsnew
A Burmese spiritual leader is funneling small donations for tsunami victims to a Buddhist colleague in Sri Lanka. Their grassroots effort contrasts with George W. Bush's strategy of trading a trickle of relief for geopolitical gain.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
01-14-2005 |
International
Tags: A. T. Ariyaratne, Burmese physician Dr. Thynn Thynn, humanitarian assistance, IMF, Indian Ocean, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sae Taw Winn II Foundation, Sarvodaya, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Sinhalese military, spiritual leader, Tamil Tigers, Theravadan principles of dana (generosity) and metta (nonviolence), U.S. Department of State, World Bank and International Monetary Fund
