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A Dose of Realitynew

The laws that criminalize undocumented immigrants are cruel, sometimes deadly, and immensely expensive -- they're also a complete failure, and always will be.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Editorial  |  05-03-2006  |  Commentary

The GOP's Unlikely Saviornew

An antiwar, pro-choice environmentalist is running against the worst member of Congress in Northern California -- and they're both Republicans.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Tim Kingston  |  04-26-2006  |  Politics

The Lessons of East Timornew

The U.S. acted effectively to end the suffering of East Timor because it finally required that one of our allies live up to the ideals we demand of our enemies.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Tom Gallagher  |  03-29-2006  |  Commentary

The Three-Year Nightmarenew

At this rate, the U.S. death toll in Iraq could be in the tens of thousands by the time the nation extricates itself from this morass.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Editorial  |  03-22-2006  |  Commentary

The Bureaucracy of Fighting Terrornew

Millions of homeland security dollars flowing through new agencies and committees haven't been getting where they're needed .
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  G.W. Schulz  |  02-03-2006  |  Politics

Pelosi Knew About Spyingnew

Rep. Nancy Pelosi last month responded to the Bush administration's warrantless spying scandal by revealing that she'd known about it all along.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  01-25-2006  |  Politics

Impeachment Linksnew

Want to make your own case for impeachment or at least hook up with others who already have? Check out these links.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  compiled by Steven T. Jones  |  01-25-2006  |  Politics

The Case for Impeachmentnew

It's not just for radicals anymore -- warrantless spying revelations have galvanized an impeachment movement and prompted for calls for Democrats in Congress to demand accountability from the executive branch.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  01-25-2006  |  Politics

Evo Presidente!new

The election of a radical indigenous leader in Bolivia signals a major political shift -- for now.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  John Ross  |  01-19-2006  |  Politics

Trans Rights Come of Agenew

California has come a long way on rights for transgendered people in the last 15 years, but still has a long way to go.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Chris Daley  |  01-06-2006  |  Commentary

The CIA's Torture Taxinew

A plane that appears to be used by the CIA to carry terrorism suspects to dungeons in far-off lands is linked to a mysterious company in Reno and a prominent Nevada politico.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen  |  12-14-2005  |  Politics

The Defrauded Youngnew

To lie is to murder. That is the theme of Cindy Sheehan's defiant, witty, compassionate, and deeply patriotic first book, Not One More Mother's Child.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Paul Rockwell  |  12-01-2005  |  Commentary

Party Downnew

The mainstream media is softpedaling the GOP freefall. Here's what that means for democracy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond  |  11-02-2005  |  Politics

A Problem With Principlesnew

Young Democrats, like their party as a whole, still struggle to show integrity on divisive issues.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Marshall Windmiller  |  08-10-2005  |  Politics

Gavin Newsom's Perspectivenew

In an exclusive interview with the Bay Guardian, San Francisco's glamorous and controversial mayor laments the city's bad budget options and fires back at his critics.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  03-09-2005  |  Politics

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