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Wrong Way Joe

Buscaino calls for outlawing sidewalk bike repairs and other ill-conceived notions Once again LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino wants another…

4 years ago

California’s Recall Wars: Legislative Sanity, Donor Madness and Avoiding Unintended Consequences

California’s recall wars appear to have entered a new phase, marked by the failure of the last outstanding LA City…

4 years ago

Patrisse Cullors and Angela Davis Imagining an Abolitionist Future

While abolition practices are now being discussed in the mainstream, Davis said that it's important to insist on their radical…

4 years ago

My Recycled Life — Feed the World

I dealt with her hysteria about “no food” in her house, no matter how stuffed her refrigerator, freezer, cabinets and…

4 years ago

Trump Confesses!— This is An Admission, and A Massively Un-American Statement

“he [Pence] could have overturned the Election!” — Former President Donald Trump  “This is what prosecutors call guilty knowledge. And…

4 years ago

My Recycled Life — Backyard Avocados

I’ve heard that avocado harvesting season here lasts roughly from September to December, but January is almost over and I’m…

4 years ago

COVID Politics

On Dec. 4, Orange County’s Deputy District Attorney, Kelly Ernby ― a former and prospective state assembly candidate ― was…

4 years ago

America Is Dangerously Out of Balance and Needs Self-Reliance

Thanks to neoliberal “free trade” policies, we can’t build aircraft or cars or even advanced weapons without components sourced from…

4 years ago

Ominous History in Real Time: Where We Are Now in the USA

Overall, military spending accounts for about half of the federal government’s total discretionary spending — while programs for helping instead…

4 years ago

What Do You Call a Failed Insurrection? PRACTICE

Can we stop this coup? Yes, but only before it happens: by protecting the vote in Georgia and other swing…

4 years ago