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Stuck On Stupid

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will.” —Fredrick Douglas, address on West India Emancipation,…

12 years ago

And the Rockets Red Glare

Trying to stop people from celebrating this national holiday without fireworks, alcohol is like attempting to sweep the tide back…

12 years ago

Theft of the Courthouse

Where there's no justice, democracy fails By James Preston Allen, Publisher ... as through this  world I've wandered
I've seen lots…

12 years ago

Overseas Report

The Ceiling of the Opéra National de Paris By James Preston Allen, Publisher As I stood in one of the…

12 years ago

Sex, Drugs and the Legacy of Reaganomics

James Preston Allen, Publisher Lately, I’ve been thinking about the enduring prevalence of classic rock in our cultural landscape as…

12 years ago

What’s Wrong with Ending PCAC:

Why the Port Has Taken a Wrong Turn By James Preston Allen, Publisher At its May 2 Harbor Commission meeting,…

12 years ago

Ballots, Not B.S.

Garcetti, Trutanich and the Nnecessity for CD 15 to Step Up and Vote James Preston Allen, Publisher You can just…

12 years ago

San Pedro Still On the Verge

Discovering the secret assets By James Preston Allen, Publisher I have lived in this seaport community for 40 years now…

12 years ago

Just Who’s Money Is It Anyway?– Currency, Debt and the Role of Government

By James Preston Allen, Publisher If I were to ask the average person on the street, “Whose money was in…

12 years ago

The Cost of War and Empire

A decade of wars has only brought the U.S. misery and deficits By James Preston Allen, publisher On the 10th…

13 years ago