In response to: How San Francisco Became a Failed City By Nellie Bowles If you have been beguiled by Nellie Bowles’ account of life in San Francisco I would like to offer a reality check. “.. San Francisco voters decided to turn their district attorney, Chesa Boudin, out of office…

The concrete was poured and set before anyone even knew it was happening. Another Planet Entertainment (APE) has put a massive slab of concrete in the Polo Field so they can save money on repairs after Outside Lands. And the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department approved it by adding…

“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects me directly affects all indirectly.” — Martin Luther King, Jr “We need to reinvent our relationship with planet Earth. The future of all life on this planet, humans and our societies included…

Please urge President Biden to immediately release all $7 billion in Afghanistan funds being held in the US to the central bank of Afghanistan . We have no right to keep any of that money; it belongs to the people of Afghanistan and they need it now. “Parents sell kids…

An open letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi: War and the war machine pose the gravest danger to our environment. The US armed forces are exempt from EPA regulations and, whether intentionally or not, needlessly pollute our country and planet. The toxic effects of war are an environmental nightmare. Speaker Pelosi…

I listened with disbelief and dismay as Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey told the world, from the forum of COP26, that increasing the Pentagon budget was a good way to fight climate change. Yes, you read that correctly. Congressman Pallone thinks that we can help fight climate change…

Fluoridation of the water supply is a bad idea. Fluoride should only be used on teeth, If ingested, it is a poison. Use a toothpaste with fluoride, if you like, but drinking water with fluoride in it doesn’t help your teeth and harms your body. There is no way to…

Adam Ciralsky’s breathless, Reader’s Digest worthy recounting of the exploits of the Israeli security apparatus (The Y Squad, November, 2018) fails to mention one of their greatest successes; their part in the destruction of the WTC Twin Towers, thereby laying the groundwork for the war in Iraq and the removal…

“In 2001 when the US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in retaliation for the 9/11 terror attacks …” So begins Sandip Roy’s August 25th report on “Women of Afghanistan” on National Public Radio. We invaded in retaliation for the 9/11 terror attacks. Of course, it seems logical and almost like…