The Green Party of San Francisco has officially endorsed Restore Equality 2010 (RE 2010), the campaign to repeal Proposition 8. On February 24th, the SF Green Party held their monthly meeting at the San Francisco LGBT Center where they were joined by three of the Regional Representatives for...more->

Global Weirding Is Here
02/17/10  By: THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Source: New York Times

Of the festivals of nonsense that periodically overtake American politics, surely the silliest is the argument that because Washington is having a particularly snowy winter it proves that climate change is a hoax and, therefore, we need not bother with all this girly-man stuff like renewable energy, solar panels and carbon taxes. Just drill, baby, drill.

When you see lawmakers like...more->

Marin County to Provide Power, Oust PG&E
02/04/10  By: David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer
Source: SF Gate

Marin County is poised to jump into the public power business, despite fierce opposition from Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

In a series of votes tonight, officials with the Marin Energy Authority are expected to take some of the last key steps necessary to start providing electricity to many of the county's residents and businesses, taking over a role now...more->

How Progressives Can Move Obama to the Left
12/27/09  By: Cenk Uygur
Source: http://www.commondreams.org

After talking about this with a great many progressives on our show, I’ve come to some conclusions. These are so self-evident that they will be viewed as obvious in hindsight.

Does he mean well or does he have bad intentions? Come on, don’t be ridiculous. Of course, he means well. But in his own ...more->

Feds Defy Order to Provide Same-Sex Benefits
12/19/09  By: Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Source: SF Gate

(12-18) 17:45 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The Obama administration refused Friday to follow a federal judge's order to provide insurance benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee in San Francisco and said its hands were tied by a discriminatory law.

"This issue shows exactly why Congress needs to repeal" the law, which prohibits federal benefits to same-sex couples, government lawyer...more->

Nader: Pres. Obama 'Flunked' First Year
12/18/09  By: Tony Romm
Source: upi.com

Ralph Nader was incredibly critical of candidate Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign -- at one point predicting the former Illinois senator would become the nation's premier "panderer-in-chief."

But almost a year into Obama's first term as president, Nader said he remains steadfastly ...more->


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