Opinion

Justice for immigrants is a united effort

July 18, 2008 By James Thompson

As I left the theater after watching “The Visitor” I started thinking about all the things we have lost in the last eight years. Loss of civil liberties and justice are a couple of the main...

Drama grows over Calif.s overdue budget

July 16, 2008

The drama is intensifying around California’s budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Last week the Legislature’s Budget Conference Committee announced a counterproposal to roll back many of the draconian cuts to health, education and...

Supreme Court decisions are a mixed bag

July 11, 2008

NewsAnalysisElections will determine high court’s future direction A review of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the 2007-2008 term should be enough to convince doubters of the importance of a massive vote to end the far-right Republican...

EDITORIAL: Eyes on the prize

July 11, 2008

Barack Obama is not a left candidate. This fact has seemingly surprised a number of progressive people who are bemoaning Obama’s “shift to the center.” (Right-wingers are happy to join them, suggesting Obama is a “flip-flopper.”)...

LETTERS: July 12

July 11, 2008

Angry, broke, in pain I just spent a very hot, humid day being driven to a medical appointment that has left me angry, frustrated, broke and in a lot of pain. Others may recognize these feelings...