Analysis
Texas agency defies history
July 18, 2008A fruitful way to understand the fanatical efforts of America’s right wing is to realize that they want to turn back the clock and the calendar. Their efforts are clearest within the Texas Education Agency, where...
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Justice for immigrants is a united effort
July 18, 2008As 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...
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Drama grows over Calif.s overdue budget
July 16, 2008The 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...
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Supreme Court decisions are a mixed bag
July 11, 2008NewsAnalysisElections 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...
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EDITORIAL: Ending the war for oil
July 11, 2008In 2002, this newspaper issued a bumper sticker that read, “No War for Oil.” Events show how “on target” we were. Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. oil company representatives were installed as “advisers” in...
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