Tag: Obama
The most important political story of 2020 that nearly every campaign is ignoring
The very rich stole $50 trillion from the rest of us in the past 45 years. Why aren't we all outraged?
Foreign Correspondent: Inside Biden’s international policy
Last spring, the Biden campaign decided to hit back hard against accusations of being soft on China. So the campaign produced a blistering ad attacking Trump’s failure to confront...
Supes call for major cuts in police budget
The Board of Supes Budget and Appropriations Committee moved toward some significant cuts for the Police Department today, with the chair, Sup. Sandra Lee Fewer, proposing that the next...
Biden’s convention: Powerful images, powerful speeches ….
Wednesday night was about fighting back. The speakers took on Donald Trump, with former President Barack Obama – normally the calm, measured voice of moderation – launching what may...
Foreign correspondent: Kamala Harris on war, peace, and the Middle East
Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin hasn’t forgotten a 2017 meeting with members of Senator Kamala Harris’s staff to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Israeli land and sea...
SF joins fight for US-Cuba medical cooperation
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution July 21 calling for the US to cooperate with Cuba in the fight against COVID 19. At a time...
Out of the Crate: Revolutionary records to spin you into summer
With this past weekend, summer's officially here—and while that may not mean dancing in the streets, you can certainly use some new protest and home listening energy. Here's a...
Foreign correspondent: Libya, the forgotten war
I arrived at the airport in Tripoli, Libya, on assignment for CBS Radio with my paperwork in order. I even had the phone numbers of local immigration officials in...
Screen Grabs: Two movies so bad they’re (almost) good
This last Sunday marked our POTUS’ birthday—he’s now 74, never mind that he frequently plays the “too old” card on people just a couple years older and less dithering...
Foreign Correspondent: Michael Flynn’s forgotten Turkish connection
Trump’s Justice Department wants to drop all charges against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn despite his having admitted to being guilty. Twice. The judge in his case has...
