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Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Adriana Camarena - March 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As the candidates for mayor discuss law enforcement, police accountability, and the future of the SFPD, it’s worth looking back at how...

A new guerrilla folk opera immerses you in 2014’s Ukrainian revolution

Marke B. - February 9, 2018

ALL EARS Protests are a form of performance, of course—even the most spontaneous ones. The attempt is to seize the public stage to proclaim certain...

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Trump’s offshore oil plan is a hostile act by a rogue nation

Steven T. Jones - January 31, 2018

We can’t overstate just how much President Trump’s offshore drilling offensive threatens the planet and its inhabitants. Not only is he inviting dirty drilling...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Trump’s phony support for Iran’s popular protests

Reese Erlich - January 11, 2018

During a recent reporting trip to Iran, I interviewed almost two dozen people at random in both rich and poor neighborhoods of Tehran. All...

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Key rent control bill dies in Assembly committee

Tim Redmond - January 11, 2018

The effort to allow cities to impose effective rent controls failed in a state Assembly committee today after two Democrats refused to vote for...

Arts + Culture

How to save a very cool bookstore

Marke B. - October 12, 2017

The banks of the Seine, the tree-lined paths of Madrid's Retiro park, the side streets of Izmir, the markets of Fez ... and San...

News + Politics

OPINION: Let’s abolish Columbus Day

Tommi Avicolli Mecca - October 4, 2017

It’s a simple proposal: Abolish Columbus Day and find another way to honor Italian contributions to this country. That’s what more than 50 Italian academics,...

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Lessons from Stop the Draft Week 50 years ago

Reese Erlich - September 26, 2017

With great fanfare PBS is airing a 10-part series about the Vietnam War. Critics charge that under the guise of being even handed, series...

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Killing the American Dream

Tim Redmond - September 5, 2017

When I heard about Donald Trumps decision to end DACA, the program that lets young immigrants find a future in this country, I thought...

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95-year-old Holocaust survivor, stands up to Nazis — again

Rob Waters - August 28, 2017

Two forces have been constants in Ben Stern’s long life: his exposure to racial hatred and violence, and his certainty that he has a...

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