Why Monterey would be a cool capital.

California’s elected leaders are sweating out another budget stalemate this summer. Temporary state workers are hot under the collar after losing their jobs, and the permanent employees may see their... read on»

By Joe Mathews posted August 21, 2008 12:00 AM

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Crunching numbers for this years Democratic and Republican national conventions.

In 1992, the Democratic and Republican national convention committees took in a whopping $8 million, combined, in private money. You’d think that would buy all the hooch, hors d’oeuvres and... read on»

By Kel Munger & Cosmo Garvin posted August 21, 2008 12:00 AM

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Ice cream social yields more than a tasty dessert.

I found the flier tucked under the welcome mat at my front door. “Dear Neighbors– You’re invited to the party of the year. Our very own neighborhood ice cream block... read on»

By Tina May posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM

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Solzhenitsyn’s final years a paradox.

hen I first heard of Alexander Solzhenitsyn during my childhood in the Soviet Union, he was the officially reviled author of forbidden books. To my anticommunist parents and their friends,... read on»

By Cathy Young posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM

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Obama’s faith-based plan courts GOP votes.

In the old days politicians would slip preachers some hundreds under the table, and preachers would deliver the flock on Election Day. It was borderline illegal, but at least it... read on»

By Katha Pollitt posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM

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Letter From Beijing: Expat from Mo.Co. surveys the new & improved China

Not to be outdone by the “parachute” journalists and “template” writers, as one who has lived in Beijing almost from the month when the city was selected to host the... read on»

By Doug Hannum posted August 08, 2008 07:16 AM

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If Obama doesn’t talk about race, then who will?

Myron Wyckoff of Carmel Valley is troubled by the turn the presidential contest took last week. The retired Army sergeant first class was referring to assertions by John McCain’s campaign... read on»

By Tina May posted August 07, 2008 12:00 AM

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The U.S. must lead the effort for a nuclear-free Middle East.

Israel and the entire Middle East are approaching a stark existential choice: a nuclear holocaust or a nuclear-free Middle East. ... read on»

By Jonathan Schell & Martin J. Sherwin posted August 07, 2008 12:00 AM

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Experts may beg to differ, but Americans know the truth.

There’s a debate in the media about the recession. On the right are those who say that the economy has never been better. Not so fast, says the official left:... read on»

By Ted Rall posted July 31, 2008 12:00 AM

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Shopping has become the new reading.

When was the last time you read a John Updike novel cover to cover in a single sitting? Or even a John Updike book jacket cover to cover in a... read on»

By Greg Beato posted July 31, 2008 12:00 AM

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Soledad Wal-Mart project should be reconsidered.

The massive Soledad Plaza project, which includes a 212,500-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter, suffers from two major flaws: It’s the wrong size, and in the wrong place. All of its negative impacts... read on»

By Al Norman posted July 24, 2008 12:00 AM

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Obama’s war timeline still leaves the door open for U.S. occupation.

\Barack Obama’s July 3 statement that he would “continue to refine” his policy on Iraq based on a “thorough assessment” of conditions on the ground and more information from military... read on»

By Editors of The Nation posted July 24, 2008 12:00 AM

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It’s time for anger to replace whining over the economy.

Phil Gramm, the senator-banker who until recently advised John McCain’s campaign, got it right about a “nation of whiners,” but he misidentified the faint-hearted. It’s not the people or even... read on»

By William Greider posted July 17, 2008 12:00 AM

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Even if unfinished, the process could bring the country together.

According to a top aide, John McCain recently endorsed President Bush’s right to wiretap American citizens without court approval, despite the clear requirements of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).... read on»

By Elizabeth Holtzman posted July 17, 2008 12:00 AM

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Match.com entrepreneur adds solar power to his next world to conquer.

Gary Kremen sat in his San Francisco office on a winter afternoon, shouting on his cell phone and taking frequent, inexplicable swigs from a bottle of lemon juice. Kremen is... read on»

By Jon Mooallem posted July 10, 2008 12:00 AM

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After 10 years, Thompson gives up poetry classic’s reins.

Poetry is thankless. It’s completely unmarketable. It’s the most punk of all art forms. It’s a world made up of almost no capital and 100 percent soul. Most people are... read on»

By Ryan Masters posted July 10, 2008 12:00 AM

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Snapshots and Commentary: The Big Sur Basin and Indians Fire

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The Supreme Court handgun ruling misses its mark.

I was angry, then dismayed, when I learned the U.S. Supreme Court had decided the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of individuals to own guns. ... read on»

By Tina May posted July 03, 2008 12:00 AM

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Demand and Bush administration policies are largely to blame for high cost of oil.

As the pain induced by higher oil prices spreads to an ever-growing share of the American (and world) population, pundits and politicians have been quick to blame greedy oil companies,... read on»

By Michael T. Klare posted July 03, 2008 12:00 AM

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