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Solomon: What the assault on whistleblowers has to do with Syria
Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death.”...
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Mission eviction leaves activists without a home base
Housing activists turned up outside the office of landlord Rick Holman earlier this year.Photo by Eviction Free SummerMission residents who abruptly lost their battle against eviction Aug. 27 were...
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Live Shots: Black Sabbath at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Reunions can be hit or miss.Maybe it’s been too long, maybe you’ve lost your chops, maybe you’re getting old and things just aren’t working the way they used to. Maybe your drummer doesn’t want to...
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Party Radar: Burning Mom, Disco Daddy, Hardkiss Brothers, Delroy Edwards,...
You might just hear Foxy at Disco Daddy on Sun/1 at the Eagle"Underground" doesn't just mean night, doesn't just mean music, doesn't just mean hip/trendy byword. If you want a jolt of that...
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Live Review: My Bloody Valentine’s SF show feels like something beamed in...
Up close with MBV.Swirling guitars… cooing vocals… that all-engulfing wall of noise. It's difficult to describe My Bloody Valentine's sound without veering into borderline erotica, and understandably...
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Fall films to look forward too ... and new movies to see tonight!
OMG! Concert film 'One Direction: This Is Us' is out now!PHOTO BY CHRISTIE GOODWINClick this way for my Fall Film Preview, presented as part of this weeks Fall Arts spectacular. With bonus photo of...
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12 tweets McLovin' and McHatin' the East Bay's #FastFoodStrike
East Bay fast food workers strike outside of a McDonald's and Taco Bell.Image courtesy of Wendy Bloom, @RebelNurseWorkers from about 30 fast food restaurants in the East Bay rallied for higher pay...
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Extra! Extra! Calling all Nebraska Cornhuskers!
How to watch the Nebraska vs. Wyoming game at 5 p.m today on 403 cable in SF (Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013).Well, today, first game day at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln, I got out my red Nebraska cap...
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Solomon: Obama will launch a huge propaganda blitz--and may attack Syria even...
t By Norman SolomonNorman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep...
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The Lusty Lady's last night, and a eulogy
The Lusties march down Columbus street, blocking traffic, in a New Orleans jazz inspired memorial for the Lusty Lady.Photo by Lauren SmileyHere’s a toast to you, Lusty Lady. You were daring, you were...
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The Performant: Fringe 101, an essential lexicon revisited.
Fringe love: The Performant's robust collection of programsPhoto by Nicole GlucksternWith the frenzy of the Edmonton Fringe Festival finally subsided, and Vancouver’s about to begin, myself and the...
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Hormone replacement therapy and video games: Anna Anthropy talks Dy5phoria
Anna Anthropy shows off her new game, now in production, D5phoria, in her Oakland home.Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezVideo games go to alien worlds all the time, but rarely have they explored a...
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Are Yee's anti-tenant votes about courting contributions from landlords?
Sen. Leland Yee hopes to continue his long career in elected office as Secretary of State.Keeney and LawSen. Leland Yee has never been a vote that renters could count on, from his days on the San...
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The Rim Fire and climate change
The monstrous blaze that swept through Yosemite and burned 237,841 acres was a record breaker. According to the latest statistics from Cal Fire, the Rim Fire was the fourth highest in the history of...
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Kim calls for hearing on how SFPD investigates cyclist fatalities
To some activists, the anti-cyclist attitude expressed Aug. 21 by Sgt. Ernst epitomizes SFPD biases.KRON 4In the wake of revelations of shoddy and insensitive police work related to the Aug. 14 death...
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Questions raised by staff cutbacks at the Exploratorium
A round of recent layoffs at the Exploratorium in San Francisco has taken museum staff by surprise and sparked questions about the institution’s focus going forward, an unexpected turn of events on the...
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California prisoners end hunger strike after Bay Area legislators call hearings
The Secure Housing Units at Pelican Bay has kept hundreds of prisoners in solidary confinement for more than a decade each.KQEDBay Area legislators Tom Ammiano (D-SF) and Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) —...
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The big Hardly Strictly roster reveal
Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit is one of the younger bands in the lineup.After weeks of teasers, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass released its full 2013 lineup this week, and it boasts some fresh young...
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Live Shots: Asteroid #4 and the Richmond Sluts at Brick and Mortar Music Hall
By Brittany M. PowellBrick and Mortar Music Hall may have had some noise complaint troubles with the San Francisco Sound Commission earlier this summer, but that hasn’t kept the venue or Kymberli...
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Action franchise junkie Vin Diesel returns ... and more new movies!
Vin Diesel returns as the title character in David Twohy's 'Riddick.'PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURESWho dares to challenge the box-office supremacy of Vin Diesel, who returns yet again to play the...
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