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Pending Draft Legislation
There is pending legislation in the House and Senate (twin bills: S 89 and HR 163) which will time the program’s initiation so the draft can begin at early as Spring 2005 — just after the 2004 presidential election. The administration is quietly trying to get these bills passed now, while the public’s attention is […] Continue reading
The Perversion of Democracy
We’re all outraged at what’s happening, but it also seems like it’s all been said, over and over, which makes it most difficult to add anything. Maybe I just have writer’s block. My underlying grievance is that Bush et al are setting the agenda with hard right-wing policies even though they only came second in […] Continue reading
Putting aside our differences to make a difference!
Our Zeitgeist: Putting aside our differences to make a difference! Five years after embarking into a brave new millennium, twenty years after my birth, the miners’ strike, and the year that George Orwell indelibly etched into our minds as the symbol of a nightmare totalitarian society; and what portrait can we paint today? What threads […] Continue reading
Cheech and Chong Conspiracy
Cheech and Chong Conspiracy The Grassy Bowl Theory!! By: Mike Marino Sex…Drugs…Rock n’ Roll! The left over baggy of the seeds and stems of Haight Ashbury’s purple haze daze, and the tie-dyed Summer of Love have long since gone up in smoke. It was a dimebag time of rolling papers, roach clips, and badda-bing, badda-bong […] Continue reading
Haight Ashbury: The Spare Change Tour
HAIGHT ASHBURY The Spare Change Tour! By: Mike Marino The Spare Change Sixties gave birth to a flower power Garden of Urban Eden in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury District. Half a world away the war raged on in Vietnam while a counter culture of dissent protested and searched for answers on the homefront. Olive drab […] Continue reading
North Beach: The Beat Goes On!!
NORTH BEACH The Beat Goes On Tour! By: Mike Marino NORTH BEACH…The Beat Goes On!! Many people have truly Left Their Heart in San Francisco!! The Bagdad by the Bay has left its indelible imprint on visitors and residents alike and is many things to many people. Its The Golden Gate Bridge…a stalwart sentry sitting […] Continue reading
The Republicans are Weakening
Now is not the time to become apathetic or quit. -Bu$h’s approval rating is below 40%. -Support for the war is at 2 in 5 people and dropping. -Karl Rove has the C.I.A. pissed at him over Vallery Plame’s identity… Rove is Bush’s Brain… and Bush has a lot of secrets… the republican party cannot […] Continue reading
How I Became A Grease Monkey and Found Freedom
This is my story: of a man who found freedom and peace of mind. It’s simple, but I wanted to share it here: Ten years ago I was a corporate executive for a major investment firm. I really did have everything that anyone could want (materially): my MBA and a single focus had brought me […] Continue reading
Free Speech Movement
Free Speech Movement: Do Not Fold, Bend, Mutilate or Spindle At the beginning, we did not realize the strength of the forces we were up against. We have learned that we must fight not only Dean Towle, Chancellor Strong, and President Kerr, but also the Board of Regents with their billions of dollars and Governor […] Continue reading
Rules of the Black Panther Party
Rules of the Black Panther Party Every member of the Black Panther Party throughout this country of racist America must abide by these rules as functional members of this party. Central Committee members, Central Staffs, and Local Staffs, including all captains subordinated to either national, state, and local leadership of the Black Panther Party will […] Continue reading