January 8, 1912 – This Day In Our Region: The San Diego Free Speech Fight Begins
On this day in 1912, the San Diego City Council passed an anti-free speech ordinance, banning public speaking in a…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Organizing
Irony of the 2008 Election: John Edwards, White Man, Is the Best Candidate
Staff January 7, 2008 1 Comment on Irony of the 2008 Election: John Edwards, White Man, Is the Best Candidate
by Maryscott O’Connor – crossposted from My Left Wing What a cruel mockery for liberals it is that in a…
Posted in: Election
Why Barack Obama Should De-Escalate On Pakistan
By Tom Hayden, HuffingtonPost.com. Posted January 7, 2008. As predicted, Barack Obama’s advocacy of unilateral military intervention in Pakistan if…
Posted in: Election, War and Peace, World News
Tagged: Barack Obama, Iran, Pakistan
“The One Percent Doctrine” and the New Hampshire Presidential Debates
Richard Nadeau January 7, 2008 13 Comments on “The One Percent Doctrine” and the New Hampshire Presidential Debates
A sense of depression and hopelessness crept over me as I watched the CNN replay of Republican and Democratic debates…
Posted in: Election, War and Peace
Tagged: Border Issues
George McGovern Urges Impeachment of Bush/Cheney
In an article in the Sunday, January 6, 2008 edition of the Washington Post, George McGovern “urges Congress to act….
Posted in: Civil Rights, Media, War and Peace
1972 – This Day In Our Ocean Beach History: Paula Tharp Shot by Right-Wing Terrorists
Staff January 6, 2008 0 Comments on 1972 – This Day In Our Ocean Beach History: Paula Tharp Shot by Right-Wing Terrorists
January 6, 1972 — 36 years ago, a right-wing terrorist organization, the Secret Army Organization – an offshoot of the…
Posted in: Civil Rights, OB Time Machine, Ocean Beach, War and Peace
Peace Sign Atop “Peace Rock” Disappears From Sunset Cliffs – Vandals? Thieves? Conservatives?
Frank Gormlie January 5, 2008 22 Comments on Peace Sign Atop “Peace Rock” Disappears From Sunset Cliffs – Vandals? Thieves? Conservatives?
OCEAN BEACH – Sadly community members are discovering that someone has taken the peace sign from “Peace Rock” off Sunset…
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach, War and Peace
Tagged: sunset cliffs
Impeachment – 2007 : The Year of Evidence
Evidence By David Swanson – Sat, 2007-12-29 The past year has seen the public exposure of enough evidence of old,…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Organizing
Who Do We Vote For This Time Around? A Letter From Michael Moore
Staff January 2, 2008 4 Comments on Who Do We Vote For This Time Around? A Letter From Michael Moore
January 2, 2008 Friends, A new year has begun. And before we’ve had a chance to break our New Year’s…
Posted in: Election
Stories from 2007 haven’t gone away
The stories that OB Rag has covered these last two months have not gone away in the new year. You…
Posted in: Civil Rights
Happy New Year! Where’s Our Next Poll?
Happy New Year everybody! We lived it up – actually stayed up past midnight with many friends and family. And…
Continuing Saga of New Orleans Public Housing – Feds Turn Up Heat On HUD Sec’y Alphonso Jackson
Michael Steinberg December 27, 2007 0 Comments on Continuing Saga of New Orleans Public Housing – Feds Turn Up Heat On HUD Sec’y Alphonso Jackson
A report today in the online publication Government Executive details mounting evidence from federal investigations linking HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson…
Tagged: Katrina, New Orleans
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