By Scott Yuda, Jr. During World War II, under Adolf Hitler and his Nazi organization’s “rule,” so to speak, ordered for any person 1/8 Jewish or more to be relocated to concentration […]
Venice Affordable Housing Fight Goes to Washington
By Mark Lipman On Friday March 20, approximately 100 low income tenants and community organizers from the Holiday Venice apartments, also known as Breeze Del Mar, the largest block of affordable housing […]
President Obama and Mr. Abajo
By Jim Smith Down (abajo) goes the economy. In comes Barack Obama. Can he charm the economy into reviving? Is he embracing Corporate America while turning his back on the left-leaning people […]
How Venice Voted in the City Election
By Jim Smith The March 3 city election, in which Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ran for reelection inspired only about 3,000 Venetians to troop to the polls. About half […]
Another Election, March 3: Triumvirate set to take over Los Angeles
By Jim Smith Three closely allied politicians may rule Los Angeles after the March 3 elections. The three amigos are Wendy Greuel, the favorite to win the Controller’s race; Jack Weiss, the […]
From Venice to D.C. – An Open Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama, Congratulations on your new job. Now that you have been duly sworn in as president, which is the most powerful position on planet earth, I HOPE you can help […]
First Lecture of 2009!
08:56 Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Room 236, Palms MS…..Alone, this lonely watch. Quiet for now./ The room across the hall sounded the vow,/ the oath of office sworn, could barely hear,/ but […]
The March 3 Election – A Real Snoozer
If you ever wanted to miss voting in an election without having a guilty conscious, March 3 may be your day. How can a civic-minded newspaper say such a thing. Well, you […]
Solar Power to the People? – What’s Wrong With Measure B
By Jim Smith Most voters in the city of Los Angeles may not be even dimly aware that an election is scheduled to take place on March 3. But to many insiders […]
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why he Died and Why it Matters
Written by James Douglass, Published by Orbis Press Reviewed by Jack Neworth This past November 22nd marked the 45th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Despite all that has been written about Kennedy and […]
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