PHR [Physicians for Human Rights] has taken an appalled look at the just released CIA Inspector General’s report of 5 years ago and has issued an update of its 2005 … [Keep reading >>]

[Update I, II Below]

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

More than 1,000 people, according to police estimates, were on hand at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Hall Monday night for the start … [Keep reading >>]

James Dao of the NY Times reports that anti-war forces in the U.S. are planning fall demonstrations, teach-ins and lobbying against the growing presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the … [Keep reading >>]

In what so far is the sleeper case of the year to come before the Supreme Court, the right of Corporations to spend whatever they hell they want to affect … [Keep reading >>]

In fighting during the past week, Myanmar’s military has apparently put an end to a years long insurgency by the Chinese speaking Kokang people along the border with China. … [Keep reading >>]

Remember the guy who showed up at an Obama event in Arizona with an AR-15 rifle slung over his shoulder? A black guy, by the way. He wants … [Keep reading >>]

Now here’s a guy we can cheer for. Too bad there aren’t more like him, say in the present Administration.

“I’m a little guy in Brooklyn who doesn’t belong to … [Keep reading >>]

Dear Senator Feinstein

Wrong again.

p.s. when will we see the long awaited “total report” from your committee, and how much will be redacted? Curious minds want to know … [Keep reading >>]

After Whole Foods founder and CEO John Mackey’s Wall Street Journal opinion piece in which, true to his libertarian beliefs he warned that health care reform would lead to a … [Keep reading >>]

Musical prodigy and International Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Lang Lang will be appearing at Zellerbach on the U C campus on Tuesday, August, 8 to … [Keep reading >>]

LANG LANG at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley!!!

The brilliant Chinese pianist discusses his amazing life and glorious art
with classical pianist Sarah Cahill. Lang Lang will also be signing copies
of his … [Keep reading >>]

One of the appalling revelations of U.S. government torture turns up in an AP/SF Chronicle article today [p A9]

A year after the Bush administration abandoned its harshest interrogation methods, CIA … [Keep reading >>]