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Why I pick lettuce for the Black Panthers

By Novella Carpenter — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

I worry that Alice Waters' crusade for local, seasonal food isn't reaching the people who really need it.

Mr. Ruckus

By Bill Katovsky — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

John Sellers climbed the Sears Tower to protest nukes and unfurled an anti-logging banner over the Golden Gate. The left's Merry Prankster talks.

Rise of the new black leaders

By Chris Thompson — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

A new generation of black politicians is striving to put racial patronage and civic corruption behind it, and unite an increasingly diverse nation.

I saved my planet in San Francisco

By Katharine Mieszkowski — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

While the Bush administration fiddles and the world burns, mayors from around the world gather in the city by the bay to confront "the biggest challenge in the history of our species."

The charter school challenge

By Jonathan Schorr — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Notes from two pioneering California charter schools -- one a success story, the other a failure.

Disaster drill

By Mary Roach — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Where's the virile firefighter who's supposed to cut off my clothes?

California makes its choices

By Fiona Morgan — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Money talks as voters say no to gay marriage, yes to cracking-down on juvenile crime and maybe to more money for schools.

A Black Panther's last hurrah

By Kate Coleman — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

David Hilliard wants to win an Oakland City Council seat by flogging the legacy of the group that still haunts the city. His failure to gain support shows how little the Panthers matter to its future.

Who killed Betty Van Patter?

By David Horowitz — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

A letter from an old friend stirs up passions from one of the most disturbing, yet little-known, crimes of the New Left era. It happened exactly 25 years ago.

Bradley: I'm still the underdog

By Anthony York — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Bill Bradley stunned the political world by raising more money in the last three months than had Al Gore -- but he's not about to claim front-runner status.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Jerry Brown swaps race politics for results; is it time to outgrow George Carlin?

Jerry Brown shakes up Oakland's black political establishment

By Joan Walsh — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

The hard-charging mayor challenges an entrenched bureaucracy -- and a racial spoils system.

True prime

By Andrew O'Hehir — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

He may be pushing 70, but Clint Eastwood just hit his stride with 'True Crime'.

My dinner with Jerry

By Joan Walsh — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Charming Hostess

By Douglas Wolk — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine

"progressive" education

By David Horowitz — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

LEFTISTS, DUCKING THE HARSH TRUTHS OF HISTORY
AND THEIR OWN MISTAKES, KEEP LIONIZING
THUGS LIKE THE BLACK PANTHERS.

The Rat Bite

By Aggie Max — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

A welfare mother's tragicomic tale of life in the system.

Poverty is boring

By Suzette Lalime — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Aggie Max, author of "The Last Resort: Scenes from a Transient Hotel," says it's not just the lack of money that makes escape nearly impossible it's the culture of poverty.

The SALON Interview: Jerry Brown

By Fred Branfman — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT

Moving toward the abyss