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Mao Tse-tung

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    May 31, 1995

    One World, Under Gorby

    Gorbachev Foundation prez Jim Garrison has something special in mind for San Francisco in September, an international palaver at the Fairmont Hotel. After that, a seat for himself in the U.S. Senate. And then, who knows? Chancellor of the world?

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    January 31, 1996

    Blowing Smoke, Breathing Fire (Part II)

    The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

  • Calendar

    October 31, 2007

    Comrades, Come Rally

    The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Beheadings and Dead Microphones

    KNBR's new owners try to adjust to big-market radio

  • Culture

    October 12, 2005

    The Nuclear Option

    An original opera about the makers of the atomic bomb fails to ignite

  • Culture

    September 14, 2005

    At the Fringe

    Chloe Veltman's roundup of the notable in this year's wacky stage fest

  • News

    February 21, 2001

    Who Is Clint Reilly, Really?

    He's running for mayor again, and this time he wants to define himself, before his enemies do it for him

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    The Revolution is Canceled

    How the grand plan for district elections could backfire

  • News

    April 26, 2000

    Comrades of the People's Republic

    While traveling in China, our writer explores that country's increasing sexual freedom

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    Spiritual CULTivation

    In China, Falun Gong practitioners are beaten and persecuted, so the U.S. is granting them asylum. But is this movement as harmless as it seems?

  • Calendar

    November 25, 1998

    Real Astrology

    For an Unreal World

  • News

    August 12, 1998

    Dog Bites

    For an Unreal World

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Tibetmania!

    For an Unreal World

  • Calendar

    December 25, 1996

    Slap Shots

    For an Unreal World

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    'We're Fans of Mao and Stuff Like That!' San Francisco Commies Gather to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of People's Republic of China.

    Whatever you say, comrade​Where in the world, you may wonder, do people still avow unqualified love of Mao Zedong, the late Chinese dictator? Even the current leaders of the communist state he founded have come to revile policies -- among them government-created famines and political purges -- whi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    He What?

    Whatever you say, comrade​Where in the world, you may wonder, do people still avow unqualified love of Mao Zedong, the late Chinese dictator? Even the current leaders of the communist state he founded have come to revile policies -- among them government-created famines and political purges -- whi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2010

    When a Sunflower Is Not a Sunflower

    Whatever you say, comrade​Where in the world, you may wonder, do people still avow unqualified love of Mao Zedong, the late Chinese dictator? Even the current leaders of the communist state he founded have come to revile policies -- among them government-created famines and political purges -- whi ... More >>

  • Music

    February 9, 2011

    Bouncer: Probing the Origins of Mao Worship and MacBooks at Red's Place

    Whatever you say, comrade​Where in the world, you may wonder, do people still avow unqualified love of Mao Zedong, the late Chinese dictator? Even the current leaders of the communist state he founded have come to revile policies -- among them government-created famines and political purges -- whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Bouncer Ponders Mao and MacBooks at Red's Place

    ​One thing that has always puzzled me about Chinatown is the preponderance of Chairman Mao-related things that are for sale: busts, paintings, photos, tea towels -- he is second only to Hello Kitty in ubiquity. Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't most Chinese people who made it to the U.S. hat ... More >>

  • Music

    December 21, 2011

    Bouncer Talks Occupy with The Man at Sutter Station

    ​One thing that has always puzzled me about Chinatown is the preponderance of Chairman Mao-related things that are for sale: busts, paintings, photos, tea towels -- he is second only to Hello Kitty in ubiquity. Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't most Chinese people who made it to the U.S. hat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Ron Paul Says He Didn't Create Offensive "China Jon" YouTube Video

    GOP presidential hopeful has done some crazy shit in his past, as we've noted here before, but his campaign claims he never released this offensive YouTube video about ex-Utah Gov. Jon Hunstman, showing him dressed as the Communist leader Mao Zedong. Paul's campaign filed a lawsuit in San Francisco ... More >>

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