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  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    State Might Have More Women, Minorities Than White Men in 2013 Congressional Caucus

    There's a decent chance that in 2013, white men will not rule California's congressional caucus for a change. Currently, 28 of California's 53 representatives are white men. Of the other 25, 19 are women, nine of whom are minorities, and six are minority men. Because of redistricting, handled by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    We Weren't Really Expecting Any Fresh Thinking About 'Online Piracy' From Obama, Were We?

    "This is a fundamental issue of America's economic competitiveness," Locke said of online piracy on Monday.​Commerce secretary Gary Locke issued a harsh condemnation of so-called music piracy in a speech in Nashville Monday. We'll spare you the details, but suffice it to say that Locke seemed to r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Do Those Bastards Owe You Some Money? Actually, They Probably Do. See How to Get Your Pound of Flesh Right Here.

    "This is a fundamental issue of America's economic competitiveness," Locke said of online piracy on Monday.​Commerce secretary Gary Locke issued a harsh condemnation of so-called music piracy in a speech in Nashville Monday. We'll spare you the details, but suffice it to say that Locke seemed to r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    The Jena 6 Need Robinson's Lawyer: SFTopNews 09.20.07

    "This is a fundamental issue of America's economic competitiveness," Locke said of online piracy on Monday.​Commerce secretary Gary Locke issued a harsh condemnation of so-called music piracy in a speech in Nashville Monday. We'll spare you the details, but suffice it to say that Locke seemed to r ... More >>

  • News

    May 18, 2005

    Student of Concern

    Will we be more secure -- or just less competitive -- if the government forces hundreds of thousands of international science students to get export licenses simply to look through a microscope?

  • News

    August 8, 2001

    Reading the Fed

    How long a recession, if the Federal Reserve adopts "Positively Outrageous Service" as an official slogan?

  • News

    September 27, 2000

    How to Kill a Nonprofit

    A federal audit reveals the waste and mismanagement that ruined a once-promising minority aid program

  • News

    March 1, 2000

    Fins

    Just when you thought it was safe to flag down the waiter, a storm brews over shark fin soup.

  • News

    February 18, 1998

    Net Loss

    How LatinoNet -- the poster child for Washington's attempt to empower the poor with technology -- wasted money and networked almost no one

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