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Thursday, August 23, 2007 :The sacking by President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa of his deputy health minister, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, has produced outrage amongst AIDS activists in South Africa and consternation among political commentators internationally. The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), the main organisation that has fought for AIDS drug treatment in South Africa, said, “This is a dreadful error of judgement that will harm public health care and especially the response to the HIV e...

A Public Records Act request to the SCPD on its City Hall activities during the "Respect the Constitution" Sleep-Out at City Hall last week and a Visit to the Sunday American Civil Liberties Union fundraiser in search of local civil liberties are coming up....

Bill Martinez, an attorney specializing in US - Cuba exchanges, discusses Michael Moore's trip to Cuba for filming for "SICKO". Martinez arranged the trip and accompanied Moore as an attorney and patient. He discusses his Cuban health care experience along with the legal issues involved....

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 :After more than three years of controversy and downsizing, the closure of Martin Luther King Jr.—Harbor Hospital is a blow to the health care needs of hundreds of thousands of residents in South Central Los Angeles, Watts, Compton and other communities of the working poor of Los Angeles. Following an unfavorable report by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (USCMMS), the administrators of Martin Luther King Jr....

In a historic move, concerned citizens from across the country are converging upon New Orleans for the second anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Celebrities, dignitaries, and people from all walks of life are donating their time to BE PRESENT and send a clear message to the government to rebuild the Gulf Coast now. Please note these two important dates:...

Police cite homeless woman for the crime of sitting in a wheelchair, on a public sidewalk, talking to friends. Jeeeeez!...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 : Two weeks ago, Randy Shaw predicted that one lasting impact of this year's budget fight in Sacramento is that it would convince Schwarzenegger to support nixing the supermajority vote requirement to pass the state budget....

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 :Peru’s central government has announced the deployment of troops to the cities of Pisco and Ica in the country’s south, citing the need to stop looting in the wake of the massive earthquake that struck last Wednesday evening. Fearing a social explosion, special forces patrols are already in Pisco, where 80 percent of all structures collapsed or have been damaged as a result of the quake....

Monday, August 20, 2007 : Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo was one of three civilian members of an APA task force that concluded psychologists were playing a “valuable and ethical role” in assisting the military. It was later revealed that that six of nine voting members were from the military and intelligence agencies with direct connections to interrogations at Guantanamo and elsewhere. At this weekend’s annual convention Dr. Arrigo exposed the inner workings of the group in an extraordinary speech...

One would think the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be the first to step up and in front and protect the constituents of Bayview Hunters Point. Not so the scum bags proved their worth when 9/11 happened exposing thousands to the worst type of toxic elements including Asbestos. And here in San Francisco they are not far from Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - but these vermin have done NOTHING much but whimper and cater to the needs of very corrupt politicians of course Lennar BVHP LLC...