Are the Grapes of Wrath Growing in California's Vineyards?

When I read reports of huge numbers of ordinary Americans pushed into homelessness, I ask myself if the grapes of wrath once again growing in California's Vineyards.  The classic John Steinbeck novel, The...

Another Victory For Marijuana Reformers

Source: Atlantic Monthly  Rhode Island -- In the latest advancement for marijuana law reformers, the Rhode Island state legislature today legalized medical marijuana stores in the state, overriding Gov. Don Carcieri's (R) veto.The new law will take effect immediately....

Calif. Voters May Decide Pot Legalization In 2010

The Control, Regulate and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 is being pushed by pot activists who sense a positive shift in public sentiment toward the federally banned substance. A recent Field Poll found that 56 percent of California voters supported legalizing marijuana for...

Californians have much higher levels of flame-retardant in their blood

Looks like worries of an epidemic of Spinal Tap style spontaneous human combustions is out of the question for Californians.  A shocking report is released by journal Environmental Science &...

Judge blocks 10 percent Medi-Cal cuts

"LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has blocked a 10 percent cut in Medi-Cal payments to doctors, dentists, pharmacies and many other health care providers. The decision Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder...

TV's Ellen to wed actress partner

Ellen DeGeneres is to marry her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, after California lifted its ban on same-sex ceremonies.""I am announcing I am getting married," DeGeneres told the audience during a...

Californians bite bullet to save condor

Californian law makers are taking significant steps to prevent the potential extinction of the Condor. The law will actually protect the condor indirectly by outlawing the use of lead tipped bullets for hunting...

The Quest For Hollywood Cash & Caché :: MAXINE

"It’s a small pond with a lot of very big and influential fish. Hollywood political money, for some on both sides of the process, is more about position and stature than the value of the money and the power it...

Will America Survive To 2050?

"By 2050, the Census Bureau estimates 102 million Hispanics will live in America, heavily concentrated in the Southwest. The ethnic, linguistic and cultural reconquest of the American Southwest by Mexico is well advanced." Copy & Click this...

Anti-Immigration Groups On The Rise

*People are joining us so fast because they are frustrated with our government. They see all the wrangling, all the political posturing. I think people are fed up with the inaction of their government.*

The right for the whole world to own a piece of the American Dream

It may come as a terrible shock to some, but the whole world doesn't want a piece of the American Dream.

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