Elliott Negin
Jun 27, 20185 min read
Judge Should Not Have Deferred to Congress, Executive Branch in Fossil-Fuel Climate Case
On Monday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by San Francisco and Oakland against the five biggest privately owned oil companies for...
Elliott Negin
May 3, 20186 min read
EPA Chief Pruitt Even Violates His Own Principles
With Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s job now hanging in the balance, it is a good time to recall that, just...
Michael Ventura / Art: Dan Hubig
Feb 18, 20187 min read
And Thy Right Hand Shall Teach Thee
Here We Go Yet Again… Nineteen years ago – May 28 1999 – The Austin Chronicle published a Letters At 3am column concerning the Columbine...
the Lunch Guys
Dec 21, 20177 min read
The Lunch Guys / Sexual Abuse, Al Franken & the Desire for 'Purity'
The Lunch Guys are: L to R, Randy Alfred (editor & writer), Dan Hubig (artist), Jeffrey Klein (former editor of Mother Jones & West...
Elliot Negin
Nov 30, 20176 min read
Hyping U.S. Missile Defense Capabilities Could Have Grave Consequences
In response to North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test, which flew higher and farther than any of its previous launches, President...
Jan Reid
Oct 31, 20174 min read
Spain's Troubles
Because my novel Sins of the Younger Sons delves into Basque separatism in Spain, several friends and readers have asked for my outlook...
Glen Martin / California Magazine
May 8, 20177 min read
Tesla Is Breaking Records Galore. But Is the Eco Hype Overblown?
One of the best ways to flaunt your Earth-hugging bona fides these days is to buy an electric car. It shows you’re willing to put your...
Krissy Eliot / California Magazine
May 8, 201711 min read
Ann Coulter at Berkeley: Untangling the Truth
It’s been about a week since Ann Coulter tried but failed to speak on the Berkeley campus, and the outrage continues unabated. Outrage...