What Do I Know?

It seems like the whole world is full of governments trying to control their people and people taking to the streets in protest.  It's h...

I've seen mounted police around Venice Beach before, but I was a little surprised to see them as I crossed Lincoln at Rose.  Lincol...

Two really good talks over lunch going on now at the PATNet conference. Journalist (and Sociology PhD) Darwin Bond-Graham talked about h...

[UPDATE 3/30/12 - Hear protesters describe the Thursday night bust .] Sometimes you are at the right place at the right time.  As I got ...

Click to Enlarge [I set the timer wrong for this, it was supposed to be posted earlier.  Sorry.] After the redistricting board meeting...

Everyone is telling us what and how to think. "By cutting taxes, repealing regulations, balancing our budget and expanding domestic...

John Martin and Police Chief Mark Mew Chat at Break It's rare that a government passes a law to deal with just one person.  One pers...

Occupy group at Assembly Meeting I'm still trying to finish a post from the last Assembly meeting I attended last June (on the mayor&...

[Of course, you all know it doesn't have to be either-or.] What are some of the possible stories out there about the US financial cris...

I stopped by the Occupy Anchorage site today.  It was a chilly 5˚F (-15˚C) or lower.  There's an open side tent and three other tents on...