December 13, 2022, 3:11 pm 2 comments in the last 7 days.
6 Crucial Business Travel Tips.

Business travel is an essential business aspect. Traveling for business allows you to network with other industry professionals while meeting new people and connecting with prospective customers.

September 10, 2010, 4:30 pm 2 comments in the last 7 days.
9/11 Reflections Part 1: The Elephant and the Mosquito.

What happens when a mosquito bites an elephant? The answer to this question lies at the intersection between myth and reality. The Big Lies, Grand Illusions, and Great Myths of our age are stories of the elephant and the mosquito.

June 3, 2023, 6:13 pm 2 comments in the last 7 days.
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences.

Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a vote. Sanity lost in the House, 420-1. It lost in the Senate, 98-0. Barbara Lee’s lone vote for sanity remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world.

August 31, 2023, 1:21 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Creating Art: If It's Fun, It's Alive.

As I trek toward the Great Unknown, as life’s struggles seem to intensify, some odd questions keep recurring. Art — what is it again? Why does it matter? How does it matter? What does it mean to be “good” at it?

September 11, 2023, 3:10 am 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Dorece Sam: SLAPP Suits and Dirty Deals.

When you look at a gleaming new electric vehicle what do you see? We love our cars, that is not in question, and our new technologies- and lithium mining for batteries for these vehicles is where it all begins. There are problems of policy, of the enforcement of laws, and of environmental inequality and landscape destruction.

March 7, 2011, 9:07 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
General Strike Called in Wisconsin.

A general strike against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s program to eviscerate unions and social services is now a certainty. The only questions remaining about the strike are the timing and extent.

August 10, 2009, 12:25 am 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Group Says Downey Studios is a Dangerous Toxic Waste Dump.

Injured and ill-treated workers will come together to speak out against the injustices they say they faced as employees of Downey Studios and Kaiser Permanente Downey.

April 8, 2024, 10:09 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
No One Owns the Future.

Even the international condemnation of the Israeli devastation of Gaza often feels tepid. Noting that a total of 196 aid workers have so far been killed in Gaza’s six months of bombardment and starvation, Guterres said: “This is unconscionable. But it is an inevitable result of the way the war is being conducted.”

July 1, 2022, 4:27 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
OLCC Implores Congressional Representatives to Make Safe Banking a Top Priority Now.

Outdated federal barriers to banking services continue to severely impact the legal cannabis industry in Oregon and nationwide. The problem isn’t just about the convenience of engaging in daily banking transactions like any other business, but is a direct safety issue as cannabis businesses are known to have large amounts of cash. There is an urgent need to remove federal barriers that prevent legal cannabis businesses from obtaining access to banking.

February 18, 2022, 12:26 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
OLCC Reduces Backlog of Marijuana Licensee Cases.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s (OLCC) Administrative Hearings Division has significantly reduced the backlog of violation cases against OLCC marijuana licensees the Commission learned at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Commissioners also approved three stipulated settlements for violations committed by marijuana licensees.