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Poison in the Well: How Corporate Interests Shape the News

Poisoned at the Source by Art Young, The Masses, 1912 or 1913. †

Poisoned at the Source by Art Young, The Masses, 1912 or 1913. †

To great controversy, the ultra-rich and powerful owners of The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times directed staff at these two dailies not to endorse any candidate in the upcoming, highly contested presidential election, which is currently a dead heat.

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The San Francisco version of "thoughts and prayers"

Remains of an automobile that collided with a streetcar in front of City Hall, 1929.

Remains of an automobile that collided with a streetcar in front of City Hall, 1929.

Yet another person was killed crossing the street this morning—once again by a professional driver behind the wheel of a large vehicle.

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Politics Remains Local

It is just a couple of weeks until Election Day. I remain (professionally) focused on the San Francisco ballot—no choice in the matter, it’s my bread and butter1. That said, I did take a moment this evening to glance at the forecasts for the presidential election.

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