Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
We miss you Edwards…
Edwards suspended his bid for presidency yesterday, in the lower ninth ward in New Orleans, a place that shares visions of hope and that starkly lies in contrast to the richer whiter areas of New Orleans (a place that defines Edwards “two Americas” theme). He started his campaign there too, so this was symbolic, and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in culture,obsession2008 by anjali
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
los beautiful views of los angeles
(photo taken by jslander via flickr) Beauty has surrounded my drives in los angeles this week. This month I’m working at several clinics, some of which only serve HIV+ patients (I’m absolutely loving working with HIV positive patients!). My relatively traffic-free drives take me past the east side of Los Angeles, so I’ve been travelling [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in los angeles by anjali
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Obama’s foreign policy flawed, not one of “hope” and “change”
Would it make sense to cut off all medical supplies and all roads to all Americans if American president Bush was bombing other countries? No. They why does it make sense to so many Americans that Israel can choke off Palestine completely (of all medical aid, supplies, roads, and other important needs) because Hamas is [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in middle east,obsession2008,palestine by anjali
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
John Edwards leads in informal poll of Los Angeles progressives
Dick Price and Sharon Kyle of the Northeast (Los Angeles) Democratic Club, sent out an informal survey to a few hundred Los Angeles progressives recently, and almost 500 folks returned it, showing Edwards in the lead (at a time when an LA Times/CNN/Politico poll showed Clinton leading among California Dems). Dick and Sharon aren’t pollsters, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in california,los angeles,obsession2008,politics,press this by anjali
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Where shall we build a school? Right near the freeway, dear…
Just a few days ago I was discussing the woes of Los Angeles’ near-freeway-construction with a colleague, and we were thinking about health and the built environment. We’ve known for a while that LA Unified School District schools have often been built dangerously close to freeways. And now good news arrives: Making broad pronouncements about [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in education,los angeles,right to the city,sustainability by anjali
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
“If Gaza is the world’s biggest prison, this is the world’s biggest prison break”
“If Gaza is the world’s biggest prison, this is the world’s biggest prison break.” – a reporter I heard about the massive break through the GazaStrip/Egypt border wall by Palestinians earlier today and couldn’t believe the radio. I knew that Israel had placed tighter restrictions on movement of food, fuel, and necessary medical supplies to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in healthcare access,nonviolent resistance,palestine,press this,right to the city,state-sponsored violence by anjali
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
NAFTA, the mexican campesino, the american worker, and Obama, Clinton, and Edwards
This year, the final stops will be pulled, and NAFTA will be the great train derailing everything in sight. On 90.7FM (KPFK) in Los Angeles, I heard a wonderful interview (can’t remember who it was with) but essentially, this is what’s happening — we’re pulling the final stops on any restrictions (tarriffs, etc) on our [...]
No Comments » - Posted in corporations,food policy,immigration,intl trade & econ,labor,obsession2008,press this by anjali
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Not just a coincidence: where’s Edwards’ coverage by the press?
Jed has a great analysis of the systemic exclusion of discussion of John Edwards by the mainstream media — both before the Iowa Caucuses and even AFTER the caucuses, when Edwards came in 2nd place! It’s a great piece and is quite convincing, whether or not you are an Edwards supporter. Thoughts?
No Comments » - Posted in corporations,obsession2008,press this by anjali
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
The Los Anjalis punditry on the Iowa Caucuses
Here’s to a beautiful 2008! Happy new years folks. More on my thoughts on the turning of the year in an upcoming post, but first, here are some quick thoughts on the Iowa Caucuses (on the Dems side, Barack Obama won 38%, John Edwards 30% and Hillary Clinton 29%): Something really phenomenal happened here, and [...]
