A Story I Didn’t Write and Why I Didn’t Write It
“I’m calling because I’m desperate,” she said. “I know you write stories like this.” The caller explained herself. “I have a woman…
Abe Osheroff Interview
A veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Abe Osheroff, 85, talks to AVA editor Bruce Anderson about fighting the fascists in Spain,…
The Specter of Inflation Haunts the Investor Class
The rivets are rattling, steam is escaping from the boilers, and the arrows on the dials are jiggling while the warning lights…
Thou Lingering Star
Last week Ellen Hartwell of Fort Bragg asked: “How can a lively, cognizant, compassionate ‘older’ woman find a suitable lover/companion in this…
National Notes (January 17, 2001)
Bill on Al Attending the annual Texas Monthly bash, George W. was asked what he and Bill Clinton had talked about in…
United Shuttle Flight #2023
The day begins inauspiciously. Then gets worse. Due to bad weather in San Francisco, all United Shuttle flights out of LAX are either canceled or delayed. My own flight is pushed back two hours…
Prime-Time Coup
Can you imagine if it was the other way round, and it was Bush who’d won the popular vote but lost the…
The Camera’s Eye
There are two categories of bad films: those which are awful from any perspective, and those that are bearable due to a soft spot in the viewer's heart for the subject matter, the cast, the setting, or the weapons…
Judge Lechowick, Indian Killer
This Friday (December 15) expect retiring judge Vincent T. Lechowick to order the dissolution and sale of the disputed Pinoleville Tribal land…
Altamont
Altamont, the name brings shudders to the powers that be on both sides. I've seen it trashed by people who should know…
Like, Wow, Man
Response to a letter encouraging me to read a study on marijuana: It seems like you're trying to give me a sales…
Striptease for the Trees
Westport & Albion, CA. Oct. 18, 2000. While Rush Limbaugh denounces her on his nationally syndicated show, bare-breasted poet/activist “La Tigresa” continues…