The Best of Politics 2016
Politically speaking, 2016 was a clown-car train wreck in slow motion. We try to bring you more of the clowns and less of the gore....
PoliticsA collection of 153 posts
White-Elephant Gift Ideas for Liberals
Are you stressing over what to bring to yet another awkward holiday party gift exchange?...
True Stories of Homelessness in San Francisco
We’re proud to be joining other SF Homeless Project partners for the second Homeless Day of Action....
I’m Still Not Your Black Friend
I think the most compelling aspect of an article I previously wrote for The Bold Italic, “I’m Not Your ‘Black Friend,’” was the only thing I didn’t write — the title....
Weirdest Job Openings in the Bay Area
November 2016 Edition....
What Goes through Your Mind the Week of Thanksgiving?
Sunday. While watching Obama pardon a turkey, you suddenly realize you don’t even have your Thanksgiving plane tickets....
The Going-Home-for-Thanksgiving Bingo Card
If you get five in a row, you probably grew up in a red state....
What’s on the Bay Area’s Mind?
Two things: weed and Trump. Since Election Day, the protests have been pretty much nonstop....
My Body Hates My IUD — But It Was Still Worth It
The doctor points to a tray full of dangerous-looking objects. They’re all really long and narrow and make it seem more like she’s trying to serve me as a shawarma than install a prophylactic....
Not-So-High Times: What It’s like Being a Weed Trimmer in the Underground Cannabis Economy
Every fall, thousands of young people from the Bay Area — many of them recent college graduates or underemployed folks looking for spare cash — hitch a ride north on 101 to work as trimmers for the marijuana farmers in the Emerald Triangle....
We Asked a Politics Professor to Explain What Your Life Might Look like under a Trump Presidency
Do you like free speech, reproductive rights or Obamacare? I have some bad news for you....
Berkeley High School Students Just Staged a Huge Walk-Out (Photos)
At 9:30 a.m. this morning, students from Berkeley High School in downtown Berkeley staged a walk-out in protest of Trump’s presidential victory last night....