Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, toons and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on Peters/Davis’ disappointing TPP vote, wage theft in the restaurant industry, Uber’s labor situation, hate in Charleston, the Chargers stadium dilemma, vocabulary for haoles, Trump 2016, girls social clubs in Logan Heights, saying no to ALEC in SD, vacation rentals, a Qualcomm exec going to jail, the Maya at the NAT, lifeguards getting screwed out of benefits, and lots more grassroots news and progressive views.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Representatives Peters, Davis Disappoint on Trade Bill
SDSU/CPI Study Finds Wage Theft, Labor Law Violations and Discrimination in Local Restaurants
A Blow to the Contract Labor Economy: California Says Uber Drivers Are Employees
Charleston Church Murders: A Premeditated Act of Hate and Terror
Mayor Looks to the NFL in Chargers Stadium Dilemma
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
The Clinton Playbook: Taylorism on the Campaign Trial
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
“The Way” Won’t Cut It
Don’t We All Have the Right to be Left Alone?
Protecting Mauna Kea by Will Falk
Protecting Mauna Kea: Vocabulary for Haoles
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
Vote for Fear and Hate in 2016
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia (Editorial Cartoon)
Texas Lifeguard?
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Underwater
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia (History)
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Girls Social Clubs and Signs of the Coming Occupation
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: June 7-13
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
When ALEC Comes to Town, Just Say “No!”
By Francine Busby
Vacation Rentals in San Diego
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
Qualcomm Exec Gets Jail Time for Insider Trading
By John Lawrence
Lessons to Be Learned from The Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed at San Diego Natural History Museum
By Jeeni Criscenzo
It’s Not Right: San Diego Life Guards Do Not Receive the Same Health Coverage as Firefighters
By Ed Harris / The OB Rag
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Dominican Republic to Be ‘Socially Cleaned’ On June 16th
By gjohnsit / Daily Kos
New Retirement Ballot Proposal: The Language of Cuts
By Bill Raden / Capital & Main
Someone Finally Polled the 1% — And It’s Not Pretty
By Aurianda / Daily Kos
The Trouble With (Needless to Say) Distractingly Sexy Girls
By Abby Zimet / Common Dreams
The Border Patrol’s ‘Culture of Impunity’
By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams
Ronald McDonald’s Unhappy Meals
By Jill Richardson / OtherWords
Brent E. Beltrán
Latest posts by Brent E. Beltrán (see all)
- Looking Back at the Week: October 21-27 - October 28, 2018
- Looking Back at the Week: October 14-20 - October 21, 2018
- Looking Back at the Week: October 7-13 - October 14, 2018
