By Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, satire, and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on: SCOTUS striking down Texas abortion law, Benghazi benshmazi, legalizing it, Trump-O, money for everything but the homeless, Brexit, Fringe Festival, the hunger strike against private prisons, restoring local canyons and lots of other inspiring (and sometimes depressing), grassroots news & progressive views from San Diego’s friendly, neighborhood, all volunteer, slightly funky, community news site.
San Diego Free Press Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Targeted Regulation of Abortion Provider Law
Benghazi Bombshells Go Bust: Committee Report Has Little to Say
Will California Legalize Marijuana in 2016?
Trump Gets the Big “O” and Other Fallacies
Will the Balboa Park Make-Over Include Rockscaping for the Homeless?
Bang! Pow! Boom! 2016 Independence Day Fireworks
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
2016 Summer Chronicles 2: Last Days of the Honeycreepers and Honeyeaters
City Heights: Up Close & Personal by Anna Daniels
A Tale of Two Stabbings in San Diego
My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
Yes, Some People Experiencing Homelessness Are Alcoholics
North of the Fence by Barbara Zaragoza (South Bay News)
Fourth of July In the South Bay … Plus This Week’s News
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Brexit
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán (Week in Review)
Looking Back at the Week: June 19-25
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
2016 San Diego International Fringe Festival
By Mukul Khurana
Hunger Strike Against Private Prison
By Mark Bartlett
GDP is a Poor Measure of Progress
By John Lawrence
Conservationists Seeking More Help From City To Restore Local Canyons
By Avital Aboody
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Chomsky: Corporate Globalization Is Not Inevitable
Interview by James Resnick / E-International Relations
On the 140th Anniversary of Custer’s Well-Remembered Demise, Why Is California Genocide Forgotten?
By Meteor Blades / Daily Kos
For Private Prison Companies, Orange Is the New Green
By Donald Cohen / Capital & Main
Tens of Thousands March in Mexico City in Support of Striking Oaxaca Teachers
By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams
Homicide Rate In Mexico Increases
By David Gagne / InSight Crime
Muslim and Gay
By Aaminah Khan / Yes! Magazine
‘Colonial Control Board’ to Take Over Puerto Rico’s Finances
By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams
Early Puberty In Girls Is Becoming Epidemic and Getting Worse
By Martha Rosenberg / AlterNet