I support Ralph Nader’s independent campaign for president, but I will not be voting for him. My support for his candidacy doesn’t come from a belief that he’d be a good president ““ in fact, I think he would not be much of a president at all. What he might be able to do, however, […]
Author Archives: Antonio Raimundo
Curb extreme parking enforcement
Last Thursday I woke up to find a parking ticket on my car’s windshield, something not too uncommon in our cramped Westwood. But what was remarkable was that I was parked in my own driveway. And I was not alone. Finding a space on these streets is already difficult ““ and now we can’t even […]
Bush interview incredibly typical
On Sunday morning, in an interview with Tim Russert on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Bush attempted to reestablish his credibility. He failed. Russert focused on questions regarding U.S. pre-war intelligence on Iraq and the U.S. economy ““ two areas where Bush’s credibility has recently taken a beating. In late January, U.S. Weapons Inspector David […]
New medicare plan cripples future generations
The new Medicare law is a bait and switch. Congress and President Bush claim the law will make the health care system better, but in actuality it may destroy it. This change is a real problem for America’s elderly. And it will be an even greater problem for generations X and Y in the coming […]
Court must ban barbaric practice of executing minors
The Supreme Court announced this week that it will soon hear a new case, Roper v. Simmons, regarding the constitutionality of executing minors. For years, the high court has tacitly approved of executing teenagers who were at least 16 years old when they committed their crime by allowing states to set their own minimum age […]
Prop. 56 would help budget pass
Proposition 56 just might be the law that will save California. This March, Californians will vote on several different propositions; the most important of which is surely this one. It so significant because it could very well solve a root cause of our current budget crisis ““ one so serious it turned state politics on […]
Fix problems on Earth before heading into space
A friend of mine told me a new joke is going around in Italy about the Bush administration’s new outer space plans: “The Americans are sending people to Mars to make sure it’s red.” George W. Bush will soon officially announce his vision for NASA, the centerpieces of which will be a human settlement on […]