Spying on the government
A UC Berkeley geographer maps the secret military bases of the American West – where billions of dollars disappear into creepy clandestine projects. By A.C. Thompson (Cover photo by Lori Spears)
Web Exclusive: Upton Sinclair's California Bay Guardian editor and publisher Bruce B. Brugmann talks with Lauren Coodley, editor of The Land of Orange Groves and Jails, a collection of Upton Sinclair's writings.
Journalists under
fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests
from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links
to national and international organizations working for press
freedom
Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first
amendment issues. This week from the California First Amendment
Coalition: In an era when anyone with a computer and modem can
publish information that reaches thousands, who
is a "journalist"? The answer matters like never
before.
Bulbs of passion
J Mascis and Dinosaur Jr. plugged into the deepest fears of a generation and created a wailing, ugly, and unforgettable kind of pop rock. By Mike McGuirk
A date to rock
The Indigo Girls' Amy Ray goes back to high school for Prom. By Jimmy Draper
Let the truth sear 'um
Santa Cruz's Residual Echoes come through with rock revelations. By Keith Axline
