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Legislative Whorehouse Everyday, corporations and special interests pump $2 million into Washington D.C., giving truckloads of campaign contributions and donations to political parties. And when politicians are elected, they remember the generosity and enact legislation that will benefit their donors. Welcome to the land where elected officials bend over and let corporations pull their hair and slap their ass. Welcome to the D.C Church of Cheddar Stacks, what us citizens know as “American democracy.”
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Wednesday, May 17 2006 11:32 AM

Half of our Budget According to the World Watch Institute, a global research think-tank, if the United States spent $36 billion in foreign aid and outreach programs, we could eliminate hunger and malnutrition worldwide. Instead, our government dumps billions into the military budget.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Wednesday, May 17 2006 11:18 AM

Nuclear Lingerie Know anything about the increasingly strained relationship between Iran and the U.S.? No, we didn't think so.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Tuesday, Mar 21 2006 5:56 PM

Students Give Passionate Vocal Performance They asked the audience to "touch me here!" They commanded them to "shut up...shut up!" They cleaned them with the "soap of the moon." They cried out with searing pain that "my entrails are burning." They lovingly remembered the woman with the "innocent flower face," and they told of moonlight that would make "fountains sob with ecstasy."
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Friday, Dec 2 2005 5:54 PM

Silicon Valley Growth Creates New Jobs for Students As Silicon Valley begins to recover, companies are creating more job opportunities for college graduates.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Thursday, Nov 10 2005 7:48 PM

Graduate Record Exam Will Be Extended and Overhauled The Graduate Record Exam (G.R.E.), a nationwide test used for graduate school admissions, will be extended and overhauled in hopes that the new format will provide a more accurate gauge of student’s abilities.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Thursday, Oct 27 2005 8:22 PM

Withdrawal from Iraq Raises Questions Some contend that troops should leave soon because U.S. military presence is increasing the possibility of a nuclear attack on America, and intensifying the civil war. Others argue that wanting to bring troops home now is an attitude fundamentally disconnected from the battleground, insisting that a premature withdrawal will plunge Iraq into escalated chaos.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Thursday, Oct 6 2005 8:50 PM

Soldiers Have Split Views Over War The split in soldiers’ views towards the war is an intensified mirror of the split in public opinion among American citizens.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Thursday, Sep 29 2005 7:24 PM

Hurricane Katrina's Economic Impact And while Bay Area trucking companies are the primary victims of the high cost of energy, many local transportation agencies remain unaffected, and in a few cases, optimistic. Yet economists here are cautious, and say it’s still unclear how much hurricane Katrina will directly affect the Bay Area Economy.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Thursday, Sep 15 2005 7:22 PM

Is an MBA Degree Worthless? Working professionals can spend 40 hours or more a week at their job, come home and do homework, then go to school seven hours straight each Saturday so they can earn an M.B.A. from SFSU. But there are prominent academics and top-tier executives who believe this degree won’t help boost their careers even a tiny fraction.
[ Story by Omeed Rafizadeh ]
Thursday, Sep 8 2005 7:09 PM