Op-Eds

"The more important question, however, is whether the overall level of funding for port security is sufficient to meet our nation's needs. Again, the answer is no."

"As the crises related to the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea mount, one might assume that the Bush administration and Congress would want to rally international support for established nonproliferation efforts. Instead, they have chosen this moment to throw them out the window with the proposed India-U.S. nuclear deal pending in Congress."

"My hope is that as Wachovia continues the acquisition process and develops long-term plans for this new market, it will take into account the needs and interests of Californians. Wachovia’s plans should specifically address the needs of low-income Californians and communities of color, who often lack access to quality, affordable financial services and products, and the needs of the bank’s new employees and new community. "

"On the sixth Earth Day under the Bush administration, it is past time to commit ourselves to putting the science back into our environmental policies, and returning to policymaking for the common good, not political pandering."

"Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt was in Oakland on Thursday, promoting the Republican Prescription Drug benefit. But without serious changes, he was just trying to put a happy face on a policy that was designed for the benefit of the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, not seniors and people with disabilities."

"The president and his advisers have tried to make this a question of whether we will defend our nation. This is misleading. Democrats and Republicans alike are committed to vigorously defending our nation."

"We believe Americans deserve a government at least as fair and as honest as they are."

"The only question is whether Iraq will be under permanent U.S. military occupation. If you are inclined to believe the president, we will be in Iraq, in his words “as long as necessary, and not a day longer.” Members of the Bush administration, including the president, have been at pains to dispel any notion that they have plans for a permanent military presence in Iraq."

"Just like the reckless provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), CAFTA will accelerate the pace at which jobs are outsourced overseas."

"It may come as a surprise, but millions of Californians are inadvertently supporting the Khartoum regime. The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is the nation's largest public pension fund and one of the biggest investors in companies that conduct business in Sudan and thereby benefit the Khartoum regime."