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Bob has been blogging since 2003 on progressive politics, the economy, renewable energy, cleantech, and antiwar matters. He helped organize antiwar protests from 2004-2007, some of which were massive. A registered Independent, his politics tend towards left-wing populism. He has lived in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco, currently splitting his time between San Jose and Utah. He is especially interested in issues that transcend party lines and bring people together.

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Articles By Bob Morris

Pivotal California State Senate Race in San Joaquin’s SD-5

Pivotal California State Senate Race in San Joaquin’s SD-5

By on 05/15/2012 in California, Elections 2012, Legislators, State Office with 0 Comments

Three seasoned, experienced politicians are running for SD-5 and a Democratic win could determine a Senate supermajority.

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City of Los Angeles Making Bumpy Transition to Clean Energy

City of Los Angeles Making Bumpy Transition to Clean Energy

By on 05/14/2012 in Arizona, California, Energy and Water, Legislation, Policy Reform, Utah with 0 Comments

How do power companies transition from dirty energy to clean energy while keeping the lights simultaneously? The L.A, the Department of Water & Power is finding out.

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Moderate vs. Conservative Republican in San Diego AD-77

Moderate vs. Conservative Republican in San Diego AD-77

By on 05/10/2012 in California, Elections 2012, Legislators, State Office with 5 Comments

  The upcoming primary in San Diego Assembly District 77 highlights the big changes in this year’s open primary season. It’s no longer just Republican vs. Democrat anymore, but candidates of the same party against each other as well as.

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Liberal Democrat Slugfest in Santa Barbara Senate Race SD-19

Liberal Democrat Slugfest in Santa Barbara Senate Race SD-19

By on 05/09/2012 in California, Elections 2012, Legislators, State Office with 3 Comments

In SD-19, we have the spectacle of two liberal Democrat candidates increasingly targeting the other while mostly ignoring the Republican.

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Americans Still Confused & Polarized Concerning Race

Americans Still Confused & Polarized Concerning Race

By on 05/08/2012 in Arizona, California, Nevada, News, Oregon, Utah with 2 Comments

Many in the US are unable to deal with concept of mixed race. Apparently you must only be one race. This misconception can reach ludicrous proportions, as we have witnessed in the debate surround the Trayvon Martin case.

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Control Fraud: The Looting of Corporations by a Few

Control Fraud: The Looting of Corporations by a Few

By on 05/07/2012 in Legislation, News, Policy Reform with 0 Comments

Control fraud is the deliberate plundering of an entity, be it business or country, by a tiny few at the top. It is done by changing or ignoring the rules.

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Water Wars: Green River Nuclear Power Plant

Water Wars: Green River Nuclear Power Plant

By on 05/04/2012 in Energy and Water, News, Utah with 22 Comments

Blue Castle Holdings wants to build the 3 gigawatt (GW) Green River nuclear plant in Utah. But nuclear requires large amounts of water.

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Saul Alinsky & Back of the Yards: A Pivotal Labor Strike

Saul Alinsky & Back of the Yards: A Pivotal Labor Strike

By on 05/03/2012 in Activism, Movements with 0 Comments

Saul Alinsky invented community organizing in Chicago in the 1930′s in the Back of the Yards. It changed organizing forever.

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The Wobblies: Early Warriors of the Labor Movement

The Wobblies: Early Warriors of the Labor Movement

By on 05/01/2012 in Activism, Movements, Organizations with 3 Comments

Rights we take for granted in the workplace are the result of ferocious labor battles from 1895-1940. The Wobblies were a central force.

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Southwest Water Wars: 8 Things To Know

Southwest Water Wars: 8 Things To Know

By on 04/30/2012 in Arizona, California, Energy and Water, Legislation, Nevada, Utah with 2 Comments

Thoughts on the eternal water wars of the Southwest region of the United States, because it’s simple: there isn’t enough water for all.

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