by Joe Samagond | Jul 28, 2017 | General
Khosla: Intelligent, Cranky and Tone-Deaf Listening to Vinod Khosla can be a treat or cause you to wince. On the one hand, he is a successful entrepreneur who founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and more recently has been focused on Cleantech and niche tech startups...
by Joe Samagond | Sep 2, 2015 | Features
Indian voters handed a huge mandate to the BJP-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) coalition in 2014, reducing the ruling Congress-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) to near irrelevance. It was as much a vote for the BJP leader Narendra Modi’s promise of good...
by Joe Samagond | Sep 1, 2012 | Features, General
In 1994, lawmakers in California were pushing Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that would have prohibited undocumented individuals from using public services. That galvanized immigrant rights activists and a passive Latino electorate. It ultimately led to moving a...
by Joe Samagond | Jun 21, 2012 | Perspectives, Reflections, Viewpoint
When asked for his view on morality, Albert Camus, the French philosopher offered a simple answer—“If someone told me to write a book on morality, it would have a hundred pages and ninety-nine of them would be blank. On the last page I would write, ‘I recognize only...
by Joe Samagond | Feb 8, 2011 | Event Previews, Perspectives
No, The Democratic Party has changed completely since the days of the Clinton administration. I was a passionate Democrat in the 90s when President Clinton declared “the era of big Government is over” and constantly championed for “those who worked hard and played by...