By Mark Lipman Money is an illusion. Nothing has proven this more than the recent Wall Street bailout of more than $800,000,000,000. This is money that doesn’t exist, yet there it is […]
Enough is Enough
The New President and The Depression
By Jim Smith In the days to come, Barack Obama may look back on his election victory as a mixed blessing if the economy continues its nose dive. At least, readers of […]
The Earl Newman Story
By Jim Smith Earl Newman was back in town last month for events in his honor at Danny’s Deli and Sponto Gallery. Newman has been living in Oregon for the past 35 […]
Prophecy: Can This Poet Restore America’s Dignity?
By J.C. Williams You see them all the time. The man with filthy, splitting shoes revealing blackened toenails, leaning on his shopping cart outside Alan’s Market or the Venice Library. The woman […]
Poetry
• The Statute of Limitations and the Oscar of Liberty – Swami X • We Are Venice – Mark Lipman • House Finches – Krista Schwimmer • Once again I am here at the beach to […]
Film Review: Vietnam: American Holocaust
By Karl Abrams This incredible historical-political documentary by Venice filmmaker Clay Claiborne is an eye-opening account of the horrors and atrocities of the Vietnam War. It depicts, scene-by-scene, how misguided, ignorant and […]
Meet the Venetians who have served on the Beachhead Collective during the past 40 years
1960s (Founders) Dora Bayrack Virginia Bohannan Phil Chamberlin Rick Davidson Carol Fondiller Jane Gordan Jay Jamieson Anna Haag John Haag Mary Kerbret Phil Melnick Bill Olive Jerry Wells 1970s Lee Balan […]
Gunman on Abbot Kinney Blvd. Kills Man, Shoots Woman in Face
By Jim Smith The Abbot Kinney Festival, Sept. 28, ended with a senseless murder at 9:20 pm as vendors and maintenance people were finishing the dismantling of hundreds of booths along the […]
Who Do You Love? – For President
In early September, the Beachhead put out a call to Venetians to write about their favorite candidate for President. Of the six candidates on the California ballot, no one responded supporting Bob […]
Vote for Ralph Nader
By Jim Smith I want to start this article about why you should vote for Ralph Nader by saying that I hope Barack Obama defeats John McCain. There is some difference between […]
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