This fuzziness is not new of course. The securitisation of global economic networks stretches back decades with the United States wielding tools including dollar weaponisation and trade sanctions, as well as using capital for geopolitical gains. China’s past economic coercion of Australia and Vietnam is simply a borrowed play by a different team. Unsurprisingly, as … Read more
More than a century ago, miners claimed to have found two ancient mummies at what is now Yosemite National Park. The news spread like wildfire across America. A mummified woman — said to be a “giantess mummy” at almost 7 feet tall — was reported to be cradling a mummified child in her arms when … Read more
One of California’s most important historic landmarks is stuck on the corner of a busy intersection, hidden beneath a large mesh screen with iron gates surrounding all sides. Two of the first navel orange trees in the United States were planted in Riverside in 1873, setting off what is sometimes called the “second California Gold … Read more
For a city that’s about 2.2 square miles, there’s much to see and do in Nevada City — better known as California’s best-preserved Gold Rush town. Located about 150 miles northeast of San Francisco, Nevada City stands as an unparalleled depiction of a bygone era with an abundance of old structures, quaint watering holes and … Read more
A still from the new A24 Films movie “Civil War.” SFGATE politics reporter Alec Regimbal unpacks the film’s fictional military alliance between California and Texas. Courtesy of A24 Films Seemingly, the only thing California and Texas have in common these days is their disdain for one another. Forget our similar origins, rooted in an unflagging pioneer spirit … Read more
