Dear Musician friends, THE FLEA MARKET NEEDS YOU! As you may know, the Ashby Flea Market is opening up to a new generation of community and culture and independent businesses. We who love the market want to bring musical events to the market EVERY weekend. YOU ARE INVITED TO COME… Continue reading
May 30, 2017 (dailykos.com) Universal healthcare legislation such as HR 676 and California’s SB 562 offers so many great results. No premiums, co-payments or fees; essentially all medical conditions covered, and an underlying principle that every resident is entitled to health care. But it’s even better than that! One result… Continue reading
Published on Mar 15, 2012 In coordination with Occupy Wall Street West, the Occupy San Francisco Housing Coalition participated in the January 20, 2012 shutdown of the SF Financial District with a series of actions, this one outside Fortress, Inc, a One Percent hedge fund Corporation where housing activists presented… Continue reading
Spread the word. Another one has died. First they came for the homeless Tragedy strikes. We lost another occupier. Scud passed. We just got word. Please spread the word. Sarah Menefee I am heartbroken. What a loss, one of our brightest spirits. His father notified Carol Harvey who told me…. Continue reading
by James C. Scott, Princeton University Press, Oct 14, 2012 – Political Science – 200 pages James Scott taught us what’s wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the… Continue reading
In 2001, all we ever heard about in the media was how America was going to “free Afghanistan for democracy.” Sixteen years and several trillion dollars later, Afghanistan should be as free as a bird now, right? So I went to Expedia.com and clicked on “flight + hotel” to Kabul…. Continue reading
Homeless Action Center May 26, 2017 Last September, HAC’s Executive Director was selected to receive a 2016 Cal Wellness Sabbatical Award. This award makes it possible for Pattie to take a three-month sabbatical for relaxation, reflection and rejuvenation. It also provides HAC’s strong management team with the resources needed to… Continue reading
On Political Discussion: Politeness Rules From Aeon Magazine: Democracy needs politeness (May 16, 2017) Autocrats shouted, cursed, and bullied, while American revolutionaries used politeness as a tool of radical politics“Long before current fears about incivility in public life – before anxieties about Twitter-shaming and cable-news name-calling – politeness was very… Continue reading
Largest ransomware attack in history, made possible by abuse of power. Your machine is infected and infecting others, your files have been encrypted and you have a limited period of time to get them back: if you pay. By now everyone who’s been online or watching TV in the last few… Continue reading
