Published on Jul 19, 2017 “People are not seeing what’s going on. We’re talking thousands of civilian dead.” [Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW] In May, FRONTLINE filmmaker Martin Smith and his team were the only foreign journalists given permission to enter Yemen, the country that’s home to what the United Nations… Continue reading
Petition by Chris Schildt To be delivered to Berkeley City Council, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, Linda Maio, Cheryl Davila, Ben Bartlett and 4 other targets (click here to see more) We demand that the city of Berkeley take action and stop prohibiting porta potties at homeless encampments. There are currently 160 signatures. NEW goal –… Continue reading
Berkeley talks about helping the homeless but it seems beyond the city’s ability to provide a modicum of dignity to its residents who have the least. July 18, 2017, (berkeleyside.com) By JP Massar and Debbie Notkin JP Massar is a housed Berkeley activist working to eliminate homelessness, the surveillance state and… Continue reading
Oakland gives $57 million in taxpayer dollars to Wall Street banks every year in interest and fees, while many people in Oakland cannot afford water, food, or housing. Oakland can create it’s own Public Bank to hold taxpayer money, and INVEST in what the community needs. www.friendsofpublicbankofoakland.org Video: Maren Poitras… Continue reading
The Blue Bear, looking in the window of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. (Photo by Joel Gillman | Flickr CC 2.0) July 19, 2017 (billmoyers.com) This post originally appeared at Exposed by CMD. Denver’s massive Blue Bear will be peering in the windows as US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos headlines the 44th American Legislative Exchange Council… Continue reading
May 2, 2016 (powersforthepeople.net) During this political season, we have heard a lot about too-big-to-fail banks, corporate greed, politicians on the take, bad trade deals, inequality and … starting a revolution to save the middle class. Just over 100 years ago, at the dawn of the first American Progressive Era,… Continue reading
As the Republican healthcare bill collapses, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’ll now try to push through legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act and wait until after the 2018 midterm elections to propose a replacement. Meanwhile, proponents of a single-payer healthcare plan are organizing to urge Congress not… Continue reading
Homeless activist Mike Lee, (standing, center) addresses neighbors at Councilman Ben Bartlett’s town hall meeting on Saturday, July 15, at the South Berkeley Community Church. Photo: Natalie Orenstein July 28, 2017 (berkeleyside.com) On Saturday, about 100 people showed up to an “emergency town hall” called by Berkeley Councilman Ben Bartlett… Continue reading
A mere sample of one of Julie Zberg’s “Welcome to Mayor Ed Lee’s Zombie Nation” Facebook page. July 17, 2017 (sfist.com) A person going by the name Julie Zberg allegedly created a Facebook page called “Manpiles of SF” in order to denigrate the homeless she sees around her neighborhood. We don’t know… Continue reading
