Monthly Archives: October 2017

Published on Friday, October 20, 2017 by In These Times The Democrats are not just gaining voters. They are gaining activists determined to transform the party. “The great and transformational movements of the past — the radical Democrats of the Revolutionary War era, or the abolitionists of the 19th century, or the 20th-century labor movement, or the black freedom movement, or the women’s movement, or the movements for personal rights included under the LBGTQ acronym — all scored their successes because… Continue reading →

10/20/2017 (Occupy.com) In his recent report, “Reversing Inequality: Unleashing the Transformative Potential of an Equitable Economy,” Chuck Collins explores the structural dimensions of inequality in the U.S. and proposes fundamental changes to “rewire” the economy. It’s a long article, but worth reading because it describes the systemic problems of the U.S. economy… Continue reading →

10/20/2017 (Occupy.com) Next year, a random sample of the 300,000 residents of Stockton, a port city in California’s Central Valley, will get $500 per month ($6,000 a year) with no strings attached. It’s the latest test of a policy known as basic income, funded not out of city revenues but by individual… Continue reading →

10/17/2017 (Occupy.com) The battle for net neutrality heats up this month as groups including Demand Progress, Free Press and Fight for the Future ramp up nationwide actions under the banner of a new coalition: Team Internet. Allying with the group are companies like Netflix, Etsy, Foursquare, Kickstarter, Reddit, Tumblr, Upworthy, and Vimeo, among… Continue reading →

October 12, 2017 (SFGate.com) Photo: Jeff Chiu, Associated Press.  In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, United States Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Feinstein, a veteran California Democrat, said Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, … more   It’s not just Republicans — who lack a serious… Continue reading →

OCT. 13, 2017 (NYTimes.com) Photo Men rounded up by the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, this week. They were arrested “on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation,” a United Nations official said. CreditBeawiharta/Reuters GENEVA — United Nations officials on Friday condemned the recent mass arrests of gay and transgender people in… Continue reading →

Get your copy of Joss Sheldon’s radical new novel today… Our three heroes are born on three adjacent beds, a mere three seconds apart. United by a shared nature, they often feel each other’s emotions, as if those emotions are their own. When a fire burns through their homes, killing… Continue reading →

“This doesn’t bring the party together. It deepens the divide at a time we need all hands on deck.” “I’m concerned about the optics, and I’m concerned about the impact,” said James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/cc) October 19, 2017 (CommonDreams.org) Sparking concerns that party leadership… Continue reading →

“If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights, or in a war against poverty, then whatever we do will be of no meaning because then we will have the equality of extinction.” The Mississippi State Capitol in downtown Jackson. (Photo: Shutterstock) October 19, 2017… Continue reading →

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