May 22, 2019 by Columbia Journalism Review Can we get this story right? Can we tell it whole? Can we connect the dots and inspire people with the possibility of change? by Bill Moyers At the recent “Covering Climate Now” in New York City, veteran journalist and broadcaster Bill Moyers… Continue reading
May 21, 2019 by Common Dreams “The drum is beating,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday, “and it is getting louder.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (C) gestures as Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) looks on during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol January 4,… Continue reading
MAY 16, 2019 (dailycal.org) COMMUNITY AFFAIRS: Campus should work with students instead of overturning their efforts to better Berkeley community ARIEL LUNG/SENIOR STAFF BY EDITORIAL BOARD | STAFFLAST UPDATED MAY 16, 2019 In the coming weeks, students moving out will have many items that could be donated directly to Berkeley’s homeless community,… Continue reading
May 13, 2019 by Common Dreams “How is this not breaking news on all channels all over the world?” by Jon Queally, staff writer It’s a “climate emergency.” Environmental campaigners stand on top of a DLR train at Canary Wharf Underground Station during the third day of a coordinated protest… Continue reading
5/17/2019 (via Mike Zint of First They Came for the Homeless on Facebook.com) Dear Friends and Supporters of Dorothy Day House: We are writing to urgently request that you write or call or e-mail the City Council and the Mayor telling them to provide full funding in the coming budget… Continue reading
Limited post of upcoming events. Not back posting on a regular basis. Please encourage groups you are involved in to post events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 Thank you to all who are posting there! Check Indybay for other events that might interest you. There are some important events coming up that are… Continue reading
Column MAY 16, 2019 (democracynow.org) By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan “Time is terribly short, but a strike can still succeed.” —John Bolton, in a March 26, 2015, New York Times op-ed headlined, “To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran” President Donald Trump campaigned as an isolationist, criticizing foreign military entanglements…. Continue reading
The Young Turks Published on May 11, 2019 How can we fix the American banking system? Cenk Uygur and filmmakers Zefrey Throwell, Josh Androsky, and Carlos Marroquin break it down on The Conversation. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Hosts: Zefrey Throwell, Josh Androsky, Carlos Marroquin Cast: Zefrey Throwell, Josh Androsky, Carlos Marroquin
Notre Sang – Our Blood 12 MAY | Esplanade du Trocadero, Paris (rebellion.earth) Blood and flowers covered the steps of Paris’ Esplanade du Trocadero. A terrifying and gut-wrenching message, but one XR rebels in France hope could not be expressed any clearer. Alongside the symbolic scene, rebels held banners warning of… Continue reading
