350.org Lyrics: We are all your children If you hear us, join us now We’re gonna strike because the waters are rising We’re gonna strike because our people are dying We’re gonna strike for life and everything we love We’re gonna strike for you Will you strike for us? Watch,… Continue reading
YouTube Today, we’re announcing YouTube’s get out the vote campaign, #voteIRL, where together with the YouTube creator community, we’re helping get young people to the polls. Even though people are clearly following the election online, we want to make sure they get involved “in real life,” too. We believe in… Continue reading
August 9, 2018 (npr.org) ANYA KAMENETZF Lies My Teacher Told Me Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen Paperback, 446 pages purchase When I was a high school junior in New Orleans taking AP American history, my teacher assigned us a paperback book. Slim in contrast to… Continue reading
In her first extended broadcast interview in the United States, we spend the hour with Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has inspired millions across the globe. Last year she launched a school strike for the climate, skipping school every Friday to stand in front of the Swedish… Continue reading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned the 1890s to the 1920s.[1] The main objectives of the Progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption. The movement primarily targeted political machines and their bosses. By taking down these corrupt representatives in office, a… Continue reading
Bill removes profit motive from incarceration and marks latest clash in state’s battle with Trump over treatment of immigrants Darwin BondGraham in San Francisco Thu 12 Sep 2019 (theguardian.com) The private prison industry is set to be upended after California lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday banning the facilities from operating in the state…. Continue reading
September 11, 2019 by OtherWords The GOP hopes the S-word will scare you, but great public works projects transformed this country for the better. by Tim Butterworth Construction workers employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1942. (Photo: Shutterstock) From single-payer health care to climate change, the 2020 Democrats have ambitious… Continue reading
September 11, 2019 by Common Dreams “U.S. power should be measured not by our ability to blow things up, but to bring people together around our common humanity.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer The 9/11 attacks, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday, “began an era of endless war for our country… Continue reading
Home Uncategorized California’s Public Banking Act approved by State Senate! Next up: Assembly floor September 11, 2019 (publicbankinginstitute.org) California’s groundbreaking Public Banking Act, AB 857, was approved by the State Senate today with widespread support 25 Aye’s, 11 No’s. The bill now has 17 co-authors in addition to the two lead authors… Continue reading
The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned the 1890s to the 1920s. The main objectives of the Progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption. The movement primarily targeted political machines and their… Continue reading
