More Perfect Union Joe Biden says he isn’t sure if he has authority to cancel student debt. So we asked Eileen Connor, a debt expert at Harvard Law School. She says the law couldn’t be any clearer. He does. He could do it today—and bring immediate relief to 43+ million… Continue reading
The #ForceTheVote debate is about how to hold members of Congress accountable — not whether to do so. Stephanie Nakajima February 13 2021 (theintercept.com) Hundreds of activists stage a demonstration for Medicare for All at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York on Jan. 15, 2017. Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket… Continue reading
DSecurity fencing around the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2021. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images The bill is the most crucial legislation considered by Congress in decades and would change the core structure of U.S. politics. Jon SchwarzFebruary 14 2021 (theintercept.com) SINCE THE 117TH Congress was convened on… Continue reading
“The final and absolute test of good government is the well-being and contentment of the people — not the extent of empire or the abundance of the revenue and the trade.” BY MARIA POPOVA (brainpickings.org) The polymathic British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (January 8, 1823‐November 7, 1913) is best known as the… Continue reading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rush Limbaugh Limbaugh in 2019 Born Rush Hudson Limbaugh IIIJanuary 12, 1951Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. Died February 17, 2021 (aged 70)Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Occupation Radio hostpolitical commentator Years active 1967–2021 Spouse(s) Roxy Maxine McNeely(m. 1977; div. 1980)Michelle Sixta(m. 1983; div. 1990)Marta Fitzgerald(m. 1994; div. 2004)Kathryn Rogers (m. 2010) Relatives Limbaugh family Awards Five-time Marconi Award winnerNational Radio Hall of Fame (1993)NAB… Continue reading
While still years away from reality, the bank could eventually help the city fund affordable housing and green infrastructure. by Benjamin Schneider • 01/27/2021 (SFWeekly.com) San Francisco’s budget may not be what it used to be, with major budget cuts due to COVID-19 and the ensuing economic fallout. But the city government remains… Continue reading
In the early statehood era, the “free state” of California allowed multiple forms of slavery, posing difficult questions for how to honor that history. by Benjamin Schneider • 02/04/2021 (SFWeekly.com) In the 1850s, Los Angeles was a dusty outpost in the sparsely settled southern half of the young state of California. Amidst all… Continue reading
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People’s History of Ancient Rome by Michael Parenti Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched… Continue reading
February 15, 2021 (info@ourrevolution.com) Our Revolution is building a more progressive party at all levels – and in California, we partnered with the Progressive Delegates Network in endorsing candidates (including over 100 Our Revolution members) for assembly district delegates in the California Democratic Party’s ADEM statewide elections. The results are still being tallied,… Continue reading
