“Many of the newspapers printed his smear sheet,” ex-WV Dem. gubernatorial nominee Charlotte Pritt says about Manchin allegedly pushing GOP ads that she was for teaching first graders about condoms Status Coup June 29, 2021 (stauscoup.substack.com 5 As the liberal punditariat on cable news and Twitter shriek louder for West… Continue reading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of the Politics series BASIC FORMS OF GOVERNMENT POWER SOURCE showDemocracy (rule by many)showOligarchy (rule by few)showAutocracy (rule by one)showAnarchism (rule by none) POWER IDEOLOGY showMonarchy vs. republicshowAuthoritarian vs. libertarianshowGlobal vs. local POWER STRUCTURE showUnitarismshowClient stateshowFederalismshowInternational relations Politics portal vte Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the… Continue reading
By Gary Ferdman and Myriam Miedzian | April 21, 2021 (tikkun.org) In a recent Public Radio interview Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Dean of the Howard University School of Divinity, expressed enthusiasm about the historical coalition which brought to the Senate Georgia Black candidate Raphael Warnock and Jewish White candidate Jon Ossoff. It is “a reminder. . . that African… Continue reading
American Gadfly A decade since his last campaign, 89-year-old former senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convinces him to run for president one last time. Through the senator’s official Twitter account, the “Gravel teens” embark on an unlikely adventure to… Continue reading
By ZEN SOO June 24, 2021 (APNews.com) People queue up for last issue of Apple Daily at a newspaper booth at a downtown street in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper has published its last edition. Apple Daily was forced to shut down Thursday… Continue reading
By ASSOCIATED PRESS JUNE 24, 2021 (LATimes.com) Chief Leonard Crow Dog, a renowned spiritual leader and Native American rights activist who fought for sovereignty, language preservation and religious freedom and who helped lead the 71-day Wounded Knee occupation, has died at 78. Crow Dog died June 6 at Crow Dog’s Paradise… Continue reading
Posted on June 25, 2021 by SF Forest Alliance (sfforest.org) Of course it’s no surprise to any of our readers that eucalyptus stands are an excellent resource for nesting birds. A colony of double-crested cormorants nests (or did nest) near Lake Merced; great horned owls nest in eucalyptus trees in Glen Canyon and Golden Gate… Continue reading
The Rational National Anti-war champion and former U.S. Democratic Senator for Alaska Mike Gravel has passed away at the age of 91. === Support the show at http://TheRationalNational.com/Join Donate Directly at http://PayPal.me/daviddoel Tip at https://streamlabs.com/therationalnat… ‘Join’ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo9o… Follow David Doel at http://twitter.com/DavidDoel Follow The Rational National at http://twitter.com/TRNshow Follow… Continue reading
San Francisco Public Bank Coalition advocates rallied as the Board of Supervisors considered supporting the creation of a public banking charter in 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner) Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, momentum was building for San Francisco to create its own public bank where The City could be in… Continue reading
Free Assange! Stop the Extradition! Drop the Charges! Saturday, June 26, 2021 2:00pm – 4:00pm Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California 1433 Madison St. (Between 14th & 15th Streets)(nr. Lake Merritt BART)Oakland Livestream: Home Run for Julian – Assange Defense Admission $10 – $20 – sliding scale at door / no one turned away… Continue reading
