Monthly Archives: August 2021

bill51923 This is just a short clip from a 1932 WC Fields movie that demonstrates all too well that the political thinking of Americans hasn’t changed much over the years.

AUGUST 26, 2021 (democracynow.org) Watch Full Show ListenMedia OptionsThis is viewer supported news. Please do your part today.DONATE TOPICS Afghanistan Militar Joe Biden GUESTS Jeremy CorbynBritish member of Parliament who served as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the opposition from 2015 to 2020. LINKS Jeremy Corbyn on Twitter… Continue reading →

August 26, 2021 California Public Banking Alliance (calpba@gmail.com) The California Public Banking Option Act (AB 1177) passed the Senate Appropriations today and now heads to the Senate floor for a vote as early as next week! AB 1177 has already passed the State Assembly and with today’s passage in the final Senate… Continue reading →

Imprint’s Green Ideas series begins with 20 short books by writers from Rachel Carson to Greta Thunberg it believes are ‘the classics that made a movement’ Alison Flood Thu 26 Aug 2021 03.00 EDT (theguardian.com) From Greta Thunberg to James Lovelock, publisher Penguin Classics has come up with a “new canon” of… Continue reading →

25 AUGUST 2021/SF POLITICS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) From Youtube stars to cannabis lobbyists to anti-mask Marin County yoga instructors, here are your nine options to vote for a Democrat in the upcoming California recall election — even though Newsom and many others are saying you should just leave that side of… Continue reading →

Tikkun Olam Films We’re excited to share the first trailer for Generation Green New Deal! We’re making a film about the historic youth-led movement to stop the climate crisis and transform America. Help us finish the film by contributing to our Indiegogo campaign: http://igg.me/at/generationgnd/

Katie Halper Marianne Williamson explores the connection between the personal and political and leads a meditation! Part of the #RadicalSelfCareforAll series that Katie Halper is doing because she is tired, in general, and also tired of self care being something for only the rich and famous. ***Please support The Katie… Continue reading →

Few Events – NOT back posting… *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .*** Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12  See Indybay  for many other listings of events. ARTICLES A. ‘Treaties… Continue reading →

Chesa Boudin, seen here in 2019, has said that his experiences visiting his parents in prison helped shape his political views. (Jim Wilson/New York Times) Opponents quickly seize on the moment MICHAEL BARBA Aug. 24, 2021 5:31 p.m. (SFExaminer.com) NEWS NEWSLETTER THE CITY Just when District Attorney Chesa Boudin and… Continue reading →

AUGUST 25, 2021 (democracynow.org) GUESTS Medea Benjamin co-founder of CodePink. LINKS Medea Benjamin on Twitter We look at the situation in Afghanistan, and pressure on Biden to stay longer, with CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who for years has called for an end to the longest war in U.S. history. “We… Continue reading →