U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in Washington, D.C. on September 30, 2021. (Photo: Greg Nash/AFP via Getty Images) “I don’t understand why he is allowing us, the American people, to suffer when he has the power… Continue reading
A new Guardian US series reports on a seemingly intractable crisis, and hears from those living on the edge in one of America’s richest states Sam Levin in Los Angeles@SamTLevin Tue 22 Mar 2022 (TheGuardian.com) When California shut down in March 2020, advocates for unhoused people thought the state might finally… Continue reading
Issued on: 23/03/2022 – 07:03 Text by: Sébastian SEIBT (France24.com) The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a surge of volunteer hackers, or hacktivists, battling on the digital frontline with Moscow. Groups such as Anonymous, Squad303 and Cyber Partisan have carried out several cyberattacks against Russian targets over the past few… Continue reading
Research on psychedelics, then and now, has been riddled with medical racism and exclusion. But that hasn’t stopped Black people from finding creativity and solace through such drugs. By Kali Holloway (TheNation.com) YESTERDAY 5:00 AM Dirty deeds and purple haze: In 1973, CIA director Richard Helms (left) ordered the destruction of records… Continue reading
by Street Blog Editors on March 21, 2022 (BeyondChron.org) Image: Becker 1999 This piece first appeared in Streetsblog USA A truly green new deal must focus on reducing the amount Americans drive, a new report argues — and doing so will take an unprecedented portfolio of investments into sustainable modes. In a new report from the… Continue reading
Bernie Sanders/Reader Supported News Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) greets reporters as he arrives for a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. November 1, 2021. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) 20 march 22 (rsn.org) There must be no ambiguity in acknowledging that what the whole world is seeing from Vladimir Putin’s war… Continue reading
The history of the scientific establishment in the US is full of great advances and abject horror stories. By BRUCE MIRKEN MARCH 21, 2022 (48Hills.org) We’ve all heard it. In the face of COVID and climate-change denial and antivax nonsense, progressives, liberals, and sane conservatives often respond: “Trust science!” It’s an understandable response, and… Continue reading
Public Bank East Bay publishes the first Viability Study for a regional public bank in California, providing a very promising model for other applicantsCalifornia’s Public Banking Act, AB 857, which took effect on January 1, 2020, requires that municipalities complete a “viability study” as a first step toward applying for a… Continue reading
NOT back posting on a regular basis Special appreciation to everyone who was able to attend in solidarity the 8th Angelversary of Alex Nieto Please hold the following activist in your thoughts… Cecile Pineda as she recovers from a stroke. Refugio Nieto as he heals from surgery Jackie Barshak as she is in treatment… Continue reading
Posted on March 21, 2022 by SF Forest Alliance (SFForest.org) The article below is essentially a sequel to the previous one. More Trees Being Cut Down in Sutro Forest and is also republished with permission from SutroForest.com ——————————————————– As readers of this site will know, a lot of trees are being felled in the portion of… Continue reading
