San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Ousted in Recall & L.A. Mayor Race Heads to Runoff

Democracy Now! Jun 8, 2022 Progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was ousted by voters Tuesday in a special recall election, after facing well-funded tough-on-crime attacks by the real estate industry. “He made enemies with very, very deep pockets,” says Lara Bazelon, professor at the University of San Francisco… Continue reading

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY’S MOST PASSIONATE SPEECH

MeidasTouch Jun 7, 2022 Actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, in a plea for the nation to put politics aside and take action to save lives. Donate to MeidasTouch: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mei… Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on… Continue reading

BOOK: “LET’S AGREE TO DISAGREE: A CRITICAL THINKING GUIDE TO COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, AND CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY”

Let’s Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy by Nolan Higdon, Mickey Huff  In an age defined by divisive discourse and disinformation, democracy hangs in the balance. Let’s Agree to Disagree seeks to reverse these trends by fostering constructive dialogue through critical thinking and critical media… Continue reading

Book: “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era”

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era by Gary Gerstle  The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism… Continue reading