… or this: why film-maker Michael Moore is confident of a Democratic midterm win Michael Moore also correctly predicted Donald Trump’s win in 2016 – against common judgment and political punditry. Photograph: Gary Calton/the Observer October 24, 2022 (info@editorial.theguardian.com) For the past month, the Academy award-winning documentary maker Michael Moore… Continue reading
Written by Mike Ege Published Sep. 28, 2022 • 2:28pm (sfstandard.com) Ballots are sorted after arriving at San Francisco Department of Elections in City Hall on Gubernatorial Recall Election Day in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. | Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Early voting begins Oct. 10… Continue reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) rallies with union members outside of the Senate office buildings on July 20, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “What Democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the Republicans’,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “What are the… Continue reading
A woman shouts slogans during a “Woman, Life, Freedom” protest in support of Iranians defying their country’s oppressive theocracy on October 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo: Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress via Getty Images) “We steadfastly support the Iranian people’s demands of ‘Women, Life, Freedom,’ condemn the decades of oppression at… Continue reading
The volunteer-run collective is scrambling to raise $900,000 by December to hang onto the grassroots venue and meeting site. by Natalie Orenstein October 21, 2022 (Oaklandside.org) Sign up for The Oaklandside’s free daily newsletter.Email(Required) Before you enter Omni Commons, you’re greeted by its “free store”—racks of colorful clothing free for the… Continue reading
The resurgence of armed Palestinian confrontation with Israeli colonial authorities has been years in the making, and Israel has launched a months-long military campaign to wipe it out. BY MARIAM BARGHOUTI AND YUMNA PATEL OCTOBER 20, 2022 (therealnews.com) Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian protester at the northern entrance to the city of Ramallah,… Continue reading
View this email in your browserOCTOBER 21, 2022 Kuttner on TAP Is the 2022 Midterm Lost to Dems?Not if we ignore the pack-rat punditry and take a closer look. Judging by polls and pundit stories all week, it’s over: The election was veering towards Democrats in late summer, but the… Continue reading
Challengers left to debate amongst themselves after appointed incumbent exits by ANNIKA HOM OCTOBER 21, 2022 (MissionLocal.com) Ladies and gentlemen: Brooke Jenkins has left the building. On Thursday night, the District Attorney debate at San Francisco State University took a strange turn when dozens of activists interrupted the event to protest… Continue reading
President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 21, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) “I will not cut Social Security,” the president said. “I will not cut Medicare, no matter how hard they work at it.” JAKE JOHNSON October… Continue reading
PRIMARY OCCUPATION BECOME A MEMBER People applaud at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2019. Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP Ryan Grim October 16 2022, 3:00 a.m. (TheIntercept.com) As Maram Al-Dada, a 34-year-old aviation engineer in Orlando, Florida, prepared to speak… Continue reading
