23 JUNE 2023/ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) The fourth annual People’s March and Rally is set for Sunday, right at the same time as the more commercialized larger Pride Parade, to “offer an alternative for those who prefer the harder edge of protest.” SFist has wondered for the better part… Continue reading
OBITUARY GUS NEWPORT PROJECT | COURTESY His accomplishments as mayor, according to Arreguín’s newsletter, include leading the city to divest from apartheid South Africa, provide domestic benefits to partners and expand rent control. He worked with leaders across the country — from Malcolm X to Harvey Milk to Bernie Sanders…. Continue reading
by ANNIKA HOM and YUJIE ZHOU JUNE 22, 2023 (MissionLocal.org) First came the Beast on Bryant. Now there’s a feat on Florida. A nine-story, 100-percent affordable housing complex with 130 homes and a Carnaval arts space officially opened at 681 Florida St. today, eight years after Mission activists first rallied for affordable housing on the… Continue reading
Instead we are headed for global chaos PATRICK MAZZA JUN 23, 2023 The Raven (theraven@substack.com) Hansen’s warning Today, June 23, is a significant date in history, when climate scientist James Hansen went up on Capitol Hill to warn us human-caused climate disruption had arrived. That was 1988. Fossil fuel executives, who… Continue reading
Liana Wilcox/San Francisco Public Press A notable LGBTQ+ collectible: the “Lesbian Money” stamp. Activists for a century have added subversive messages to cash. 06.23.2023 (sfpublicpress.org) | by MEL BAKER | When we report a story, it can involve numerous interviews, sources speaking on background or deep dives into government or corporate records. But… Continue reading
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them Jason F. Stanley Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. As the child of refugees of World War… Continue reading
A Violent Country Desperately Needs Constitutional Protection to Fight This Epidemic. How Serious Is the Governor? With the gun epidemic worsening, California governor Gavin Newsom’s call for a federal constitutional amendment isn’t crazy—it’s necessary, columnist Joe Mathews argues. Courtesy of AP Newsroom. by JOE MATHEWS | JUNE 20, 2023 (ZocaloPublicSquare.org) Gavin Newsom’s new campaign for a 28th Amendment… Continue reading
Daniel Ellsberg speaks to the press outside a federal courthouse in 1971. (Photo by Donal Holway/The New York Times) One day he saw the world as it is and realized what it must become. He acted on this realization and dedicated his life to humanity. Now so must we. RICHARD… Continue reading
U.S. Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley attend a press conference on March 15, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) “The Pentagon and the military-industrial complex have been plagued by a massive amount of waste, fraud, and financial… Continue reading
OPINION June 14, 2023 (NYTimes.com) By David Wallace-Wells Opinion Writer Over the past few weeks, a once unthinkable parable about the green transition has played out in Texas, the very picture of a recalcitrant red state soaked with fossil fuel. Legislators friendly to the oil and gas business staged a desperate… Continue reading
