Database Exposes ‘Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Around the World’

Members of what Progressive International calls the “Reactionary International,” a global right-wing network undermining democracy, are featured in this composite image.  (Photo: Progressive International) Yanis Varoufakis hailed the effort as “a treasure chest of well-researched reports on how the reactionaries of the world unite.” BRETT WILKINS Apr 17, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)… Continue reading

Google terminates 28 employees after multi-city protests: Read the full memo

PUBLISHED THU, APR 18 202412:04 AM EDT (CNBC.com) Hayden Field@HAYDENFIELD KEY POINTS In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Jose Luis Magana | AP Google terminated 28 employees Wednesday, according to… Continue reading

CAN NEW ZONING PROTECT THE TENDERLOIN?

by Randy Shaw on April 15, 2024 (BeyondChron.org) Homeless shelter planned for retail spaces next to kid’s playground City Must Ban Retail Conversions Last week’s SF Standard detailed plans to open a homeless shelter and drop-in center next to one of the Tenderloin’s few children’s playgrounds (“Locals furious with homeless shelter plan for 3 vacant… Continue reading

GUEST OP-ED: CALIFORNIA NEEDS HIGHER TAXES ON CORPORATIONS AND THE WEALTHY

by Martin Bennett on April 15, 2024 (BeyondChron.org) In his State of the Union address, President Biden proposed to reverse the 2017 Trump tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans by raising the corporate tax rate, denying tax breaks for corporations whose CEOs earn more than $1 million in annual compensation, and requiring billionaires… Continue reading