U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a February 29, 2024 House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) The U.S. defense secretary’s remarks came after Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other law experts around the world asserted that Israel’s… Continue reading
The Real News Network • Premiered Apr 5, 2024 • The Real News Network Podcasts The resurgence of the labor movement in 2023 galvanized and emboldened unions around the country—and sent capitalists scrambling to squash the nascent militancy of their workers. Among the attempts of the billionaire class to retaliate… Continue reading
Billionaire ‘protest’ is a total bust as huge crowd packs Portsmouth Square for a candidate who might be able to build a winning coalition in mostly right-wing field By TIM REDMOND APRIL 7, 2024 (48hills.org) It’s always hard to estimate crowd size, particularly in a crowded place like Portsmouth Square,… Continue reading
And a little love for police by H.R. SMITH APRIL 6, 2024, 6:44 PM (MissionLocal.org) In a maelstrom of supporters (and a few protestors), Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, already a known candidate, made it official on Saturday: He is running for mayor of San Francisco. “I will be a… Continue reading
by OSCAR PALMA APRIL 8, 2024, 11:38 AM (MissionLocal.org) Welcome back to our “Meet the Candidates” series, in which District 9 supervisorial hopefuls respond to a weekly question in 100 words or less. You can see all previous questions here. This week, we’ve added a chart on how much money the candidates… Continue reading
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures after speaking about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024. (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds//AFP via Getty Images) “Progressives have led the fight for student debt cancellation, and Joe Biden has responded,” said one advocate. JULIA CONLEY Apr 08,… Continue reading
Progressive advocates take part in a rally on March 31, 2017. (Photo: Zach D. Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images) “With our support and voice, progressives may persuade and enable President Biden to achieve more progressive policy objectives during his second term and prevent a fascist takeover.” JAKE JOHNSON Apr 08, 2024… Continue reading
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes a campaign announcement at a press conference on October 9, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images) “As the saying goes, when people show you who they are, believe them,” said a Democratic National Committee spokesperson. JULIA CONLEY Apr 08, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)… Continue reading
Stephen Metcalf/The Atlantic George Orwell. (photo: Estate of Vernon Richards) 08 april 24 (RSN.org) In 1946, the author repaired to the remote Isle of Jura and wrote his masterpiece, 1984. What was he looking for? The Isle of Jura is a patchwork of bogs and moorland laid across a quartzite slab in… Continue reading
