Monthly Archives: December 2024

The Mark Thompson Show • Dec 31, 2024 Richard Greene   / civicsdean  

Jessica Denson • Streamed live 86 minutes ago • Lights On with Jessica Denson Lights on! We’re going to ring in the New Year the right way, by standing up for our democracy when it mattered most. On this special LIVE episode, Jessica Denson announces the details for #14thNOW, the… Continue reading →

The warrant was sought over Yoon’s controversial and short-lived decision to impose martial law early in December Justin McCurry in Osaka and agencies Mon 30 Dec 2024 21.06 EST (TheGuardian.com) A court in South Korea has approved an arrest warrant for the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached over his… Continue reading →

Jessica Denson • Streamed live on Dec 27, 2024 • Lights On with Jessica DensonLights on! A historic peaceful demonstration is in the works to demand that Congress not let the Constitution die on our watch, urging lawmakers to reject the certification of Trump’s electoral votes on January 6 in… Continue reading →

The last year was brutal on San Francisco’s downtown economy, with office vacancies rising to successive record highs before falling slightly, remote work still prevalent, tech layoffs proliferating and retail vacancies also hitting peaks amid a weak convention year and flagging tourism. The good news, however, was that the office market showed… Continue reading →

By Adrienne Fong Subject: Articles~ Petition~ Events for Monday, 12/30 – Tuesday, 1/7 + Save the Dates Please hold the family and friends of Renay Davis in your thoughts. (more info soon)  R.I.P.    Renay Davis  Not posting on a regular basis. See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/ … Continue reading →

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong James W. Loewen This national best-seller is an entertaining, informative, and sometimes shocking expose of the way history is taught to American students. Lies My Teacher Told Me won the American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for… Continue reading →

December 19, 2022 (catholicreview.org)By Cindy WoodenCatholic News ServiceFiled Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Protecting the dignity of workers and promoting dignified jobs are the essential roles of a labor union, Pope Francis said when he met members of Italy’s largest union. “There is no union without workers, and there… Continue reading →

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, holds a press conference in Geneva on December 11, 2024.  (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese condemned Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system as “a critical tool of its ongoing genocide.” BRETT WILKINS Dec… Continue reading →

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the U.N. headquarters on February 22, 2023.  (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) “This is climate breakdown—in real time,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. JAKE JOHNSON Dec 30, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a year-end message on… Continue reading →