List of employee-owned companies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See also: Worker cooperative § Worker cooperatives by country This is a list of notable employee-owned companies by country. These are companies totally or significantly owned (directly or indirectly) by their employees.[1] Employee ownership takes different forms and one form may predominate in a particular country. For example, in the U.S…. Continue reading

Cheasarack Chong, shooting suspect killed by SFPD, struggled with mental illness, family says

‘We pray the victim comes out of this okay and has a speedy recovery,’ says brother of alleged shooter, who lived above victim’s dispensary by ABIGAIL VÂN NEELY JANUARY 30, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Cheasarack Chong has been identified by the San Francisco Medical Examiner as the suspect who was killed by police following… Continue reading

‘Giving Away the Game,’ Top Republican Links Attack on Poor to Tax Cuts for Rich

Budget Proposal Shows GOP ‘Is the Party of Cutting Social Security and Medicare’  (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) “This week, President Trump and Republicans in Congress demonstrated that they would happily cut things like Meals on Wheels, housing assistance, and food for mothers and young children in… Continue reading

Ahead of Chair Vote, Progressives Say DNC ‘Failing Disastrously’ to Learn From Loss to Trump

Our Revolution executive director Joseph Geevarghese speaks at a February 6, 2020 event hosted by the San Francisco Berniecrats in San Francisco.  (Photo: Joseph Geevarghese/Facebook) “Voters—and all Americans—deserve better than two corporate-controlled parties,” asserted the leader of Our Revolution. BRETT WILKINS Jan 30, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) The head of a leading… Continue reading

There’s one key villain in the L.A. wildfires. Any student of history knows who it is

There’s one key villain in the L.A. wildfires. Any student of history knows who it is

By John BriscoeUpdated Jan 27, 2025 (SFChronicle.com) A pump jack extracts oil from the ground in Signal Hill (Los Angeles County). California played a role in getting the U.S. and the world hooked on oil.Jae C. Hong/Associated Press 2021 The loss of property in the Los Angeles fires — put to one side,… Continue reading

Bio: Olaudah Equiano

Bio:  Olaudah Equiano

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the exoplanet named in his honour, see HD 43197 b. For the Swedish king, see Gustav Vasa. Olaudah Equiano Equiano by Daniel Orme, frontispiece of his autobiography (1789) Born c. 1745Essaka in Igboland Died 31 March 1797 (aged 52)Westminster, Middlesex, United Kingdom Other names Gustavus Vassa, Jacob, Michael Occupations Sailorwritermerchant… Continue reading

Bio: William Wilberforce

Bio:  William Wilberforce

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For his eldest son, a lawyer and Member of Parliament, see William Wilberforce (1798–1879). William Wilberforce William Wilberforceby Karl Anton Hickel, c. 1794 Member of Parliament In office31 October 1780 – February 1825 Preceded by David Hartley Succeeded by Arthur Gough-Calthorpe Constituency Kingston upon Hull (1780–1784)Yorkshire (1784–1812)Bramber (1812–1825) Personal details Born 24 August… Continue reading