Progressive Petition Calls for DNC ‘Emergency Meeting’ to Shift Gears Against Trump

Ken Martin, then-DNC chair candidate, speaks at the “Win With Workers” rally and press conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum on January 16, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.  (Photo: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for One Fair Wage) “Doing the same old thing (or nothing) nets the same dismal results,” wrote… Continue reading

It Took 24 Hours to Speak the Names of 12,000 Children Israel Killed in Gaza—A Fraction of the Total

Demonstrators gather for a vigil during which the names of thousands of Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces in Gaza were read aloud at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 27, 2025.  (Photo: Democracy Now!) The vigil at Harvard University took place as UNICEF said that at least 50,000… Continue reading

At 70, Bob Sanders is ready to ride for Gaza

After years of ‘repressing’ outrage over Palestine, Jewish cyclist sets out from San Francisco on 4,000-mile protest. By CAITLIN DONOHUE MAY 26, 2025 (48hills.org) The day after Israel’s violent offensive against Palestine reaches its 600-day mark, 70-year-old cyclist and former journalist Bob Sanders will set out on a cross-country protest ride from… Continue reading