Secular Talk Jul 30, 2025 Support The Show On Patreon!: Chris Smalls poses upon release in Jordan with former Gaza Freedom Flotilla participant Anas Nairoukh. (Photo: Freedom Flotilla Coalition/Instagram/Screengrab) Chris Smalls Is Coming Home; Will This Shake the US Labor Movement Into Action on Gaza? Despite Smalls’ high-profile success at… Continue reading
Great Books Jul 28, 2025 Simone Weil was a radical philosopher who diagnosed some of modernity’s most serious problems. While she was influenced by Karl Marx, she also rejected many of Marxism’s central tenets. This means her critique of modernity and the solutions she offers are both original and challenging…. Continue reading
Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction David Enrich New York Times finance editor David Enrich’s explosive exposé of the most scandalous bank in the world, revealing its shadowy ties to Donald Trump, Putin’s Russia, and Nazi Germany “A jaw-dropping financial thriller” —Philadelphia Inquirer On a rainy Sunday… Continue reading
Forcing people out of their homes and communities isn’t a glitch; it’s the point. By ARMANDO BRAVO MARTINEZ JULY 28, 2025 (48hills.org) I once believed San Francisco was a city of compassion. But after living in an RV community over the past year, I’ve come to understand that what looks… Continue reading
A view from Israel ROBERT REICH JUL 29, 2025 Friends, The world’s leading hunger monitor, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, said Gaza is in a famine that has “worsened dramatically” in the last few months. The number of Palestinians killed has officially surpassed 60,000. A new Gallup poll shows six… Continue reading
Marlo Ramirez helps Lisa Lungaro shop in the meat aisle in a grocery store on July 22, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) “While Trump’s tariffs continue to cause economic upheaval, corporations are exploiting the chaos and working families are left to foot the bill,” said one analyst…. Continue reading
Two-year-old Palestinian Yezen Abu Ful, whose health has deteriorated due to Israel’s blockade, is seen with his mother in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza on July 24, 2025. (Photo: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images) “An entirely man-made famine,” said one United Nations expert. “The threshold of famine has been… Continue reading
At least two arrestees in S.F. immigration court have been flown to the Aloha State — including a man an immigration judge described as potentially mentally impaired by MARGARET KADIFA July 29, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) At least two people arrested by federal immigration officers on Thursday at immigration court in San Francisco have since… Continue reading
Israeli officials detained—and physically assaulted—a visionary Black U.S. labor leader standing in solidarity with international human rights in exile SHAHID BUTTAR JUL 29, 2025 (shahidbuttar.substack.com) I often give thanks, for whatever it’s work, for some prescience in the course of unfolding current events. For example, the continuing consolidation of authoritarianism… Continue reading
