Championed by Graham Platner, Medicare for All Increasingly Popular in Maine and Nationwide

Graham Platner addresses a crowd of Maine voters on December 13, 2025.  (Photo: @grahamformaine/X) “Healthcare is a human right. That’s why we need Medicare for All,” said one senator. “And the American people agree!” Julia Conley Dec 15, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) In Maine, only one of the top two candidates in the… Continue reading

40+ Groups Urge Wikipedia to Oppose Co-Founders’ ‘Censorship on Gaza Genocide’

An aerial view shows Palestinians walking through the ruins of destroyed buildings in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on February 5, 2025.  (Photo by Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Wales and Sanger must be stopped from trying to censor the Wikipedia ‘Gaza genocide’ entry that clearly documents Israel’s… Continue reading

We asked every S.F. politician about the Marina Safeway proposal. Here are their answers.

San Francisco’s elected officials and significant candidates are put on the spot and on the record by Joe Eskenazi and Junyao Yang December 15, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Rendering of the 25 story development proposed for the site of the Marina Safeway. Photo courtesy of Arquitectonica. Say what you will about the Marina Safeway; it really looks like… Continue reading

Articles ~ Petitions ~ Events for Monday, Dec. 15 – Thursday, Dec. 18

By Adrienne Fong RESOURCES:  UPDATES WITH BAY RESISTANCE and get plugged to actions you can support, text “Resist” to 888-850-0928 GI HOTLINE (877) 477-4497   – Share this number to people who know active duty service members There are events listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you(many listings… Continue reading

Chartism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chartism[1] was a working-class movement for political reform in the United Kingdom that lasted from 1838 to 1857 and was strongest in 1839, 1842 and 1848. It took its name from the People’s Charter of 1838[2] and was a national protest movement, with particular strongholds of support in Northern England, the East Midlands,… Continue reading

He toppled Stanford’s president as a freshman. Now he’s written a tell-all about the university

By Nanette Asimov, Staff Writer Dec 12, 2025 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Theo Baker, the Stanford freshman whose investigative reporting led to the ouster of the university’s president in 2023, has not yet graduated. His forthcoming book, an exposé about Stanford mixed with a bit of memoir, is due out this spring, a… Continue reading

We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said

Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians Building power is supported by About this content Danielle Renwick Tue 9 Dec 2025 Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán or El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele…. Continue reading

‘Why Is This Hard?’ Schumer Won’t Say He Opposes Regime Change in Venezuela

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on as senators speak to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the US Capitol on December 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) “Twenty-five years ago, Chuck Schumer and Susan Collins both voted to send me and… Continue reading