People rally in Houston for a June 14, 2025 “No Kings” protest against US President Donald Trump and his policies. (Photo by Brett Wilkins/Common Dreams) “Donald Trump poses a direct threat to our Constitution and to the rule of law,” said one of the impeachment campaign’s leaders. Brett Wilkins Mar… Continue reading
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) address a press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images) Democrats may have enough votes to pass a war powers resolution before the two-week recess, but party leaders have still… Continue reading
The settlement alters how UC Berkeley responds to discrimination complaints. What does it mean for free speech? And how much will Cal change course? by Felicia Mello March 26, 2026 (Berkeleyside.org) When a Jewish legal advocacy group announced last week that it had inked a $1 million settlement with UC Berkeley over allegations… Continue reading
At least 539 arrests took place at closed-door immigration appointments by Kelly Waldron, Clara-Sophia Daly and Nicholas David March 25, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) Over 1,000 immigration arrests took place in and around San Francisco between Jan. 20 and Oct. 15, 2025, data shows. And at least half of those took place behind closed doors at routine immigration… Continue reading
San Francisco’s elected officials and significant candidates are put on the spot — and on the record by Joe Eskenazi and Iryna Humenyuk March 25, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) ‘The protectors of our industries,’ Puck Magazine, 1883 This June, San Francisco voters will have an opportunity to, rather literally, tax the rich. The problem is, just… Continue reading
by Mark Twain (americanliterature.com) The War Prayer (1905) is Twain’s searing antiwar parable, in which a mysterious stranger reveals the unspoken horror beneath a congregation’s patriotic prayer for victory. Twain withheld it from publication during his lifetime, saying: “Only dead men can tell the truth in this world.” It was a time of… Continue reading
by Zhe Wu March 19, 2026 (sfpublicpress.org) As they compete for the seat Nancy Pelosi is vacating, congressional candidates in San Francisco are taking divergent approaches to immigration and how to connect with Chinese American voters, who comprise a sizable and politically active share of the district. At a Saturday forum… Continue reading
How to Fight Fascism in America: Economic Justice is a people-powered call for fairness, dignity, and democracy for working families. No. 4. Laurie Woodward Garcia, People Power United, Resist Project 2025, Protect Democracy, and Freedom Over Fascism Mar 24 Why the Grassroots Resistance Can’t Wait Time for action! Freedom Over Fascism The movement for… Continue reading
24 March 2026/SF News/Leanne Maxwell A witness at SFO Sunday filed a complaint that SFPD officers violated sanctuary laws by shielding ICE agents in plainclothes from bystanders who were asking them to identify themselves, as the ICE agents attempted to restrain a woman being deported with her young daughter. Witness… Continue reading
