By Ed Stannard October 21, 2017 (nhregister.com) Photo: Contributed Photo. Faisal Saleh WOODBRIDGE — Within the next few weeks, the history, art and culture of the Palestinian people will be on display at a museum in town. Faisal Saleh, who was born in Ramallah on the West Bank, is executive director… Continue reading
The problem isn’t that we are spending more on the military — it’s that it comes at the expense of just about every social good imaginable. October 24, 2017 (commondreams.org) Rep. Keith Ellison spoke outside the Capitol last May, when the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled its People’s Budget. (Photo: Twitter/@ProgCongress)… Continue reading
The Times spends a great deal of time trying to market itself as not being the rubber stamp pro-war outlet it manifestly is. October 24,m 2017 (commondreams.org) “The “no boots on the ground” pseudo-opposition is an admission that the only lives that matter are American, and that the PR pitfalls… Continue reading
OCT. 23, 2017 (NYTimes.com_ I’ve had a series of experiences over the past two weeks that leave the impression that everybody on earth is having the same conversation: How do you engage with fanatics? First, I was at a Washington Nationals game when a Trump supporter in the row in… Continue reading
July 10, 2017 (bigthink.com) The other day a friend mentioned that he’s looking forward to autonomous cars, as it will help lower the accident and fatality rates caused by distracted driving. True, was my initial reply, with a caveat: what we gain on the roads we lose in general attention…. Continue reading
October 22, 2017 (moc.media.com) No matter what the laws of physics decree, there is untold and explosive energy in resistance. Or such is the evidence of “Burning Doors,” the Belarus Free Theater’s bruising exploration of the dynamics of resistance — the kind that occurs in the intersection of art and… Continue reading
The National Union of Healthcare Workers hosted the first major forum featuring the four leading Democratic candidates for California governor Sunday, October 22, in Anaheim. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Treasurer John Chiang, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin appeared together… Continue reading
The BART police are about to commit a crime. They are about to evict some 25 homeless people from homes they have resided in for the last nine months. For no reason. For nine months a stable, peaceful, law-abiding community of homeless people has resided at the HERE/THERE space just… Continue reading
October 20, 2017 (WashingtonPost.com) Political mega-donor Tom Steyer is funding an eight-figure TV ad campaign to “demand that elected officials take a stand” on impeaching President Trump.“A Republican Congress once impeached a president for far less, and today people in Congress and his own administration know that this president is… Continue reading
Mike Zint Published on Oct 21, 2017 Here is the video from today’s police action. They admit to the cities involvement in this, despite what the city had promised. An eviction defense is in the works. We are requesting people come out starting Monday night. Bring tents, reclining lawn chairs,… Continue reading
