HELP NEEDED! Report from Andrea Henson of WhereDoWeGoBerkeley on the I80 encampments

See the report here: https://berkeleypostofficedefenders.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/update-wheredowego.pdf “People are hungry as donations have slowed and will come to almost a halt with the current shelter in place… The rats have taken over…” Monetary donations can be given here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/where-do-we-go-berk-ca Donations of stuff (see list below) can be dropped off on the porch… Continue reading

Coronavirus Capitalism — and How to Beat It

The Intercept Governments around the world are busily exploiting the coronavirus crisis to push for no-strings-attached corporate bailouts and regulatory rollbacks. “I’ve spent two decades studying the transformations that take place under the cover of disaster,” writes Naomi Klein. “I’ve learned that one thing we can count on is this:… Continue reading

An Honest Joe Biden Ad | “Character”

Matt Orfalea This is the single best, most insightful, most inspirational campaign ad of the 2020 presidential election. A remix of the official Joe Biden campaign’s tv ad, “Character” “You got the right candidate in Bernie” – Joe Biden Matt Orfalea ▶https://twitter.com/0rf ▶https://medium.com/@0rf ▶https://www.facebook.com/MattOrfVids ▶https://www.minds.com/MattOrf?referre…

The Wealth Detective Who Finds the Hidden Money of the Super Rich

Thirty-two-year-old French economist Gabriel Zucman scours spreadsheets to find secret offshore accounts. Bloomberg Businessweek|getpocket.com Ben Steverman The minimum amount Zucman calculated the wealthy stash in offshore accounts: $7.6 trillion. Photo by Cayce Clifford for Bloomberg Businessweek. Gabriel Zucman started his first real job the Monday after the collapse of Lehman Brothers…. Continue reading

Democrats and Their Media Allies Impugned Biden’s Cognitive Fitness. Now They Feign Outrage.

Glenn Greenwald March 9 2020, 9:23 a.m. (theintercept.com) Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Kansas City, Mo., on March 7, 2020. Photo: Charlie Riedel/AP IT IS VIRTUALLY REQUIRED in Democratic Party politics to periodically express revulsion about the bigoted political attacks wielded for years against former President Barack… Continue reading

Dear Berners: Dementia Joe is How Much “Your” Party HATES You

MARCH 13, 2020 (counterpunch.org) by PAUL STREET “You Have Owners” “Mr. [Bernie] Sanders,” the New York Times reported last Tuesday, “has built a following of voters who want and expect more from their [Democratic] party, from their government, and from their country.” That’s true enough, with some key qualifications: it’s not “their party”… Continue reading