March 30, 2021 by Common Dreams (commondreams.org) “There are many millions of seniors who would be very, very grateful if we did that right now.” byJake Johnson, staff writer 17 Comments Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on February 10, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in… Continue reading
Philosophy Overdose The full interview of Hannah Arendt with Günter Gaus from 1964 with English subtitles: Zur Person – Was bleibt? Es bleibt die Muttersprache (What Remains? The Language Remains”). The translation is largely my own, but there also are parts from the Joan Stambaugh translation which were used here. There’s… Continue reading
VIA SCRIBNER Jan Jarboe Russell on the Friendships That Inspired and Nourished a Former First Lady By Jan Jarboe Russell March 30, 2021 (lithub.com) “The giving of love is an education in itself.”–Eleanor Roosevelt It was in Greenwich Village that Eleanor Roosevelt became the strong woman that we now know. From 1920… Continue reading
History News Network March 29, 2021 www.rawstory.com Ammon Bundy, right-wing malcontent behind the 2016 armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur Wildlife Refuge and now a western anti-mask movement, believes he’s doing God’s work. Coming from a long line of religiously inspired men who have been “called” to defend the US Constitution,… Continue reading
February 25, 2021 In Civil Rights (dolanlawfirm.com) Written By: Christopher B. Dolan and Kimberly E. Levy Jacob from San Francisco asks: What is the filibuster? Where did it come from? And how do we get rid of it? Dear Jacob: Good questions. The filibuster is a form of political obstruction with a sordid… Continue reading
29 MARCH 2021/SF POLITICS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) CBS News isn’t doing any favors for San Francisco’s national image with the piece that just went live on “60 Minutes+” on the Paramount+ app. It’s ostensibly a profile of District Attorney Chesa Boudin, whose unique life story — as most of us here already… Continue reading
Few events that might be of interest…Am NOT back posting on a regular basis *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .*** Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 See Indybay for many… Continue reading
