‘We’ve made history’: Flint water crisis victims to receive $626m settlement

‘We’ve made history’: Flint water crisis victims to receive $626m settlement

‘We’ve made history’: Flint water crisis victims to receive $626m settlement November 11, 2021 (theguardian.com)  ‘We’ve made history and hopefully it sets a precedent to maybe don’t poison people,’ one Flint resident said. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/AP A federal judge has approved a $626m settlement for victims of the lead water crisis… Continue reading →

Articles ~ Petitions / Actions ~ Events for Monday, Nov. 12 – Monday, Nov. 15 (from Adrienne Fong)

November 11 ARTICLES: A. Promoting World Peace, Not Glorifying War – November 11, 2021 https://consortiumnews.com/2021/11/11/promoting-world-peace-not-glorifying-war/ B. Kaiser faces potentially crippling strike as unions representing about 100,000 plan walkouts – May 11, 2021 https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article255737926.html C. Health Care Coverage Axed for Striking WVa Hospital Workers – November 11, 2021 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/west-virginia/articles/2021-11-11/health-care-coverage-axed-for-striking-wva-hospital-workers D. The… Continue reading →

Beautiful Trees at Stow Lake to be Cut

Posted on November 11, 2021 by SF Forest Alliance (sfforest.org) San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) is cutting down more trees. Several supporters alerted us to warning notices on eight large, beautiful trees at Stow Lake that have been marked for destruction. Why? Apparently to repair the perimeter path and bring it into… Continue reading →

Reining in the Pentagon: Can It Really be Done?

NOVEMBER 10, 2021 (counterpunch.org) BY WILLIAM HARTUNG – MANDY SMITHBURGER Even as Congress moves to increase the Pentagon budget well beyond the astronomical levels proposed by the Biden administration, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has outlined three different ways to cut $1 trillion in Department of Defense spending over… Continue reading →

Germany election winners, losers, and how the Greens emerged as kingmakers – Podcast

September 30, 2021 6.45am EDT (theconversation.com) Authors Daniel MerinoAssistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast Gemma WareEditor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast Interviewed Chantal Sullivan-ThomsettPhD Candidate in German and Politics, University of Leeds Charles James StewardPhD Candidate, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University… Continue reading →

Former senator on a mission to change the way Supreme Court justices are selected

Bob Egelko Nov. 9, 2021 (SFChronicle.com) As a three-term U.S. Senate member from Wisconsin, Russ Feingold was the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act, the post-9/11 law that expanded the government’s power to examine Americans’ phone and email records, financial documents — even their library accounts. Along with… Continue reading →