Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a committee hearing on February 17, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The chair of the Senate Budget Committee noted that the U.S. already spends more on its military than “the next 11 countries combined.” JAKE JOHNSON March 28, 2022 (CommonDreams.org) Sen…. Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, worth a fortune estimated at over $200 billion and currently the world’s richest person, during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany. (Photo:Christian Marquardt – Pool/Getty Images) “This is big,” said one economist on the… Continue reading
From setting the stage for the Iraq War to acting as a brand ambassador for a pyramid scheme, Clinton’s secretary of state did it all. Jon Schwarz March 25 2022, 11:02 a.m. (TheIntercept.com) Secretary of State Madeleine Albright holds a briefing on Israel in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 1998. Photo:… Continue reading
President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on March 23, 2022. Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images A draft of the executive order obtained by The Intercept would use the Defense Production Act to… Continue reading
Written by John-Marc Chandonia | The runoff election for State Assembly district AD-17, between David Campos and Matt Haney, is underway. You can vote by mail or in person between now and Election Day, April 19. The Green Party does not endorse either candidate. Matt Haney is currently in his… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to striking Kellogg’s workers in downtown Battle Creek, Michigan, on December 17, 2021. (Photo: Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images) “We cannot allow big oil companies and other large, profitable corporations to continue to use the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the specter of… Continue reading
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and right-wing activist Virginia Thomas at a Heritage Foundation event on October 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Fresh calls for the Supreme Court justice’s removal came amid “damning” new evidence of his wife’s involvement in efforts to… Continue reading
On Dialogue by David Bohm Never before has there been a greater need for deeper listening and more open communication to cope with the complex problems facing our organizations, businesses and societies. Renowned scientist David Bohm believed there was a better way for humanity to discover meaning and to achieve harmony…. Continue reading
BY JON JACKSON ON 3/23/22 AT 5:13 PM EDT (newsweek.com) The announcement of Madeleine Albright’s death at the age of 84 on Wednesday resulted in an outpouring of tributes and fond remembrances, but some sharp criticism also arose on social media in regards to comments she made in 1996 about the deaths of Iraqi… Continue reading
‘Would provide many public benefits to the community’ by Keith Burbank / Bay City News Service Uploaded: Mon, Mar 21, 2022 (PleasantonWeekly.com) A vision for a public bank in the East Bay — and possibly only the second one in the country — got a boost last week when Alameda County supervisors… Continue reading
