Real Media Jul 4, 2022 At the National Gallery in London this afternoon, two young supporters of Just Stop Oil glued their hands to the frame of Constable’s The Hay Wain, after first attaching a re-imagined dystopian version which covered the entire painting. A group of school children were listening… Continue reading
JULY 5, 2022 MIKE ZONTA LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a “Marshall Plan” to rebuild war-scarred Ukraine. What does he mean by that? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Kyiv on June 16 June 25, 2022 (dw.com) Faced with great challenges,… Continue reading
Activists call for the impeachment of Justice Clarence Thomas outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOn) “He has shown he cannot be an impartial justice and is more concerned with covering up his wife’s coup attempts than the… Continue reading
Jul 2, 2022 • Matthew Cunningham-Cook (levernews.com) Also: Teamsters win against the Ivy League, Fetterman and Bernie take on Mayor Pete, and building schools helps poor kids. Good things are happening! Anti-establishment Democrats scored victories in major local and state elections. What’s more, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Sen…. Continue reading
(osc@occupysonomacounty.org) Download and print our Action Picker to post on your fridge for daily tips on a zero waste lifestyle. Occupy Sonoma County is joining millions of people worldwide in Plastic Free July. Download our Plastic Challenge Action Picker here:https://occupysonomacounty.org/PlasticFreeJuly We urge everyone to join the global challenge at http://PlasticFreeJuly.org where participants are counted… Continue reading
Melvin Starks was released from the hospital!!! – Needed is housing in SF Rodger Scott is home from the hospital recovering. Meal Train has been set up for him: Meal Train for Rodger Scott – He welcomes noon time visits (please see Meal Train calendar to choose a day and for more… Continue reading
(ACLU.org) In Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruled that independent political expenditures by corporations and unions are protected under the First Amendment and not subject to restriction by the government. The Court therefore struck down a ban on campaign expenditures by corporations and unions that applied to non-profit corporations like Planned… Continue reading
BECOME A MEMBER Marie Newman, right, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2018. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Elsewhere in Illinois, Working Families Party-backed candidate Delia Ramirez won an open primary. Akela Lacy June 28 2022, 7:42 p.m. (theintercept.com) IN A HOTLY contested 2020 primary, progressive Marie Newman, the Justice Democrats… Continue reading
The right “to institute new government” Patrick Mazza Jul 1, 2022 (theraven@substack.com) 18 minute read (long but important one today) When a government becomes destructive of rights When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a people to dissolve a political system grounded on the rule of… Continue reading
SUPPORT COMMON DREAMS Demonstrators call for the abolition of the Senate filibuster at a June 10, 2021 protest in New York City. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) For the Supreme Court to give itself the authority to say whether Congress intended to delegate this much regulatory authority to the… Continue reading
