Extinction Rebelli • Streamed live 8 hours ago • Westminster streets are filled with thousands of people using their collective power to demand an end to the fossil fuel era and that the UK Government create emergency citizens’ assemblies! We will be bringing you full live coverage for the duration… Continue reading
A partial reckoning By Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner APR 20, 2023 (steady@substack.com) Credit: Chip Somodevilla There’s no getting around it: $787.5 million is a lot of money. But when you divide that total by the number of lies Fox “News” has disgorged over the years, it doesn’t seem like… Continue reading
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su prepares to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on April 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “This debate has everything to do with the fact that Julie Su is a champion of the working class who will stand… Continue reading
Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on October 7, 2022. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images) “The lack of options for real accountability highlights why we so desperately need robust judicial ethics reform—now,” said one ethics… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reintroduce the Green New Deal Resolution in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2023. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) “Across this country, millions of young people still dream of a Green New Deal,” said the Sunrise… Continue reading
Six blockbuster musicals, including one pre-Broadway premiere, are coming to the Orpheum and Golden Gate Theatres next year as BroadwaySF has unveiled a portion of its lineup for the 2023-2024 season. “We are thrilled to bring a dynamic season of Broadway musicals to the Bay Area over the next year,” said managing… Continue reading
GUEST ESSAY April 12, 2023 (NYTimes.com) By Thomas B. Edsall Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Republican leaders are now adopting increasingly autocratic measures, using the police powers of government to impose moralized regulations, turning private citizens into enforcement officers and expelling defiant… Continue reading
Mayor says she will wait for the final version of the report before taking a stand, but rejects Walton’s call for more funding. By TIM REDMOND APRIL 18, 2023 (48Hills.org) Mayor London Breed today refused to support the findings of the city’s draft report on reparations, saying she will wait to… Continue reading
A mother covers her baby with a saree amid a heatwave in Kolkata, India on April 18, 2023. (Photo: Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Sweltering temperatures have devastated numerous Asian countries this month, eliciting demands for lifesaving climate action. KENNY STANCIL Apr 19, 2023 Hundreds of millions of people throughout… Continue reading
A billboard truck seen outside Fox News HQ. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) Dominion may have protected its trademark, but it hasn’t protected American democracy. ROBERT REICH Apr 19, 2023 Robertreich.Substack.Com (CommonDreams.org) Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems have agreed to settle Dominion’s defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million…. Continue reading
