Monthly Archives: August 2023

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel

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by Brett Murphy and Alex MierjeskiAug. 10, 5:45 a.m. EDT (propublica.net) The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood. Series:Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices’ Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors Supreme Court Justice Clarence… Continue reading →

Watchdog Slams Biden DOJ’s Push to Preserve Debt Ceiling as Another Crisis Looms

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on as President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 13, 2022.  (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) “Why is the Biden administration trying to rob itself of a clear opportunity to protect American workers and… Continue reading →

BOOK: “THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK”

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The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. Du Bois, Donald B. Gibson (Introduction), Monica W. Elbert (Annotations) This landmark book is a founding work in the literature of black protest. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) played a key role in developing the strategy and program that dominated early 20th-century black protest in America. In… Continue reading →

Remembering Wes ‘Scoop’ Nisker, local radio pioneer, Buddhist teacher, and comedian

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Nisker, a pioneering and irreverent radio news personality at KFOG and KPFA, Buddhism-inflected stand-up, and much more, died last week. by Perry Garfinkel August 9, 2023 (oaklandside.org) Bay Area FM radio news listeners knew him as Scoop Nisker. Buddhism students knew him as Wes Nisker. Readers knew him as a performer and… Continue reading →

Articles ~ Petitions ~ Events for Thursday, Aug. 10 – Wednesday, Aug. 16

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By Adrienne Fong Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12  See Indybay  for  other listings of events Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ These are JUSTICE issues!! *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .*** ARTICLES: A. Explore: See… Continue reading →

‘Virtually certain’ extreme Antarctic events will get worse without drastic action, scientists warn

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Record low sea ice levels, the collapse of ice shelves, and surface temperatures 38.5C above average cited as concerns in new review Donna Lu Science writer @donnadlu Tue 8 Aug 2023 00.31 EDT (TheGuardian.com) It is “virtually certain” that future extreme events in Antarctica will be worse than the extraordinary changes already observed,… Continue reading →

Corporations Dominate the US Healthcare System. Nurses Are Fighting Back.

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Nurses strike for a fair contract on January 11, 2022.  (Photo: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The severe nursing shortages in hospitals across the country have turned one of the most important jobs in the medical profession into a nightmare. CHRIS HEDGES Aug 07, 2023 Scheerpost (CommonDreams.org) NEW BRUNSWICK,… Continue reading →

Infamous former ‘Monster in the Mission’ project in S.F. grows larger

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J.K. Dineen Aug. 7, 2023 Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) The once-contentious housing development at the 16th Street BART Station may no longer be the “Monster in the Mission” that community activists rallied against, but that doesn’t mean the project has slimmed down any. In fact, while it has gone… Continue reading →

Berkeley Says It Was Aggressive in Homeless Encampment Sweeps, Promises Reforms

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Yesica Prado/San Francisco Public Press Assistant to the Berkeley City Manager Peter Radu, right, takes notes while listening to encampment residents and outreach workers at a community meeting at Eighth and Harrison streets in July. 08.02.2023 (sfpublicpress.org)  | by  YESICA PRADO |  Berkeley is accelerating plans to more humanely deal with homelessness in… Continue reading →