Friday, September 15th, 2023 Author: Julia ConleySource: truthout / Common DreamsPublication Date: September 14, 2023Link: Humans Have Crossed 6 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries, Study Warns The just released study on the extreme danger humanity and all living beings on earth now face as a… Continue reading
United Auto Workers members picket and hold signs outside of the UAW Local 900 headquarters across the street from the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan on September 15, 2023. (Photo: Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images) “The money is there, the cause is righteous, the world is watching, and the… Continue reading
FrI, 9/8/2023 – BY CARL GIBSON (Occupy.com) This is part two of an exclusive Occupy.com series examining the hyper-partisan Supreme Court and solutions to reining it in. Click here to read part one. The Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) six-member conservative majority has cemented itself as a steadfast opponent of democracy… Continue reading
FRI, 9/8/2023 – BY CARL GIBSON (Occupy.com) On the eve of the 60th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s march on Washington, a 21-year-old gunman using a rifle emblazoned with swastikas opened fire at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, targeting Black people with an AR-15-style rifle he purchased… Continue reading
Bob T Jul 4, 2013 On February 13th, 1983 Marvin Gaye sang the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles. Gaye’s rendition is one of the most legendary performances of The Star Spangled Banner in sports history. The performance unconventionally made use of a drum machine, and… Continue reading
Last year, students missed school for lack of healthcare by ANNIKA HOM SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 (MissionLocal.org) On a wet January evening, students from John O’Connell High School trekked to the San Francisco Board of Education meeting, pleading for help. The high school had entered its second semester without a school nurse,… Continue reading
Children scavenge scrap metals in Kabul on July 26, 2022. (Photo by Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images) Two decades ago, Congress failed to fully do its constitutional duty to not just vote but fully debate going to war. The good news is that in the weeks ahead, Congress will have… Continue reading
Activists gather to protest outside of Citigroup’s headquarters on September 14, 2023 in New York City. The activists, some whom are members of New York Communities for Change and Stop the Money Pipeline, participated in the protest over the bank’s financial backing of the fossil fuel industries. (Photo by Spencer… Continue reading
Unfortunate news: On Wednesday, the California State Assembly passed SB 770, a bill that threatens to delay CalCare. We don’t need more studies that lead nowhere. The legislature must pass legislation establishing a single-payer health care system. We know that CalCare will save Californians’ money and ensure guaranteed health care… Continue reading
Learning from tragedy DAN RATHER AND ELLIOT KIRSCHNER SEP 16, 2023 (steady@substack.com) September 15, 1963 — 60 years ago today. An act of murderous cowardice in Birmingham, Alabama, shocked a nation. A bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church placed by Klansmen killed four girls as they attended Sunday school. Many others… Continue reading
