Book: “Corporate Coup: The Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela Democracy”

Corporate Coup: The Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela Democracy Anya Parampil Corporate Coup looks at the attempted overthrow of the elected government of Venezuela, an intervention which, despite open backing by the United States, failed dismally.In January of 2019, the Trump Administration decided to recognize a previously little known opposition… Continue reading

Pro-Palestinian protesters take actions throughout S.F., briefly shutting down Central Freeway

Oct. 28, 2023 Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 5:40 a.m. (SFChronicle.com) Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza gathered in several locations in San Francisco on Saturday — holding a vigil outside House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s house, rallying at the Ferry Building and then marching through the city and briefly disrupting traffic… Continue reading

New documentary about Chesa Boudin screens in San Francisco

New documentary about Chesa Boudin screens in San Francisco

A new documentary that premiered in The City this week about the life of former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin features first-time interviews with his formerly incarcerated parents, as well as the couple who raised him in Chicago. Boudin and his wife, Valerie Block — along with Boudin’s biological father, David… Continue reading

The Calls to Right a Historical Wrong

By KARL VON WEISSENBECK October 29, 2023 (dcreport.org) President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has called for reparations from the U.S. and Europe as a result of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Credit: UNESCO Headquarters Paris, Flickr, Creative Commons License. SHARE Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo Has Gained Support in Calling for Reparations From… Continue reading

Follow the Money!

Show Me – FollowTheMoney.org  FollowTheMoney.org  Show Me Q. Show me Defense Non-Individuals’ contributions to Democratic party  committees (within federal, state and local data) A. 646 contributions totaling $5,002,78699.8% Available Reports Collected (30298 of 30367) Data Navigator Map Bar Graph General Info: Election Jurisdiction Election Year Filing Jurisdiction… Continue reading

Demonstration For Free Palestine Blocks 101 Freeway In San Francisco

Demonstration For Free Palestine Blocks 101 Freeway In San Francisco

28 OCTOBER 2023/SF POLITICS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) A protest march against the Israeli invasion of Gaza and in support of the Palestinian people proceeded up an on-ramp to a major freeway interchange in San Francisco on Saturday. The march began at the foot of Market Street around 1 p.m. Saturday, and it… Continue reading

One Year After Elon Musk Bought Twitter, His Hilarious Nightmare Continues

I underestimated Musk’s lust for tormenting himself, and us. Jon Schwarz October 27 2023, 6:00 a.m. (TheIntercept.com) Elon Musk speaks to members of the media following the Senate AI Insight Forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images AFTER ELON MUSK finalized his… Continue reading

This Is Why The Left Has Failed | Ash Sarkar Meets Vincent Bevins

Novara Media Premiered 11 hours ago Downstream – NEW episodes every Sunday 6pm UKThe 2010s saw a new era of mass protest, from Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Syria, to Occupy Wall Street, EuroMaidan and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement. Many of these movements shared a “horizontalist” or leaderless… Continue reading

For Monday: 2 Actions to take SF BoS ~ No to APEC Coalition Meeting

By Adrienne Fong EVENTS for MONDAY From Gray Panthers and AIPEC From Gray Panthers: Supervisors: Vote NO to Mandatory Police Staffing and Funding Monday • October 30 • 10 am SF Supes Rules Committee will be discussing a charter amendmentto mandate police funding and minimum staffing for police for the March 2024 ballot…. Continue reading