Monthly Archives: June 2024

JK digest (16 items): P.Linebaugh links enclosures in America/England/Palestine, A.Martyanov/S.Ritter, A.Maté on US rejecting peace in Ukraine, A.Mckay on Russia/DPRK, Mahmood OD, M.Cohn on Federal genocide case, Roger Waters/Yusuf Cat Stevens/Lowkey together, and more

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From Janet Kobren Item#1 US, Israel, Christian Zionism, British colonialism, Arab collectives, E. P. Thompson (w P.Linebaugh) [Length: 55:11] Host: Jyotishman Mudiar/India & Global Left June 22, 2024 [Note from JK: The article referenced in the interview is Item#2 below.] Item#2 Palestine & the Commons: Or, Marx & the Musha’a By… Continue reading →

BDS: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

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BDS: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For broader coverage of this topic, see Boycotts of Israel. Abbreviation BDS Formation 9 July 2005[1] Founder Omar Barghouti,[2] Ramy Shaat[3] Type Nonprofit organization Purpose Boycotts, political activism General Coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa[4] Main organ Palestinian BDS National Committee[5] Website bdsmovement.net Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a nonviolent[2][6] Palestinian-led[7] movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel. Its objective… Continue reading →

Stanford presses for prosecution of student journalist who covered occupation of president’s office

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Stanford presses for prosecution of student journalist who covered occupation of president’s office

By Nanette Asimov, Higher Education Reporter Updated June 20, 2024 5:20 p.m. (SFChronicle.com) Stanford University is taking a hard line on a student who could face felony charges after being arrested this month while covering the takeover of the president’s office for the campus newspaper. Press freedom groups are crying foul. Stephen… Continue reading →

SF Lawmaker Pitches Pay Cuts for Top Officials to Ease Budget Woes

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Zhe Wu/San Francisco Public Press San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan during a video press conference proposed that she and others at the highest levels of government take 10% pay cuts to help fund essential services. 06.18.2024 (SFPublicPress.org)  | by  ZHE WU |  A San Francisco lawmaker is proposing that she and other top… Continue reading →

Meet the District 1 Candidates: Explain what you can’t do as supervisor

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by JUNYAO YANG JUNE 21, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) Leer en español Welcome back to our weekly “Meet the Candidates” series, where District 1 supervisorial candidates who have filed to run respond to a question in 100 words or fewer.  Answers are published each week, but we are also archiving each answer on this page for District… Continue reading →

Bowman, Sanders Propose 95% Tax on Corporations Exploiting Inflation to Jack Up Prices

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on May 23, 2024.  (Photo: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Enough is enough,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “We cannot continue to allow large corporations to make obscene profits by price gouging Americans in virtually every sector of… Continue reading →