Monthly Archives: July 2024

Book: “Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It”

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Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It Benjamin I. Page, Martin Gilens America faces daunting problems—stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected schools, deteriorating public services. Yet the government consistently ignores the needs of its citizens, paying attention instead to donors and organized interests…. Continue reading →

Joe Biden just dropped out of the presidential race. Here are the Democrats who could replace him.

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Here are six possibilities, but questions remain about who will replace Biden (and how). By Alex Bollinger and Daniel Villarreal Sunday, July 21, 2024 (lgbtqnation.com) President Joe Biden during the debate at CNN’s studios in Atlanta.Photo: Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN President Joe Biden has announced that he will… Continue reading →

I’ve covered homeless sweeps in California for 40 years. We’re right back where we started

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I’ve covered homeless sweeps in California for 40 years. We’re right back where we started

‘Ping-ponging’ was the tactic of choice to deal with the homeless even before the term ‘homeless’ sprang into use in the early 1980s. It never went away. By Kevin Fagan,ReporterJuly 20, 2024 (SFChronicle.com) Kevin Fagan interviews Alex “Shorty” Piersen at a homeless encampment near the Ferry Building. In his four decades… Continue reading →

Oil Giant Ran 1977 Article Linking Climate Change to ‘Widespread Starvation’

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A sign advertises a Marathon-branded gas station in May 2024 in Park Ridge, Illinois.  (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) “Pestilence, starvation, drought. To know one’s product may bring that about, and bury the evidence, is unspeakable,” an expert said. EDWARD CARVER Jul 18, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) A Marathon Oil Company magazine from… Continue reading →