The Humanist Report • Aug 13, 2024 • Ilhan Omar defeated her primary opponent in a landslide in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. Don Samuels, Omar’s opponent, was not endorsed or funded by AIPAC, but was seen as a threat after coming close to defeating her in 2022. In this video… Continue reading
In 1967, after dropping out of graduate school, Randy Kehler sent his draft card back to the Selective Service with a letter explaining his opposition to the Vietnam War. He worked for the War Resisters League in San Francisco (1967-70). Speaking at a conference of war resisters in August ’69,… Continue reading
By Molly Burke,Hearst Fellow Updated Aug 11, 2024 (SFChronicle.com) A protester waves a Palestinian flag outside the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on Sunday as presidential candidate Kamala Harris holds a fundraiser inside. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle While presidential candidate Kamala Harris raised $12 million at a fundraiser in San Francisco on Sunday, hundreds… Continue reading
The former president’s plan for the U.S. in 2025 is even more fascistic than the last time he was in office. MEHDI HASAN AND TEAM ZETEO AUG 12, 2024 (zeteo+mehdimemo@substack.com) (U.S. President Donald Trump raises a fist after his inauguration on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images.)… Continue reading
From battles over permits to march routes, the city of Chicago has put up every obstacle to keep the March on DNC from delivering a pro-Palestine message within sight and sound of the convention. BY MEL BUER AND MAXIMILLIAN ALVAREZ AUGUST 12, 2024 (therealnews.com) The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed… Continue reading
Is attacking the most vulnerable a viable campaign strategy—and is the mayor really surging? Let’s look at the facts. By TIM REDMOND AUGUST 11, 2024 If the new Chronicle poll is accurate—and that’s a huge “if,” more on that in a moment—then Breed’s strategy of being cruel and inhumane to the… Continue reading
People in detention lose key lifeline as advocates try to fight back. By CAMI DOMINGUEZ AUGUST 8, 2024 (48hills.org) On August 1, Immigration and Customs Enforcement terminated detainees’ right to free phone calls—including calls to their lawyers—seemingly without warning. The news comes only a month after detainees at Costa Verde… Continue reading
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden at a meeting during the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2024. (Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images) “There was a time when Global South countries had to… Continue reading
Al Jazeera English • Aug 9, 2024 • Over the past few decades, China has solidified its status as an economic superpower. But the country’s economic boom coupled with its increased military might has increased tensions in the region, including with Taiwan, where fears are mounting over a possible Chinese invasion…. Continue reading
Democracy Now! Aug 12, 2024 Latest Shows Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-de… As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tries to downplay his connection to the far-right policy agenda known as Project 2025, ProPublica and Documented have just published dozens of training videos by the group that show how the conservative movement… Continue reading
