South Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol

The warrant was sought over Yoon’s controversial and short-lived decision to impose martial law early in December Justin McCurry in Osaka and agencies Mon 30 Dec 2024 21.06 EST (TheGuardian.com) A court in South Korea has approved an arrest warrant for the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached over his… Continue reading

Downtown SF ‘ready to turn the page’ after difficult year

Downtown SF ‘ready to turn the page’ after difficult year

The last year was brutal on San Francisco’s downtown economy, with office vacancies rising to successive record highs before falling slightly, remote work still prevalent, tech layoffs proliferating and retail vacancies also hitting peaks amid a weak convention year and flagging tourism. The good news, however, was that the office market showed… Continue reading

Articles~ Petition~ Events for Monday, 12/30 – Tuesday, 1/7 + Save the Dates

By Adrienne Fong Subject: Articles~ Petition~ Events for Monday, 12/30 – Tuesday, 1/7 + Save the Dates Please hold the family and friends of Renay Davis in your thoughts. (more info soon)  R.I.P.    Renay Davis  Not posting on a regular basis. See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/ … Continue reading

BOOK: “LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME: EVERYTHING YOUR AMERICAN HISTORY TEXTBOOK GOT WRONG”

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong James W. Loewen This national best-seller is an entertaining, informative, and sometimes shocking expose of the way history is taught to American students. Lies My Teacher Told Me won the American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for… Continue reading

Pope champions role of labor unions

December 19, 2022 (catholicreview.org)By Cindy WoodenCatholic News ServiceFiled Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Protecting the dignity of workers and promoting dignified jobs are the essential roles of a labor union, Pope Francis said when he met members of Italy’s largest union. “There is no union without workers, and there… Continue reading

UN Expert Urges Medical World to Cut Ties With Israel Amid Attacks on Gaza Hospitals

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, holds a press conference in Geneva on December 11, 2024.  (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese condemned Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system as “a critical tool of its ongoing genocide.” BRETT WILKINS Dec… Continue reading

UN Chief’s Message to the World as Blistering 2024 Ends: ‘We Must Exit This Road to Ruin’

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the U.N. headquarters on February 22, 2023.  (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) “This is climate breakdown—in real time,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. JAKE JOHNSON Dec 30, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a year-end message on… Continue reading