When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired Michela Moscufo Sat 21 Jun 2025 (TheGuardian.com) Jordan Lloyd had been praying for something big to happen. The 35-year-old screenwriter was quarantining in her apartment in North Hollywood in… Continue reading
LEVER TIME JUN 20, 2025 (LeverNews.com) The upcoming results of the mayoral election could determine the future of the Democratic Party. DAVID SIROTA NATALIE BETTENDORF The leading Democratic candidates for New York City mayor, assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson & Seth Wenig) Early voting… Continue reading
A protester takes part in a March 12, 2025 demonstration calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, at Foley Square in New York City. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) “The detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and lawful permanent resident, is an attack on human rights… Continue reading
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) speak at a news conference at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan after being barred Wednesday from entering and inspecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cells at the location on June 18, 2025 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty… Continue reading
Iranians protest Israeli attacks in Tehran on June 20, 2025. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images) “Since day one of these strikes, we’ve seen this strong sense of anger from ordinary citizens. Now they’re taking to the streets to express that.” JAKE JOHNSON Jun 20, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) Hundreds of thousands of… Continue reading
20 JUNE 2025/SF NEWS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) The protest and march down Market Street last Saturday was mostly peaceful for the ‘No Kings’ day demonstration in SF. But at least one frustrated driver not only tried to drive through the marchers, but also allegedly hit an elderly marcher and ran over… Continue reading
As usual, Trump is refusing to foot the bill. By Malcolm Ferguson June 12, 2025 (newrepublic.com DAVID MCNEW/GETTY IMAGES National Guardsmen square off with protesters in Los Angeles The thousands of National Guardsmen President Trump sent to Los Angeles in an authoritarian power play are working for free. More than… Continue reading
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speak at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2025 (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) “It’s embarrassing that some problematic far-right figures are speaking out more forcefully against direct military action… Continue reading
Protesters demanding an end to government subsidies for fossil fuel companies demonstrate during the United Nations COP27 climate conference on November 11, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images “People are no longer buying the lies. They see the fingerprints of fossil fuel giants all over… Continue reading
