Progressive US House candidate Saikat Chakrabarti speaks on freedom of speech at ASUC event

ASUC staffer Luca Martinez met Saikat Chakrabarti, a progressive running for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress, at a town hall meeting in December 2025.  Martinez asked Chakrabarti to come to campus, and Wednesday night, around a month later, Chakrabarti was there.  Over roughly an hour and a half, Chakrabarti presented his… Continue reading

Amid calls for World Cup boycott, Super Bowl in Santa Clara faces heightened scrutiny

Amid calls for World Cup boycott, Super Bowl in Santa Clara faces heightened scrutiny

By Scott Ostler, Sports Columnist Jan 28, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article President Donald Trump greets FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Dec. 5.Tasos Katopodis – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images When President Donald Trump humbly accepted the coveted FIFA… Continue reading

Outrage as feds in Alex Pretti’s killing get ‘paid vacation’ rather than arrest

Nicole Charky-Chami January 28, 2026 (RawStory.com) Outrage erupted Wednesday after the two Border Patrol agents believed to have killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis were placed on paid leave. The Department of Homeland Security has not named the two officers or disclosed further information about the shooting death. The move was referred… Continue reading

Sanders Says ‘Not Another Penny’ for ICE Until Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller Are Gone

US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a press conference on October 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Sen. Bernie Sanders also demanded “fundamental reforms” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, saying they are “terrorizing” US communities. Jake Johnson Jan 29, 2026… Continue reading

Schumer Accused of ‘Downright Complicity’ as ICE Reform Plan Draws Backlash

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other members of Senate Democratic leadership arrive at a press conference on January 28, 2026.  (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) “With Trump’s ICE murdering our neighbors, kidnapping children, and terrorizing our streets, do Senate Democrats want to be remembered as fighters… Continue reading

ICE agents can’t use city property, decrees Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee

The executive orders mirror Alameda County’s “ICE-free zones” and response plans. by Eli Wolfe Jan. 29, 2026 (Oaklandside.org) Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee issued two executive orders today that restrict federal civil immigration activities in the city and order departments to prepare for the possible deployment of the National Guard or big… Continue reading

Move to Amend’s Proposed Amendment to the Constitution

MoveToAmend.org Introduced on February 12, 2025 Click here for list of co-sponsors in the 119th Congress (Mouse over the links below for background information and explanation for why we have chosen these particular terms or language) Section 1. [Artificial Entities Such as Corporations Do Not Have Constitutional Rights] The rights and privileges… Continue reading