Monthly Archives: February 2026

Gaza death toll for first 16 months of war far higher than … The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com › world › feb › gaza-deat… 3 days ago — Lancet Global Health research suggests more than 75,000 killed in period, 25,000 more than announced at the time. Read more

No big-name speakers who support the billionaire tax get to take the stage, a sign of who controls the party as we head for the midterms By Tim Redmond February 19, 2026 (48hills.org) Correction: Ro Khanna tweeted to let us know that he will indeed be speaking at the Progressive… Continue reading →

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House, Washington, D.C., US on February 20, 2026.  (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Donald Trump illegally stole your money,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “He should give it back to you.” Brad Reed Feb 20, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)… Continue reading →

It is one of 31 colleges that the Education Department says have ended relationships with The PhD Project, a nonprofit that for decades has helped Black, Latino and Native American students get business doctorates. by Felicia Mello Feb. 20, 2026 (Berkeleyside.org) UC Berkeley has severed ties with a nonprofit that aims… Continue reading →

by Io Yeh Gilman February 10, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) No matter who wins November’s election to succeed Nancy Pelosi in U.S. Congress, it seems that the Congressional Progressive Caucus will be gaining a new member.  At Monday night’s Q&A at the Mission’s Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas, State Sen. Scott Wiener, District… Continue reading →

At stake for the only Chinese-American candidate are thousands of Chinese-American votes by Yujie Zhou February 20, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) To prevail in her San Francisco congressional race, Connie Chan, the only major Chinese-American candidate, must win over a good number of the 73,000 or so Chinese American voters in California’s 11th… Continue reading →

Tell Gov Whitmer to support AG Nessel’s Anonymous ICE Reporting Platform! In the wake of ICE’s murderous campaign to kidnap our neighbors and restrict our Constitutional rights, we call on Governor Whitmer to support Attorney General Nessel’s recently launched anonymous reporting platform. We call on Whitmer to form an accountability commission… Continue reading →

As California considers taxing the wealth of billionaires, one San Francisco academic said he believes it’s long past time to rethink and revamp what many consider to be the original wealth tax — the state’s property-tax system. The system voters put in place through Proposition 13 in 1978 is costing the… Continue reading →

Workers on an aerial lift check their installation of a new banner featuring an image of President Donald Trump on the facade of the US Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026.  (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) “It is an incredible affront to… Continue reading →

The 84-year-old is making his rounds across California this week By Anabel Sosa,Senior California Politics Reporter Feb 19, 2026 (SFGate.com) Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks with reporters in Washington on Jan. 29, 2026. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive from Vermont, is creating urgency around the need… Continue reading →