First it was FISA, then a housing bill that overwhelmingly passed. Now it’s going to end congressional lawmaking for the rest of the year. by David Dayen June 25, 2026 (Prospect.org) Donald Trump has found a way to soothe Democratic fears that Republicans in Congress will continue to savage the poor,… Continue reading
The ‘left’ didn’t create the housing crisis, and the free market is never going to solve it. Let’s unpack the latest bogus media narrative By Tim Redmond June 23, 2026 (48hills.org) The conservatives in San Francisco used to blame Chesa Boudin for pretty much everything that went wrong in the… Continue reading
An election worker processes mail-in ballots during California’s state primary election in the City of Industry on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) “The court rightly recognized that the president and the executive branch lack both the legal authority and the capacity to compile a… Continue reading
By Susan Slusser, Staff Writer Updated June 25, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Larry Baer, Giants president and CEO, said the team “could have handled things better this year, for sure” in the wake of the Pride Night public-relations debacle.Lea Suzuki/S.F. Chronicle Nearly two weeks into the San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night public-relations nightmare, team… Continue reading
Paigelynne Gonyea On Election Day, while I was working as a Poll Site Manager for the Onondaga County Board of Elections in Syracuse, I had a pretty unsettling run-in with federal agents over something I posted on social media. It’s the kind of situation that makes you stop and think… Continue reading
brabantstraat Sep 20, 2017 PBS Frontline “Sick around the World” 2008, an enlightening documentary about different approaches to health care in 5 countries. They each have their pros and cons, described in this evenhanded report, but they all appear to be superior to the US system in the important ways…. Continue reading
In San Francisco, the artificial-intelligence boom still has a remarkably clean public image. It looks like office towers refilling, restaurants getting lunch traffic again, young engineers moving into Mission Bay and city leaders building political careers on the narrative of recovery. Across the rest of the country, it looks very… Continue reading
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) “Words are not enough to restrain the Israelis,” one journalist said. “There have to be real consequences.” Stephen Prager Jun 24, 2026 (CommonDreams.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Wednesday… Continue reading
Lashon Warren, 53, who has been homeless on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California for eight years, wipes her face while talking about the stress and decrepit conditions on the street on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “Trump just threw a tantrum,”… Continue reading
Party control is dying Ken Klippenstein Jun 24, 2026 All three Mamdani-endorsed congressional candidates won in New York’s Democratic primary yesterday, ousting two party-backed incumbents, and proving there’s a huge appetite for something new in American politics. The media are calling it a victory for the mayor, for the Democratic… Continue reading
