Convention of States Action, a group advocating for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution, participates at the Independence Day parade in Millville, Pennsylvania on July 4, 2021. (Photo: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Ahead of the midterm elections, said one political strategist, “Democrats must emphasize to voters that… Continue reading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Fourier Portrait by Jean Gigoux, 1835 (detail) Born François Marie Charles Fourier7 April 1772Besançon, Kingdom of France Died 10 October 1837 (aged 65)Paris, Kingdom of France Era 19th-century philosophy Region Western philosophy School Utopian socialismFourierism Main interests Political philosophyEconomicsPhilosophy of desire Notable ideas Phalanstère“Attractive work” showInfluences showInfluenced Part of a… Continue reading
Dustin Gardiner Sep. 23, 2022 (SFChronicle.com) Comments California’s task force to study reparations for Black people is preparing to debate the most crucial piece of its work: How much restitution is due, and what form should it take? Those questions will take center stage Friday and Saturday as the panel… Continue reading
UN Photo/Cia Pak President Gustavo Petro Urrego of Colombia addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 77th session. 20 September 2022 (news.un.org) UN Affairs During his first speech at the General Assembly as the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro said that the world’s addiction to money, oil and… Continue reading
By Adrienne Fong Am not back posting on a regular basis Please hold the following people in your thoughts: Victor Picazo, dealing with health complications Francis Collins, who remains hospitalized Susan Witka, as she recovers from surgery Jackie Barshak, battling stage 4 metastatic lung cancer, as she continues chemo therapy. Melvin Starks recently… Continue reading
Eric Voegelin and Hans Kelsen fled the Nazis. In the US, they clashed over the nature of modernity and government German troops march through Vienna on 15 March 1938, after Hitler had entered the city proclaiming Anschluss, the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty David Dyzenhaus is a university… Continue reading
Annie Vainshtein Sep. 19, 2022Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 10:27 a.m. (SFChronicle.com) Comments For almost 50 years, he was known as the “hot tub guy,” a former hippie in Berkeley who ran a semi-secret hot tub in his backyard that tens of thousands of locals — and travelers — were free to… Continue reading
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks alongside former President Donald Trump during a tour to an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021 in Pharr, Texas. (Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Republicans simply don’t believe that protecting the people of America is a legitimate function of government. THOM HARTMANN… Continue reading
