By Adrienne Fong ACTION ALERT CALL YOUR SENATORS TO Vote NO $$ for DHS, ICE and CBP FUNDING Allow A Standalone Vote On DHS/ICE Funding The Senate will vote on an appropriations bill to give the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP),… Continue reading
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference in the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters on January 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) “She needs to be fired, resign, or she will be impeached.” Julia… Continue reading
East Bay leaders are calling for an end to the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement operations as local protests continue. by Darwin BondGraham Jan. 27, 2026 (Oaklandside.org) The fatal shooting of Veterans Affairs Nurse Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 by federal agents has sparked outrage from many Americans, even while Trump administration officials have… Continue reading
A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 27, 2026. (Photo by Octavio Jones / AFP via Getty Images) “Here’s the reality that people like this ugly man don’t understand,”… Continue reading
Two hundred Bay Area faith leaders representing more than 45 faith-based organizations participated in a fast Thursday to raise awareness in the wake of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity in Minneapolis and around the country. Other clergy traveled to Minneapolis to partake in large-scale protests last Friday. … Continue reading
The Abruzzo Trilogy #2 Bread and Wine Ignazio Silone, Barry Menikoff (Afterword), Irving Howe (Introduction) When it first appeared in 1936, Bread and Wine stunned the world with its exposure of Italy’s fascist state, depicting that regime’s use of brute force for the body and lies for the mind. Through the story of Pietro Spina,… Continue reading
National Sorry Day is held annually in Australia on May 26 to acknowledge and remember the Stolen Generations—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families. First observed in 1998, it is a day of healing, reflection, and reconciliation, marking the anniversary of the “Bringing Them Home” report. Key Details About… Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN LERNER (Jacobin.com) Consumer boycotts have a storied history in labor struggles like the United Farm Workers’ organizing campaigns in the 1970s. But they’re difficult to pull off. Veteran union organizer Stephen Lerner explains when a boycott can work for workers. Jacobin‘s winter issue, “Municipal Socialism,” is out… Continue reading
Photo courtesy of World Affairs Council Dallas-Fort Worth “The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.” – Andrea Pitzer, American historian Andrea Pitzer (born 1968) is an American journalist, known for her books One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps and The Secret History… Continue reading
