New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the 1199SEIU headquarters on August 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) “Who paid for Cuomo’s services? He refuses to say,” Mamdani said in a video taunting his rival. BRAD REED Aug 12, 2025… Continue reading
Demonstrators protest the Trump administration’s attack on Social Security in downtown Detroit, Michigan on April 19, 2025. (Photo: Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images via AFP) “Bureau of Labor Statistics data is what determines the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits,” said Rep. John Larson. “It should alarm everyone when a… Continue reading
The number one and number two choices of the big-money forces in next year’s governor’s race dropped out. What’s next? BY DAVID DAYEN AUGUST 13, 2025 (Prospect.org) DAMIAN DOVARGANES/AP PHOTO Consumer protection attorney and former Rep. Katie Porter, who has announced her candidacy for governor of California, speaks during an interview… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) appears on at Fox News on May 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images) “On the 90th anniversary of Social Security, our job must be to reverse these disastrous cuts, expand Social Security, and make it easier, not harder, for Americans to receive… Continue reading
Ten-year-old Nafez Mohammed Khidr Nasser struggles with serious health issues due to malnutrition and brain atrophy in Gaza City, Gaza on August 5, 2025. (Photo: Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Children dying first in a famine Israel caused by restricting food aid also had comorbidities and preexisting conditions,”… Continue reading
National Guard troops are deployed to the Washington Monument as part of President Trump’s mobilization of law enforcement on August 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) In some cases, corporate groups have posed as small business owners besieged by rising crime rates. STEPHEN PRAGER Aug 13, 2025… Continue reading
President Donald Trump ordered National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, calling many Black-led cities “so far gone.” by Matt Brown Aug. 13, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Help us tell the Oakland stories that matter to you and your fellow Oaklanders. Yes, I want to chip in to support Oaklandside’s work! President Donald… Continue reading
