US Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on August 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) “There’s no circumstance under which we shouldn’t expect Blanche to seize ballots and seize voting machines and try to… Continue reading
City on the Edge: Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco Jonathan Weber By one of San Francisco’s foremost chroniclers, the story of the city’s meteoric transformation into a global capital of technology, and how the same creative and political forces that gave rise to its… Continue reading
“Mike Zonta, a citizen from District 11, invited all candidates and Nancy Pelosi to participate. 2 candidates accepted this bold and courageous invitation: Shahid Buttar and Bianca Krieg.” Talk-It-Out Radio June 5, 2022 (KPFA.org) Listen to show: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=380437 Timothy Regan hosts and facilitates the second congressional candidate empathy circle ever, for our… Continue reading
The embattled establishment of the Democratic Party searched furiously for a political reset after Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s progressive victory in Michigan handed the party’s long-dominant moderate wing its most painful defeat of the year. Some strategists urgently pressed to adopt a sharper edge to tap into the fury among Democratic… Continue reading
Arts + CultureCulturePuffDrug policy A bill finally passed by the city last month allows cannabis retailers to serve food and beverages. Will SF become a new Amsterdam? By Dan Karkoska August 7, 2026 (48hills.org) San Francisco finally made some steps last month toward embracing the area’s cannabis culture by passing a law… Continue reading
Posted in Health and Social Policy The disability rights activist carried forward the demands of those who didn’t get to live to see the movement’s triumphs. by Nathan Tankus August 7, 2026 (Prospect.org) This article appears in the August 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. If you’d like to receive our next issue in your… Continue reading
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson speaks during the Maine Democrats Senate Nominating Convention in Bangor, Maine, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) “Susan has voted with Trump 96% of the time. The other 4%? She waits until her vote won’t change the… Continue reading
US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, DC, faces protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s Gaza policy on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) “This is all strange in ways that either suggest dishonesty or stupidity,” said one… Continue reading
James Talarico Aug 5, 2026 “That’s the movement we’re building here in Texas. Not a politics of fear, not a politics of division, but a politics of unity, a politics of friendship, a politics of love. This new kind of politics can change our state. It can change our country…. Continue reading
