As salaamu alaykum, Friend— People of conscience at Microsoft can no longer stay silent. Listen to Joe Lopez, a Microsoft engineer who spoke to crowds today after disrupting CEO Satya Nadella’s speech at Microsoft Build. His question for the CEO: “Why don’t you show how Microsoft is killing Palestinians?” No… Continue reading
19 MAY 2025/SF NEWS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) There was a rally Sunday, echoing a similar one in March, outside the site of the former Compton’s Cafeteria — the Tenderloin diner that became the site of one of the first riots against LGBTQ+ mistreatment in the country, by mostly trans women, in August 1966… Continue reading
by JOE ESKENAZI January 8, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere.Sign up The Department of Building Inspection confirmed last week that it will launch an internal investigation after Mission Local found that several veteran inspectors had overseen work… Continue reading
News, News In Brief Published: December 7, 2018 (TheOnion.com) LOS ANGELES—In an effort to improve riding conditions for the city’s long-neglected bikers, Los Angeles officials announced Friday a $10 million plan to add lanes for cyclists to recover from getting hit by cars. “L.A. has fallen short of bike-friendly places… Continue reading
UnitedHealth Group is under criminal investigation and its CEO just resigned. A once flying Wall Street darling collapses. Plus, a merger boom starts, and crypto gets its payoff. MATT STOLLER MAY 18, 2025 (thebignewsletter.com) Lots of stuff in the monopoly round-up. The merger boom is back with Charter buying Cox,… Continue reading
15th May 2025 (WRP.org.uk) More than 30 California State University (CSU) students are on a hunger strike to protest against Israel’s blockade of food and water going into Gaza, which has placed the enclave’s population at ‘critical risk’ of famine. In a video released on Sunday, the students said that the hunger… Continue reading
Progressive D • May 18, 2025 Losing Raul Grijalva to cancer this past March was a heartbreaking loss to us at PDA. Not only was Raul a true progressive champion for his constituents and us all, he was a dear friend and Advisory Board member. But we are so pleased… Continue reading
Wajahat Ali • May 16, 2025 If it talks like a fascist, rules like a fascist, and follows a fascist playbook, then maybe it’s the Trump authoritarian regime that is openly coming after our freedoms, rights, and social services. Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present Ruth Ben-Ghiat Ours is the age of… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to a full auditorium as part of the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour on April 14, 2025 in Nampa, Idaho. (Photo: Natalie Behring/Getty Images) “It must be defeated,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said of the Republican legislation. JAKE JOHNSON May 13, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is deploying… Continue reading
