Posted in Health and Social Policy The incredible life and times of the Catholic who served the poor and gave hell to everyone else by Maureen Tkacik August 6, 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 mailbox, please subscribe… Continue reading
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Michigan Democratic candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) address a rally on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images) “I’m happy to burn your money for you, and then we can get on to the business… Continue reading
Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a “Talarico for Texas: Frontera Tour” campaign rally at Memo’s Restaurant on July 13, 2026 in Del Rio, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) “The top 1% put the American Dream behind a paywall,” said the Texas Democrat as he unveiled a… Continue reading
by Oscar Palma August 6, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) This is part of our ongoing coverage of 16th and Mission. Click here for a dashboard of crime statistics updated daily, and read an archive of past coverage here. In the housing eco-system around 16th and Mission Streets, single room occupancy hotels show both the promise of empty… Continue reading
Niemöller at The Hague‘s Grote Kerk in May 1952 Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller was a German theologian and Lutheran pastor. He opposed the Nazi regime during the late 1930s, and was sent to a concentration camp for his affiliation with the Confessing Church and his opposition to state involvement in Church. Wikipedia Born… Continue reading
The report shows how employees at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan helped to hide Epstein’s activities because he was a load-bearing part of their ‘wall of cash.’ by Whitney Curry Wimbish August 5, 2026 (Prospect.org) Key executives at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase routinely ignored the… Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights in America A. Philip Randolph led Black workers and won defining civil rights victories over a career spanning 60 turbulent years. by Harold Meyerson August 5, 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 mailbox,… Continue reading
5 August 2026/SF Politics/Leanne Maxwell (SFist.com) State Senator Scott Weiner proposed naming the Bay Bridge’s Yerba Buena Tunnel after local folk icon, the late Emperor Norton, who first conceived of the idea of connecting SF and Oakland more than half a century before the bridge came to be. The proposal… Continue reading
Populist Abdul El-Sayed shocked the Democratic Party establishment by beating an incumbent Congresswoman for a Senate nominating contest, despite being outspent nine to one. What comes now? Matt Stoller Aug 5, 2026 There is a rebellion afoot in America. Last night, there was a Senate primary election in Michigan, and… Continue reading
