on May 09, 2026 02:25 am Oliver Milman , Environmental Reporter – The Guardian (U.K.) Stephan: If you have ever been to Europe, Japan, Taiwan, or China, you will recall how easy and comfortable mass transit was. The average train speeds in Japan are 149-198mph, in Europe 155-186mph, and in China… Continue reading
The reactionary hacks on the Supreme Court might have gone too far this time. by Ryan Cooper May 8, 2026 (Prospect.org) If there’s one thing Chief Justice John Roberts would like the American people to believe, it’s that his Supreme Court is not at all political. Like the transparent eyeballs at The… Continue reading
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by Kelly Waldron May 8, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) Congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti is an outsider to San Francisco politics who has not been welcomed by the city’s political establishment, progressives and moderates alike. But instead of seeking their vote of confidence, he’s bringing other outsiders in. On Thursday evening, Chakrabarti’s “Change the Party” rally… Continue reading
8 May 2026/SF Politics/Leanne Maxwell (SFist.com) House candidate Saikat Chakrabarti is contending with being an outsider to the local political establishment by embracing creator-driven media and hosting other outside progressives at his rallies, including incendiary leftwing commentator Hasan Piker. Former Stripe engineer and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti, who has spent… Continue reading
US Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event on May 2, 2026 in Appleton, Maine. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images) “It is long past time to hearken back to the legacy of the New Deal, to unlock American ingenuity and work ethic to rise to our… Continue reading
Arts + CultureCultureLitMusic Kronos Quartet, Kim Stanley Robinson, Merrill Garbus, Brontez Purnell, Andy Cabic, morę mark 100 years of poet-iconoclast. ByJoshua Rotter May 7, 2026 (48hills.org) The story goes that on a hot San Francisco autumn night in 1955, a roomful of poets, drifters, and wide-eyed believers crowded into the Six… Continue reading
By Alyce McFadden, Staff Writer Updated May 8, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article House candidate Saikat Chakrabarti rallies supporters to “Change the Party” at a nightclub in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood Thursday night. Lizzy Montana Myers/For the S.F. Chronicle Hundreds of progressive Bay Area voters crammed into a San Francisco nightclub Thursday for… Continue reading
The film, which blends new interviews, archival footage and watercolor animation, will drop on the service later this year, and seems likely to contend for the best documentary short Oscar a year from now. By Scott Feinberg February 12, 2026 (hollywoodreporter.com) The Baddest Speechwriter of All, a documentary short about Dr. Clarence… Continue reading
US Politics Klaus Marre 05/07/26 (whowhatwhy.org) Establishment Democrats don’t trust their own voters to make the decision of who should represent them in some of the races that will decide who controls Congress next year. There is little doubt that, if it were up to the Republicans across the country who… Continue reading
