Protesters cling to departing ICE van after arrest at S.F. immigration court

Protesters cling to departing ICE van after arrest at S.F. immigration court

Around 30 protesters confronted federal agents in front of the federal immigration courthouse in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, attempting to stop the arrest of at least one person. Courtesy of Stevie Sanz By Tom Li, Ko Lyn Cheang Updated July 8, 2025 (SFChronicle.com) San Francisco immigration court was again the scene of… Continue reading

Opinion: Erasing queer history in North Beach

Why is Scott Wiener so opposed to recognizing the historic importance of the city’s first LGBTQ+ neighborhood? BySHAYNE WATSON JULY 8, 2025 (48hills.org) For more than twenty years, I’ve studied San Francisco’s built environment as an architectural historian. North Beach—one of the city’s oldest, most layered neighborhoods—has long been central… Continue reading

‘Don’t Sabotage Mamdani’: 30,000+ Petitioners Urge Gillibrand to Get Behind Progressive NYC Mayoral Candidate

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025 in New York City. (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images) “Democratic leaders love to talk about unity—until a progressive wins,” said one prominent backer. BRAD REED Jul 09, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) Supporters of progressive New York mayoral… Continue reading

UAW President Denounces Trump-GOP Budget Law as ‘Total Betrayal’ of American Working Class

United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain addresses picketing UAW members at a General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Belleville, Michigan on September 26, 2023.  (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) “This bill isn’t governance,” said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. “This is a class war waged from Capitol… Continue reading

‘Profiles in Cowardice’ Award Seeks to Identify Leaders Enabling Rise of Fascist Trump

Eisenhower Media Network launched the Profiles in Cowardice Award on July 8, 2025.  (Image: ProfilesInCowardice.org) The nominees “took an oath to ‘support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic,’” said retired Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich. “Through their actions, or inaction, they are violating that oath.” JESSICA CORBETT… Continue reading

Satirical ‘Mamdani Times’ Takes Aim at NYT’s ‘Desperate’ Coverage of Mayoral Candidate

Satirical ‘Mamdani Times’ Takes Aim at NYT’s ‘Desperate’ Coverage of Mayoral Candidate

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani shakes hands with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) during a press conference on July 9, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) A new website imagines headlines attacking New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani—and calls out The New York Times‘… Continue reading