Democracy Now! Mar 16, 2026 Latest Shows Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-de… “Mr Nobody Against Putin” won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature on Sunday. Democracy Now! recently spoke with co-director David Borenstein and the subject of the film, the Russian teacher Pavel “Pasha” Talankin, who personally documented Russia’s use… Continue reading
Iranian officials display Tomahawk missile components with US markings at the site of the massacre of around 175 people, mostly children, at a school in Minab, Iran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting/Telegram) Trump falsely claimed that Iran has “some” highly restricted Tomahawk missiles as… Continue reading
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media traveling on Air Force One while heading to Miami on March 7, 2026, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth grimaces in the background. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren make the case for the urgent… Continue reading
If a Loved One Disappears at the Airport: What Families Must Do to Make Authorities Respond W. A. Lawrence Mar 13, 2026 An American citizen can now return to a United States airport, present a valid passport, and disappear inside a for-profit detention system under the Trump administration’s vague category… Continue reading
By Anabel Sosa,Senior California politics reporter March 13, 2026 (SFGate.com) Conservative commentator and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Hilton announces his campaign for California governor at the Pier Plaza in Huntington Beach on April 22, 2025. Hilton received support from 19% of likely voters in a recent poll.Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty… Continue reading
Published: March 13, 2026 (TheOnion.com) James Talarico is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas. The Onion shares everything you need to know about the rising star. Age: Whippersnapper Inspirational Backstory: Survived several hours talking to Joe Rogan Religion: Oh yeah, lots of that Key Endorsements: God (Presbyterian), God (Catholic), God (Jewish), and God (Sikh) … Continue reading
Hundreds of members of United Auto Workers Local 4811, a union representing 48,000 student employees, postdocs and academic researchers across the UC system, held a protest at the steps below the Campanile on March 12 over alleged unfair labor practices by the university. According to union sources, union leaders will… Continue reading
Some 200 workers at UCSF voted this week to form a new union, the third group of UC employees to recently unionize by Béatrice Vallières March 12, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) From cancelling a federal student loan repayment program to attempting to cut diversity programs, the Trump administration’s attacks against higher education have thrown universities into uncertainty…. Continue reading
by Clara-Sophia Daly March 13, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) Arrests at immigration check-ins, which were effectively paused for about a month and a half, have resumed in San Francisco, according to at least three immigration attorneys who spoke to Mission Local. Hundreds of immigrants were arrested at check-ins between January 20th and October… Continue reading
