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Request for Gaza Ceasefire Resolution by 4/7, 35th Anniv of Berkeley Peace Wall Dedication
We sent this to the Berkeley City Council this morning, Monday, March 25, 2024...
Posted: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 7:35pm PDT
Prominent Jewish Americans Condemn AIPAC Effort to 'Dominate' US Primaries
"AIPAC is an essential link in the chain that holds in place the unbearable tragedy of Israel/Palestine."
More than 100 prominent Jewish Americans signed a statement released Wednesday condemning the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's increasingly aggressive interventions in U.S. elections, particularly Democratic Party primaries in which the powerful lobbying group is spending big to unseat progressives....
Posted: Wed, Mar 20, 2024 4:24pm PDT
The CAA Organizing Right Wing Anger Against Concord Tenant Protections
The California Apartment Association has been strategizing with local MAGA organizers to stop Concord's tenant protection ordinance....
Posted: Sun, Mar 17, 2024 11:34am PDT
Chicago Muslim, Palestinian Groups Refuse White House Meeting Due to Gaza Genocide
CONTACT: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR Chicago, 202-870-0166, arehab@cair.com; Tarek Khalil (708) 369-7753; Dr. Deena Kishawi (773) 501-7094; Dr. Joehar Hamdan (708) 307-2451; Deanna Othman (773) 510-8011...
Posted: Fri, Mar 15, 2024 5:43am PDT
Somali Clan System is Too Complicated to Understand with an Elusive Spectrum
Somali clan system is a complicated system to understand which shapes every aspect of the Somali society; politics, war, marriage, peace, culture and much more...
Posted: Tue, Mar 5, 2024 11:33am PST
Green Voter Guide for Tuesday's election
Immediately below are endorsements by the Green Party of Alameda County (and a link to our voter guide), followed by links to endorsements by the San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Sonoma county Green Parties....
Posted: Mon, Mar 4, 2024 7:51am PST
Debt Relief, Climate and Recovery Aid Needed, Say African Catholic Bishops
African Catholic Bishops called for an overhaul of the financial system to address health, climate, food and other challenges the region faces....
Posted: Fri, Mar 1, 2024 12:07pm PST
Brazil Chairs G20 and Vows to Address Poverty, Hunger and Climate Change as Finance Minist
The Brazilian Presidency of the G20 hosts finance ministers for their first G20 meeting this year....
Posted: Wed, Feb 28, 2024 1:34pm PST
Green Voter Guide for the March 5 election
Immediately below are endorsements by the Green Party of Alameda County (and a link to our voter guide), followed by links to endorsements by the San Francisco and Santa Clara County Green Parties....
Posted: Sat, Feb 17, 2024 10:23am PST
Dodging Biden’s Moral Collapse Is No Way to Defeat Trump
Beyond evasions and platitudes...
Posted: Thu, Feb 15, 2024 8:45am PST
Elected officials want inclusive, equitable offshore wind power development
For security and equitability offshore wind will move America off its dependence on fossil fuels. Over 550 elected officials want inclusive, equitable offshore wind power development to improve health, economies and mitigate climate disasters....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2024 12:09pm PST
ICJ to deliver on Friday its order on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday announced that it will deliver its order on Friday “on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa” in a genocide case against Israel....
Posted: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 4:13pm PST
New Hampshire Results Leave Progressives Up Against the Wall
A backer of genocide erodes his political base...
Posted: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 10:16am PST
Bread And Circuses - The Curse of Busyness
Practically what it has come to mean thenceforth, is techniques of behavior control; how empires, rulers, oligarchy, the powers that be behind the modern state, etc., should keep the masses, hoi polloi (in Greek) busy between struggling for food and entertainment, so that the empire, rulers, oligarchy, and the powers that be fronted by the visible symbols of the state, can continue on with their own business of pursuit of narrow self interests while maintaining proper illusions....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2024 9:40pm PST
Magical Thinking About Joe Biden in 2024
Paving the way for another Trump presidency...
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2024 10:39am PST
Fascism 101: Why We Need To Spell It Out
We need to have a transformative vision that can compete with that of the far right, one based on genuine equality and genuine democratic empowerment that goes beyond the now discredited liberal democracy. Some call this vision socialism. Others would prefer another term, but the important thing is its message of radical, real equality beyond class, gender, and race....
Posted: Wed, Jan 3, 2024 1:17am PST
COP28 Climate Summit Negotiations Focus on Commitments for Developing Countries
Most Developing Countries Spend More on Debt Service than on Addressing Country Climate Crisis Challenges...
Posted: Mon, Dec 4, 2023 7:33am PST
Fairer Taxes and Inheritance for All!
A few people own the majority of the wealth, the rest share what remains. Star economist Thomas Piketty wants to change this. He has developed reform proposals that distribute the wealth of our society more fairly and make our lives more democratic. The most important pillars of his reforms are economic co-determination, fairer taxes and a stronger welfare state....
Posted: Sat, Dec 2, 2023 7:24am PST
Backing Biden for 2024, Conformist Democrats Have Been in Denial.
Now They’re in a Panic....
Posted: Sun, Nov 26, 2023 9:04pm PST
Religious Leaders Call for the Same Amount of Aid for Puerto Rico as US States Receive.
Puerto Rico should receive the same nutrition assistance benefits, popularly known as food stamps, as US states receive, noted 28 major religious leaders from Puerto Rico and the United States....
Posted: Mon, Nov 13, 2023 8:18am PST