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Biden Wielding DNC to Guard Against Progressive Challenge
To the victor goes the right to spoil...
Posted: Tue, Jan 31, 2023 7:00am PST
Biden 2024 Decision Pits the Party’s Elites Against Most Democrats
Power brokers vs. democracy...
Posted: Mon, Jan 23, 2023 8:13pm PST
80 environmental groups & elected officials support price gouging penalty on oil companies
80 environmental and public health advocacy groups and elected officials have sent a letter of support to Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), author of legislation setting a price gouging penalty on refiners to be taken up in a special legislative session called for by Governor Gavin Newsom....
Posted: Fri, Jan 20, 2023 1:52pm PST
The Myth of the “Moderate Republican” -- and Why It’s So Dangerous
Moving the right-goal posts...
Posted: Wed, Jan 11, 2023 8:39pm PST
Biden to Democrats: Nominate Me, Whether You Like It or Not
Sleepwalking to disaster...
Posted: Fri, Jan 6, 2023 9:15pm PST
New Revelations Must Stop Concord NWS Negotiations
The negotiations between the city of Concord and the developers that comprise Concord First Partners should be stopped. New revelations brought forth by reporter Dan Borenstein reveal legal entanglements regarding Albert Seeno the 3rd. The fiscal and organizational stability of Seeno's Discovery Builders is in question....
Posted: Thu, Jan 5, 2023 9:56pm PST
The Ghost of Eugene McCarthy Could Haunt Biden’s Path to Renomination
No to Status-Quo Joe...
Posted: Tue, Dec 13, 2022 10:38pm PST
Biden Wants to Prevent a Strong Primary Challenge. He Shouldn’t Get Away With It.
He Shouldn’t Get Away With It....
Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2022 1:04am PST
Hype About Democrats Passing the Torch: Don’t Get Fooled Again
The past masquerading as the future...
Posted: Tue, Nov 29, 2022 10:08am PST
Berkeley PD Whistleblower Leads to Call in Delaying Confirmation of Police Chief
An unnamed whistleblower, formerly from the ranks of the Berkeley Police Department, has come forward with allegations against department members and the interim police chief. The whistleblower has been in contact with the Police Accountability Board. The board is now asking Berkeley city council to delay the promotion of the interim police chief to permanent status....
Posted: Mon, Nov 14, 2022 2:50pm PST
Biden Made It Harder for Democrats to Win. He’d Be an Albatross on the 2024 Ticket.
His approval ratings are far below the public’s positivity toward the Democratic Party...
Posted: Thu, Nov 10, 2022 2:34pm PST
Why Grifter Kathy Hochul Will Win New York
It is a sad state of affairs, typical of US politics, when a grifter like Kathy Hochul is the "people's choice" in one of the largest and most populous states of the union. Both Biden and Obama are campaigning for her.
Would you rather have Lee Zeldin, an election denier for Trump, as Governor of New York?
"If you fail to get your horse in the race, you will be stuck with a horse's ass" - David Roknich...
Posted: Mon, Nov 7, 2022 9:07am PST
Ralph Nader’s Urgent Appeal: Vote for Democrats
Fascist politics on the march...
Posted: Tue, Nov 1, 2022 1:15pm PDT
It’s Time for Progressives to Unite Against the Fascistic Republican Party
Holding your nose to block neo-fascists...
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2022 8:54pm PDT
Elected officials encourage EPA to use California standards as baseline for Clean Cars
Over 600 elected officials support the Biden-Harris Administration in implementing stronger vehicle standards to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. They also want the nation to apply CA's strong clean car standards as soon as possible....
Posted: Wed, Sep 28, 2022 12:10pm PDT
Raising interest rates to fight inflation is a crazy idea
Monetarism was conceived in the 1960s as a kind of liberal answer to the teachings of John Maynard Keynes, tracing back directly to the neoliberal mastermind Milton Friedman. The core of the monetarist doctrine is that the money supply mono-causally determines the value of money....
Posted: Sat, Sep 24, 2022 6:53am PDT
Steps Left for Electing Progressives and Defeating Republicans in the Midterms
Threat of fascism is real but disaster can be avoided...
Posted: Mon, Aug 29, 2022 12:58pm PDT
CA advocates call on lawmakers to 'beat the heat' with action to address climate change
Environmental advocates called on California to take strong action to beat the heat by addressing climate change. Community members, advocates, and EOPA CA-an organization with 440 CA elected officials - want to ensure California is a national climate leader. Attendees showed support for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal for climate action calling for state lawmakers to accelerate green-house gas reduction, the state’s advance toward 100 percent clean energy, institute public health setbacks for ...
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2022 7:25pm PDT
2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Announces Final Slate Member
Berkeleyans select Nathan Mizell to join Negeene Mosaed, Soli Alpert, Ida Martinac, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero on the progressive, pro-tenant Rent Board slate...
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2022 10:57pm PDT
The Unbroken: Evo Morales
Recent events give hope for a resurgence of the left on the continent. Morales points to recent electoral victories in Peru, Chile, Colombia, as well as Lula's soon expected return to the Brazilian presidency. "These times are coming again," he says. "We have to work to consolidate these democratic revolutions, for the benefit of humanity. I have a lot of hope."...
Posted: Sat, Aug 6, 2022 2:29pm PDT