Amy Gray-Schlink, now the only woman plumber at the San Francisco Water Department, tells how and why she and cohorts fought for and won safety measures by forming Strength in Numbers, an organization properly named SIN.
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Senior and female: a renter’s saga
An honest tale of rent hikes and expert advice on urgent reforms.
Homeless folks on campus — a humanity check
A union shop steward discusses how his college campus is dealing with issues around homelessness.
A witness to lasting ruin in Vietnam
A riveting report on visiting the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.
Return of the Red Scare
Trump & Co. are preaching against socialism. They want another Red Scare? OK! Time for all good lefties to get fearsome.
Close the School of the Americas now!
The U.S. trains “graduates” to lead military coups and massacres in Latin America.
LA’s homeless in crisis as buildings sit empty
A new campaign in LA is organizing for vacant city property to be used to provide shelter for those without.
Talking back to the talking heads
Stop depressing us with Trumpism 24-7, and start covering real peoples’ courage and fight-back.
Wolves, bees, whales, and us
Endangered species: humans are not exempt from the laws of biology — no more than any other animals.
Why I fight fascists
Standing up to right-wing thugs is an urgent matter of conscience. And it works!
