Guest Commentary: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
By Mark Dempsey It’s often hard to imagine local connections to global issues, but returning to…
Recent Posts
- Op-ed | Trump Is Not the Cause of American Authoritarianism; It’s a Systemic IssueAmerican authoritarianism is a decades-old phenomenon, fueled by the expansion of executive power, economic inequality, and the political exploitation of national crises, and cannot be solely blamed on Donald Trump, but rather requires a dismantling of the systems that made him possible.
- Preston: San Francisco’s Drug Crisis Worsens as Mayor Lurie’s Crackdown FailsFormer San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston has criticized Mayor Daniel Lurie's mass arrest strategy for failing to reduce overdose deaths, and is calling for a public health-centered model to be implemented instead.
- Death Penalty System Criticized for Racial Bias, Prosecutorial MisconductThe Death Penalty Information Center report reveals a disturbing pattern of prosecutorial misconduct in the death penalty system, resulting in individuals sentenced to death multiple times for the same crime, often due to racial bias and other constitutional violations, and costing millions of taxpayer dollars.
- Coalition of States Urges Title X Funding Restoration as Clinics Shut DownCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta and 19 other state attorneys general are calling on the Trump administration to immediately reinstate tens of millions of dollars in Title X family planning funding that was suddenly revoked, warning that clinic closures, layoffs, and reductions in access to essential health services for low-income communities will result.
- California AG and 21 Others Sue Trump over Federal Worker Firings PolicyCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 other attorneys general have filed a brief challenging the Trump administration's mass firing of federal workers and dismantling of key federal agencies, arguing that it is unlawful and undermines the checks and balances of the separation of powers.