This past Thursday, there were protests all over California – in elementary schools, middle schools and high schools, in community colleges, CSUs and the UCs. Students, faculty and staff held meetings, rallies, speak outs, picket lines and teach-ins against the...
The Super Bowl has come and gone. The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts, winning their first Super Bowl ever. Over one hundred million people sat down to watch the game, spending the day relaxing with friends and family. The Super Bowl has become a...
(August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) On January 27th, Howard Zinn passed away. Zinn was a great historian, but not just that. He was also a fighter and critic of the system of exploitation and war which poor and working people confront every day. His book, A...
Last week Ford announced profits of $2.7 billion in 2009. After workers made all sorts of sacrifices over the past years, they will not see a nickel of this profit. The 9000 workers who were thrown out of work last year will not share in these billions. It was their...
Recently, the San Francisco School District announced it is facing a $113 million budget shortfall. Because of this deficit, the district is planning to make major cuts to education, on top of previous cuts of the past few years. In San Francisco, an estimated 400...
