Bird Flu: Is This the Next Pandemic?

Bird Flu: Is This the Next Pandemic?

Since the start of July, five farmworkers in the United States have been infected with bird flu (H5N1). There has been a rising number of cases of this flu in people since the start of the year. Experts are concerned that, with the limited testing of poultry, cattle,...
Healthcare Workers Say: No Pride in Genocide!

Healthcare Workers Say: No Pride in Genocide!

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Over the Pride weekend, healthcare workers marched together Friday at Trans March to show solidarity with Palestinians, using the demonstration as...
Beryl a Symptom of Global Warming

Beryl a Symptom of Global Warming

For the entire first week of July, Hurricane Beryl churned through the Caribbean Sea, causing catastrophic damage to some smaller windward islands and serious damage along the coastlines of larger islands like Jamaica and the coast of Mexico. That was as a category 4...
Review: American Dreams by the San Francisco Mime Troupe

Review: American Dreams by the San Francisco Mime Troupe

American Dreams A play for our time… This summer’s San Francisco Mime Troupe’s production, American Dreams, is a show not to be missed. It is a musical comedy for people of all ages. A lively song-filled exploration of the challenges faced by a grandfather and his...