Jack Bragen writes often for The Street Spirit News, The San Francisco Street Sheet, and, of course the Berkeley Daily Planet. His work has also appeared in San Jose Mercury, Bewildering Stories and ...

Five years ago, October, 2019, trump surrendered to Turkey's strongman, Erdogan, pulling our troops that were guarding our Kurd allies, who successfully defeated ISIS, from Northern Syria. That left a ...

It is time for the United States to follow France’s lead and work towards a just peace, not by fueling violence, but by advocating for a ceasefire and a path to dialogue. The lives of so many ...

The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave (5 stars) A mystery set in New York City and Carpinteria, California. A well written mystery that centers around the death of a famous hotel magnate, Liam Noone. His ...

Much has been made (and rightly) of Joe Biden's shuffling walk and bumbling speech but he could now be seen as one of the most powerful leaders on Earth. All thanks to the Supreme Court. Much has been ...

The community-sponsored Measure GG would build on these wins and reclaim Berkeley’s mantle of climate leadership. It would provide permanent funding for electrification over 25 years, supplying ⅔ of ...

Monday, September 30, 2024 was the long overdue meeting of the Peace and Justice Commission on a “Resolution for an Immediate and Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza, and an End to U.S. Military Aid to Israel ...

Amid this horrific scenario, the heroes are the doctors who have vowed to stay with their patients, many breathing their last, defying the inhumane demands of Prime Minister Netanyahu.

It seems like the national news media is hanging in anxious anticipation for that “October Surprise” event, revelation, or catastrophe that will swing the Presidential election one way or the other.

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