Bayard Rustin LGBT coalition highlights civil rights leader’s role
The San Francisco chapter of the Bayard Rustin LGBT Coalition rallied to highlight the contributions of Rustin, an often-overlooked civil rights figure.
Marchers pack capital for 50th Anniversary March on Washington
Vowing to defend the right to vote he had shed blood for decades ago, Rep. John Lewis drew a roaring cheer from the enormous crowd at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday.
"Jury" to Bank of America: "You're guilty"
The willful wrongdoings of Bank of America were "put on trial" this week. The jury was composed of 200 housing and labor activists and the witnesses against BoA were actors playing parts. But the testimony was real.
Philly coalition demands quality education for all
They came to deliver a message to the School Reform Commission (SRC), the mayor and governor: "Restore funding for Philadelphia schools!"
Feminist and Marxist: Dorothy Smith receives lifetime sociology award
At a national meeting this summer here, social theorist Dorothy E. Smith was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Activists demand Rep. Dan Lipinski support immigration reform
Nestled in a small strip mall here in the shadow of Midway Airport sits Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski's office. It was to that office immigration activists delivered a birthday cake recently.
Manning gets 35 years, will seek White House pardon
A military judge sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks.
California prisoners’ hunger strike enters seventh week
As a hunger strike by California prison inmates entered its seventh week Aug. 19, authorities said some 130 inmates in six prisons are refusing meals.
Booming Silicon Valley economy hides rising social inequality
While fueling a new source of profits for Wall Street, working families are not enjoying the benefits of California's Silicon Valley economic resurgence.
U.S. faults accreditation panel in City College of San Francisco ruling
In a significant win for City College of San Francisco, the U.S. Department of Education issued a letter that could turn the tables on the accrediting agency.
