Presidential Hopefuls Converge in Bay Area for Cal Dem Convention
The largest gathering of 2020 presidential contenders to date will converge in San Francisco this weekend for Cal Dem’s annual convention—another sign of California’s new status as a pivotal primary...
View ArticleCalif. Dems Loudly Lean Left—But Quietly Make a Safe Choice
Anyone who spent the weekend at the California Democratic Party’s convention—watching 14 White House contenders try to impress what one Congresswoman called “the wokest Democrats in the...
View ArticleQ&A: Rep. Ro Khanna on His No PAC Act, Democracy Dollars and SJ’s Fair...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) proved that candidates can win races without help from corporate political action committees. Now, he wants to enshrine that practice in federal law. To that end, he...
View ArticleDems Voice Concern Over Rule Excluding Voters From Primary
With the Democratic primary fast approaching, some party members are concerned that a state rule will potentially prevent tens of thousands of independent absentee voters from participating in the...
View ArticleSan Jose Mayor Stands by Bloomberg Endorsement
Elizabeth Warren bodied Mike Bloomberg in the first few minutes of last week’s Dem debate, single-handedly undermining his claims of electability by describing him on live TV as a Trumpian “arrogant...
View ArticleRep. Ro Khanna Co-Authors ‘Essential Workers’ Bill of Rights
As Congress begins crafting its fourth coronavirus stimulus package, Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren have proposed an Essential Workers Bill of Rights to help...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Linguistic Imperialism and the Complex History of ‘Latinx’
Suppose German or French institutions started calling North American women Americanerin or Canadieuse (singular) and Americanerinnen or Canadieuses (plural)—when writing in English. Men would be...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Lawmakers Weigh in on GameStop Controversy
Wall Street became the biggest news of the week thanks to an army of online edgelords besting some of the financial market’s biggest players at their own game. To vastly simplify what happened: a bunch...
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