We are reprinting a Letter to the Editor published in the Mercury News on March 2, 2023. Thank you, Peggy! The new study by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies shows disgraceful disparities in wealth. For example, eight households in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties hold more wealth than the bottom 50%, and 

How much military aid the U.S. has sent to fund the Ukraine war? $23 billion! (as of 1/6/2023) Russia should not use war to stop NATO expansion up to its borders. But ending the war cannot be achieved by more war. Instead of pumping more arms into the war zone, our government should lead the

Less than one week since the most far-right, extremist government in Israel’s history was sworn in, the government’s brutality and ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians has intensified at an even faster and terrifying pace. Over the last few days, the Israeli army has demolished over half a dozen homes and structures in Masafer Yatta and

Nearly 1,000 U.S. faith leaders call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine. Their joint statement was sent to the White House on Tuesday morning. The statement reads: “In the spirit of the truce that occurred in 1914 during the First World War, we urge our government to take a leadership role in bringing the war