On July 9, 2024, about 50 people gathered outside Regional Medical Center (RMC) in East San Jose to rally against the decision of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) to close RMC's trauma center, and its special heart attack and stroke programs on August 12, 2024. Regional Medical Center is the…
By Julia Connelly, Common Dreams... Residents of Gaza City's Shujayea neighborhood found themselves on Thursday among the main targets of new Israeli military operations, with thousands of people fleeing as they were "hunted by tanks and planes," as one Palestinian man told Reuters—even as Israel claimed the "intense" phase of…
URGENT! Please send emails to your California State Assembly Member telling them of your opposition to Senate Bill 1081 (Archuleta), which will be heard in the Transportation committee on July 1, 2024. This bill requires those under age 26 applying for a first-time or renewing a California driver’s license and California I.D.…
With carnage persisting in Gaza, it's easy enough to say that Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shown us who he is. But so has President Biden, and so have the most powerful Republicans and Democrats in Congress.... by Norman Solomon in Common Dreams, June 20, 2024 "When someone shows…
In 2022 alone, the U.S Congress received $23,734,981 from the Zionist lobby. The disproportionate influence this money has over U.S legislation is clearly evident in how the U.S. is supporting Israeli genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Zionist influence shapes policies that perpetuate the ongoing occupation of Palestine and…
By Ralph Nader After the jury came in with its verdict that Donald Trump was guilty of a scheme and coverup to illegally influence the 2016 election, the Biden campaign issued a statement saying that the judgment demonstrated that “no one is above the law,” not even a former President.…
Thursday, May 30, 3pm at Montgomery Theater 271 S Market St, San Jose On Thursday, May 30, the Bay Area Council for the 2024 Pacific Summit will host Argentine President Javier Milei, who espouses an openly fascist ideology. Since taking office in December, 2023, Milei has raised the percentage of…
On May 24, 2024, Professor Sang Kil, a faculty member in the Justice Studies Department, received a letter from the university administration notifying her that she had been suspended from her job for “violating Article 17 of the collective bargaining agreement between California State University and California Faculty Association.” According…
Brandon Lee is a Chinese American environmental and indigenous rights activist, who survived an assassination attempt in August 2019 by the 54th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was shot and hit four places rendering him a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the chest down with only partial…
Photo: Nancy Tsou May 9, 2024 San Jose State students have rallied and carried out a one-day sit-in on campus to highlight their demands. Students' Demands: End the Silence: Release a public statement calling for an immediate end to the Gaza Genocide, condemning “Israel” for its war crimes, and calling…
