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Over the past several years, a network of political pressure groups have emerged from the shadows, secretly funded by a handful of conservative tech and real estate oligarchs worth over $21 billion.

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“Moderate” Politics And Its Authoritarian Foundation

“Moderate” Politics And Its Authoritarian Foundation

Now that we are removed from the despotism of the last century, there is a tendency to deny the signs that signal the beginning  of fascistic policy. The notion that the technocrats who influence and run our city are essentially benign is the result of careful branding, one that allows

Everyday People Are Saving San Francisco

Everyday People Are Saving San Francisco

You wouldn’t know it from corporate media, but there’s a mobilized, determined movement protecting San Francisco from a deepening crisis under a rising authoritarian government. Everyday people -- organizers, protestors, activists, and labor leaders -- are doing the real work of fighting back against the ethnic cleansing campaign

What the Beya Alcaraz Saga Tells Us About Daniel Lurie

What the Beya Alcaraz Saga Tells Us About Daniel Lurie

The brief saga of Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz in San Francisco reveals something about the mayoral administration of Daniel Lurie. For those of you who have been paying attention to other things in recent weeks, following the recall of Joel Engardio, the supervisor for District Four, which includes most of the

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