Nearly a century after her death, Rosa Luxemburg remains a legendary figure on the political left. Luxemburg sought to “affect people like a clap of thunder” in a political landscape where revolution competed with reform. An obvious question when approaching Read More »
The struggle of racism in unions continues and I continue my support of unions. However, here are two examples of racism situations that need to be corrected. 1) In San Francisco teachers that work on poor, African American and Latino Read More »
I’ve got bad news for those thinking that the political conflicts underlying San Francisco’s increasingly nasty election season will end on Nov. 3—they won’t. To the contrary, battles over short-term rentals (Prop F) and market rate housing in the Mission Read More »
Remarks* by panelist Carl Finamore at the Oct. 26, 2015 Black Lives Matter Forum sponsored by the San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
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The American working class is the most powerful in the world, is the most productive in the Read More »
So far, there aren’t a lot of obvious benefits to spending years of your life getting a PhD in geography and bicycle planning. You acquire a lot of debt, spend a lot of time alone in rooms reading and writing Read More »
Your AirBnB article was spot-on. I am a Bernal Heights resident/mortgage payer with a Yes on I and a Tom Temprano poster in my window. I voted for Ellis Act controls. But I can’t support a limit of 65 days Read More »
Paul was my favorite D-SPAN pastime. I am sure President Obama used Paul’s roadmap of community organizing that he outlined in his great book… “Conscience of a Liberal.” I wish we has someone who worked as hard as Paul for Read More »
My October 20 article touting Airbnb’s marketing prowess in San Francisco’s No on F campaign was followed a day later with its new messaging strategy on bus shelters that undermined my praise. The now widely panned campaign, which Airbnb saw Read More »
