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Opinion

Opinion: Is it time for an ACT-UP for Long COVID?

Bruce Mirken - October 9, 2024

As the dangers of Long COVID become more recognized, the country's going backwards on preventing new infections.

Media

Media Week: Joe Biden, the party ‘elite,’ and the reality of big political money

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2024

Working-class voters seem less and less interested in a Democratic candidate who won't challenge the basic assumptions of neoliberalism.

Labor

Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

Tom Gallagher - December 11, 2023

Turns out it's a rabid anti-labor group that wants to destroy public-sector unions.

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

Movies

Screen Grabs: Two tough films focus on the people hit hard by economic inequality

Dennis Harvey - August 16, 2023

Great examinations of working class erosion ('Between Two Worlds') and family opioid addiction ('Stay Awake')

Labor

‘Don’t be a Giant idiot’—workers demand better COVID safety at ballpark

Marc Norton - August 30, 2021

Growing number of positive tests set off alarm among the people who serve food and beverages at Oracle Park.

Labor

Gig workers aren’t getting the healthcare they were promised

Garrett Leahy - April 29, 2021

Survey shows that most rideshare and delivery drivers are unable to access the benefits under Prop. 22

COVID

Moscone vaccination site is fast and efficient

Marke B. - March 16, 2021

Downtown site distributes 6000 COVID shots per day, but there's no reason to be daunted by smooth process

News + Politics

Breaking the law and abusing workers plays well on Wall Street

Tim Redmond - December 14, 2020

Breaking the law repeatedly, enabling thousands of evictions, ducking your taxes, overturning state labor codes, and abusing your workers seems to be a recipe...

Examined Life

Examined Life: Being human at a time like this

Karen Macklin - October 28, 2020

The future of our country may hang in the balance, but our humanity need not

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Opinion: Is it time for an ACT-UP for Long COVID?

Media Week: Joe Biden, the party ‘elite,’ and the reality of big political money

Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Screen Grabs: Two tough films focus on the people hit hard by economic inequality

‘Don’t be a Giant idiot’—workers demand better COVID safety at ballpark

Gig workers aren’t getting the healthcare they were promised

Moscone vaccination site is fast and efficient

Breaking the law and abusing workers plays well on Wall Street

Examined Life: Being human at a time like this

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