Inequality Archives - Page 4 of 28

Campaign Trail

Campaign notebook: The dizzying web of big-money influence

Tim Redmond - February 11, 2024

Plus: Remarkable hype, Lurie's money, and why Breed's allies want to control the Democratic Party.

Business + Tech

The city has a new business tax plan—which doesn’t address economic inequality

Tim Redmond - February 9, 2024

We can tinker with 'revenue-neutral' changes, but SF is facing a massive fiscal crisis, and the big corporations and billionaires are still not paying their fair share.

Movies

Screen Grabs: 50 years later, ‘Zardoz’ still fascinates (Sean Connery’s outfit included)

Dennis Harvey - February 5, 2024

... and 'Blazing Saddles' still, well, farts. Plus: Unusually touching 'The End We Start From' and thriller 'Restore Point'

Opinion

COVID safety is a progressive responsibility

Charles Lewis III - January 31, 2024

Government, media, institutions no longer work to protect us; we need to keep raising our voices and taking action.

News + Politics

Tech leader wants supes to ‘die slow;’ where’s the mayor and the Chron?

Tim Redmond - January 28, 2024

Plus: Phil Ginsburg's yacht harbor, and zoning changes nobody knows how to pay for. That's The Agenda for Jan. 28 to Feb. 4

Stage Review

In ‘Match Girrl,’ Dance Brigade lights up a world of inequality

Charles Lewis III - January 23, 2024

Taking off from Hans Christian Anderson's tale of poverty and abuse, while banging on the McMansion gates

Nightlife

Ode to Uptown: RIP, feisty bar for punks and lefties

Christopher D. Cook - January 11, 2024

The legendary almost-40-year-old bar went out with tipsy adieus, sidewalk fiddlers, and a reminder of ongoing Mission gentrification.

Campaign Trail

Barbara Lee talks about economic inequality in visit to the Mission

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2024

Why we need both a wealth tax and a return to pre-Reagan income taxes.

News + Politics

My New Year’s resolutions—for everyone else

Tim Redmond - January 2, 2024

A few 2024 suggestions for policy makers, the pope, and people who don't clean up their dogshit.

Elections

Here come the billionaires: Election 2024

Tim Redmond - December 24, 2023

Big money goes into measures attacking poor people and eroding police oversight. It's really about Breed's re-election and the oligarchs controlling the city.

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