Stories about Poverty
Screen Grabs: Native American Reelism, Bay Area Thrash Metal …
Rojo, Monos, The Goldfinch, A Faithful Man, Indie Shorts Fest, Women in Film, and more in cinemas this week.
Fighting Trump’s bill to keep immigrants from any public assistance
'Public charge' rule would be one of the cruelest measures yet; here's what advocates are doing to stop it.
‘If you’re done with poverty, build your union’
Labor leader Sara Nelson—credited with spurring the end of the government shutdown—on Hong Kong, labor history, and affordable housing.
Sanders comes to SF to talk about ending student debt
Packed town hall hears proposals to make higher education free for everyone.
China trade war not going well for Trump
Examining the real reasons behind this misguided US policy.
Eviction, elder abuse, and homelessness
Why are so many elders and families on the street? They got evicted.
Screen Grabs: A Japanese master of ‘The Human Condition’ gets his due
Plus: Frozen Film Festival, The Farewell, a Blaxploitation classic, Sword of Trust, Sea of Shadows, and more in cinemas this week.
“What does it mean to be a good person?”
'The Good Person of Szechwan' at Cal Shakes delivers an invigoratingly moral, musical take on Brecht's agit-prop classic.
Fewer’s racial-equity plan could change the way SF makes policy
A new office would analyze legislation through a lens that has been missing from city policy -- and could lead to some dramatic changes in the political discussion.
Magnificent obsession with Cate Le Bon
Five words to describe the rewards of following the brilliant, peripatetic songwriter through her musical inventions.