Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Learning to love the bomb: Trump policy makes nukes “more usable”
February 9, 2018Who let Dr. Strangelove write the Nuclear Posture Review?
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In northern California, Women’s Marches bring huge crowds to the streets
January 23, 2018“Every day, a sister juggles two or three jobs that do not pay what her hands and smarts are worth. And every day, another sister slips into the shadows for fear of being picked up and...
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Despite protests, Oakland schools cut $9 million from budget
December 18, 2017“I’ve been fighting against budget cuts since I was in kindergarten,” Oakland Technical High School senior Eleanor Davis told the school board.
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With picket lines up, striking Oakland workers enter mediation
December 11, 2017“There is no rational affordability argument that justifies the city’s position to not offer workers a fair contract.”
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Port of Oakland approves “groundbreaking” Good Jobs Policy for new warehousing complex
November 14, 2017“We need good jobs and healthy communities … communities of color are often at the center of both economic and environmental injustice."
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African Americans in Oakland: “We have power to make a difference”
October 17, 2017The Oct. 7 event, held at Laney College, drew hundreds of participants from Oakland and surrounding communities.
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California governor signs far-reaching immigrant rights legislation
October 11, 2017The California Values Act will prevent state and local law enforcement from using their resources to investigate, question, or arrest people for immigration purposes.
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“100,000 Poets for Change” celebrated in Oakland
October 10, 2017For the seventh year in a row, poets, artists, musicians, writers, and playwrights working for a sustainable world come together.
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