Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Politics
New Trump immigration rules put wealthy at front of the line
October 15, 2018Latest guidelines equate worth with wealth and move families who have already waited years to the end of the line.
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Labor
Oakland Marriott workers join strike spreading across U.S.
October 9, 2018The Bay Area actions followed a walkout by Boston Marriott workers over economic issues to make one job enough to support a family.
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Politics
Calif. governor signs far-reaching laws on net neutrality, criminal justice, and environment
October 5, 2018Brown signed over 1,000 bills into law, with the net neutrality measure drawing an immediate lawsuit from the Trump administration.
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Environment
At Global Climate Action Summit, thousands vow to uphold Paris accord
September 20, 2018They came to the Global Climate Action Summit held here Sept. 12-14 - over 4,000 delegates from around the world.
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Environment
Tens of thousands march for climate, jobs and justice
September 11, 2018Around the world, 350.org reported that over a quarter of a million people took part in more than 900 actions in 95 countries.
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Politics
California governor signs bail reform; gun control measures advance
August 30, 2018When Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 10, the California Bail Reform Act, on Aug. 28, the state took a step no other state has yet taken.
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Politics
Bills addressing police misconduct face decisive votes in California legislature
August 21, 2018Among measures still to be decided are two designed to address repeated instances of police misconduct.
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U.S.
Nuclear abolition: Protesters confront Livermore Lab on Hiroshima anniversary
August 10, 2018Nobuaki Hanaoka was an infant in Nagasaki in August 1945 when the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb. He recalled how, when he was a child, "death came down with the rain.”
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