Marilyn Bechtel

Marilyn Bechtel writes from the San Francisco Bay Area. She joined the PW staff in 1986 and currently participates as a volunteer. Marilyn Bechtel escribe desde el Área de la Bahía de San Francisco. Se unió al personal de PW en 1986 y actualmente participa como voluntaria.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel

U.S.

Demonstrators protest raids at medical pot facilities
April 3, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
Protesters, many of them medical marijuana users, massed in downtown Oakland to protest the raiding by federal agents of Oaksterdam University, which trains workers for the medical marijuana industry.
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U.S.

Protesters shut down recruiting center
April 3, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
They protested the killing of 17 civilians by a U.S. soldier earlier in the month and other atrocities against Afghan civilians, and demanded an end to nearly eleven years of war.
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U.S.

Interest rate swaps wreak havoc around the country
March 29, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
Like many states and local governments around the country, Oakland is being victimized by the banking industry.
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U.S.

Oaklanders demand justice for Trayvon Martin
March 27, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
Protesters, many wearing hoodies and carrying Skittles and cans of iced tea, gathered in front of City Hall March 26 to express solidarity with the family of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
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U.S.

Millions of Californians now benefit from health care law
March 27, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments by Affordable Care Act's opponents, including 26 states, other states are already putting parts of the law into practice as they look toward full implementation in 2014.
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Peace

Veterans, families mark 9th anniversary of Iraq War
March 20, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
Speakers, many Iraq Veterans against the War, called for proper care for the war's veterans, many of whom suffer the "invisible wounds" of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury as well as physical injuries.
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World

Ending the horrors of the Afghan war
March 14, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
Now in its eleventh year, the U.S.'s longest-ever war has been the scene of many horrendous crimes against innocent Afghan people.
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Opinion

Anna Julia Cooper, 1858-1964: A fighter for equal rights for all
February 23, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel
She was a leader in the fight for African American equality, women's equality and their rights in education, and for African Americans' and women's right to vote.
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