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.

Congressional Progressive Caucus launches “People’s Budget”
April 13, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Reacting to the House Republicans' slash-and-burn 2012 budget proposals, progressives put forward a proposal that reflects "the values and priorities of working families in this country."
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U.S.

Army base reopening a step closer
April 11, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Prospects for redeveloping the Oakland Army Base moved a step forward last week as the City Council voted to extend its negotiating agreement with developers California Capital Group and AMB Corp.
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Opinion

A real “moment of truth”
April 8, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
There is another way to turn around the annual deficit and ultimately eliminate the national debt.
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U.S.

Across the country, hundreds of thousands declare, “We are One”
April 5, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
In over a thousand U.S. cities, unionists, civil rights and community activists gathered April 4, honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated 43 years earlier.
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Opinion

Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, dies at 90
March 29, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, died at age 90 Jan. 13 from complications of pneumonia. Among his large body of work were important contributions to progressive publications, including the New Masses and People's World.
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U.S.

Calif. Republicans list 53 demands, no solutions
March 29, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
California's Republican legislative minority, in response to the state budget, are trying to ram through an agenda that does not reflect that there is a Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the state legislature.
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Labor

Labor & community join mercado workers’ struggle
March 21, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 30,000 California workers, many of them in the San Francisco Bay Area, are employed by mercados - Latino, Asian and other ethnic grocery stores numbering many recent immigrants among both workers and...
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U.S.

Oakland riders call for better bus service
March 17, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Bus riders brought together by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment shared their stories.
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