Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Kaiser mental health therapists strike to uphold patient care
March 24, 2026The one-day unfair labor practices strike aimed at upholding and strengthening patient care safeguards and meeting new challenges posed by technology.
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Politics
Disarmament advocates warn Trump nuclear test threat could spark arms race
November 4, 2025Experts predict other countries would follow suit if the U.S. detonates a nuclear explosion.
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Politics
Oaklanders gather by the lake to say No Kings!
October 23, 2025More than 10,000 joined in the action—one among some 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Politics
UN delegates push for nuclear weapons elimination
October 3, 2025They seek to lift a shadow hanging over the world that should have been lifted long ago
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U.S.
Nuclear weapon opponents gather at Livermore Lab to declare: ‘Never Again!’
August 15, 2025The theme of their gathering: 80 Years of Nuclear Devastation – Remember Our History, Reshape Our Future.
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Politics
Oaklanders fill the streets on No Kings Day
June 20, 2025The 10,000 participants asserted that no fear would break them and that they would not kneel to a tyrant.
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Labor
Medical staff join with patients, community to demand ‘Hands Off Medicaid!’
May 16, 2025Hundreds gathered to fight back against some $880 billion in cuts Republicans are proposing from Medicaid and other health care programs.
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U.S.
Peace organizations as Hiroshima anniversary approaches: Nuclear proliferation still threatens humanity
May 7, 2025“If you want peace, prepare for peace,” they declare as 191 nations meet at UN to discuss non-proliferation treaty renewal.
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