Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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U.S.
‘Housing as a Human Right’ takes center stage in Oakland’s election
November 17, 2020This city’s supporters of housing as a human right, rethinking public safety, achieving racial justice, and upholding public education have a lot to be glad about as election results are finalized.
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News
Crowd in Oakland, Calif., demands: Count Every Vote
November 6, 2020Among over 60 organizations helping to organize the event: SEIU Local 1021, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, AFSCME Local 3299, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice,...
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World
Treaty banning all nuclear weapons will become international law
October 27, 2020Historic moment reached in the decades-long struggle for nuclear disarmament.
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World
Is U.S.-Russia New START treaty back on the negotiating table?
October 23, 2020The question arises after years of stalling by the Trump administration.
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U.S.
District Attorney says Oscar Grant police murder case to be reopened
October 9, 2020Another important struggle against police killing of unarmed people of color.
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U.S.
California Gov. Newsom signs bills on racial justice, police reform
October 7, 2020California becomes first state in the nation to establish a task force on reparations for slavery.
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World
International virtual webinars call for ending all nuclear weapons
September 30, 2020On the minds of all the speakers was the intertwined relationship of the world’s major crises – ending nuclear weapons and other struggles for military dominance, defeating the pandemic, curbing climate change, the struggle for racial...
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Politics
New California laws: Family leave, COVID protections, tax credits for undocumented
September 21, 2020“Undocumented front line workers leave their families every day to keep our economy running, but many are still struggling to make ends meet."
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