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3 weeks ago | 
counterpunch.org | Steve Early
“Any city that doesn’t have a Tenderloin isn’t a city at all”– Herb Caen, longtime San Francisco Chronicle columnistFew San Francisco neighborhoods have had more ups and downs than the 33-block area still called “The Tenderloin”—a name which derives from the late 19th century police practice of shaking down local restaurants and butcher shops by taking their best cuts of beef in lieu of cash bribes.
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3 weeks ago | 
znetwork.org | Steve Early
“Any city that doesn’t have a Tenderloin isn’t a city at all” – Herb Caen, longtime San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Few San Francisco neighborhoods have had more ups and downs than the 33-block area still called “The Tenderloin”—a name which derives from the late 19th century police practice of shaking down local restaurants and butcher shops by taking their best cuts of beef in lieu of cash bribes.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonmonthly.com | Suzanne Gordon |Steve Early
Earlier this month, Vietnam War veteran Paul Cox went to a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in St. Louis to visit a sick friend. When he left the hospital, he encountered a woman handing out flyers in its parking lot. “VA workers are being fired,” her leaflet said. “This can hurt your care. This is an assault on the VA.
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1 month ago | 
prospect.org | Suzanne Gordon |Steve Early |Jasper Craven |with Suzanne Gordon
At the mid-January confirmation hearing for Doug Collins to be secretary of veterans affairs, many senators, including Republicans, directed his attention to the problematic results of past VA outsourcing to private-sector vendors.
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1 month ago | 
dollarsandsense.org | John Miller |Bill Barclay |Marie Christine Duggan |Steve Early
How Elon Musk used government loans and subsidies to enrich himself. | Order this issue or subscribe . The Richmond Progressive Alliance Has Won Elections and Made City Hall Better for 20 YearsHere are 10 lessons for municipal reformers in other cities. | Order this issue or subscribe.
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1 month ago | 
counterpunch.org | Steve Early
Among the Republican voters experiencing buyer’s remorse are more than a few military veterans who chose Trump over Harris by a margin of 65 to 34%, according to some exit polls. Their shock and dismay surfaced in DC this month during the legislative conference of the reliably conservative and hawkish Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), which has 1.4 million members.
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1 month ago | 
jacobin.com | Steve Early
Among voters experiencing buyer’s remorse are more than a few military veterans who chose Donald Trump over Kamala Harris by a margin of 65 to 34 percent, according to some exit polls. Their shock and dismay surfaced in Washington, DC, this month during the legislative conference of the reliably conservative and hawkish Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), which has 1.4 million members.
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1 month ago | 
counterpunch.org | Steve Early
In Washington, D.C., there’s now a ritual formula for labor gatherings outside a government office to protest the latest depredations of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) created by President Trump. Paid staffers from national union headquarters and the AFL-CIO arrive with neatly printed signs and approved messages. Worried federal workers mill about on their lunch hour, share the latest rumors, and hold the signs. PR consultants buttonhole the press and hand out media advisories.
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1 month ago | 
popularresistance.org | Suzanne Gordon |Steve Early
Above photo: Alexandra Buxbaum/Sipa USA via AP Images. Hundreds of projects have been cut. Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. If you’re interested in the long history of scientific innovation and advances at the Department of Veterans Affairs, you may want to visit the website for the Office of Research and Development before Elon Musk and company delete it.
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1 month ago | 
laprogressive.com | Steve Early |Rob Maurer
In Washington, D.C., there’s now a ritual formula for labor gatherings outside a government office to protest the latest depredations of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) created by President Trump. Paid staffers from national union headquarters and the AFL-CIO arrive with neatly printed signs and approved messages. Worried federal workers mill about on their lunch hour, share the latest rumors, and hold the signs. PR consultants buttonhole the press and hand out media advisories.
