Historical Perspective

With much of the news today focused on struggles for autonomy, this essay by Jay Taber in collaboration with Rudolph C. Ryser and Renee Davis at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, helps put the World Indigenous Peoples' Movement into historical perspective.

Hate Hyperstructure

Center for New Community examines the racism behind the anti-immigrant network in the US, exposes its funding, and reveals the hate hyperstructure of its faux grassroots organization.

Public Good Synopsis

Thanks to the anonymous fan who contributed this article about Public Good. (Note: Mr. de Armond retired as Public Good research director in 2007.)

Fighting Back

With President Obama and the Religious Right against them, Equality California is fighting back. They deserve your support.

Peace and Freedom

Celebrating its 42nd anniversary, the Peace and Freedom Party of California -- founded during the Summer of Love -- is holding a National Organizing Conference on Saturday August 1, 2009 in San Francisco. Donations welcome.

Refreshing News

Only one traditional news reporter in all Puget Sound got the story right on the Professor Perry Mills scandal, and she is a journalism student at Western Washington University. Her article, in fact, was the only one that was either accurate or coherent. Seems like reporters at the Seattle Times and the Bellingham Herald might want to take a refresher course.

Synchronicity

In one of those rare convergences of synchronicity, Public Good operatives in the Bay Area and Puget Sound are in the midst of closing files on cases against institutions of higher education this month. Perry Mills versus Western Washington University (WWU), and SEIU versus New College of California, both stem from abuses of power and money-laundering.

In yesterday's ruling in the Washington Appeals Court, Professor Mills was awarded attorney's fees for being railroaded behind closed doors after whistle-blowing about financial irregularities at WWU. In December, SEIU was awarded attorney's fees against New College, but resolution of back wages and benefits remains undetermined for the now closed private college in San Francisco.

Public Good case managers are looking forward to a little time off.