Matthias Gafni discusses the FBI break-in that helped expose the massive Cointelpro Operation
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On March 8, 1971, eight burglars broke into a small FBI office in a suburb of Philadelphia, stealing documents they leaked to three newspapers and two politicians.
The break-in and the stories that followed marked the beginning of the end of J. Edgar Hoover’s decades-long reign atop the FBI and helped expose the massive Cointelpro, or counterintelligence, operation that investigated and spied on anti-war activists, students, Black Panthers and Black citizens.
For 50 years, Ralph Daniel kept his role in the robbery secret. But Daniel, now 76 and living in San Rafael, recently shared his story publicly for the first time with Chronicle staff writer Matthias Gafni.
Youth leaving foster care should receive guaranteed income
Dave Cortese and Shimica Gaskins
March 9, 2021
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The debate over survival checks is front and center as millions of families face an uncertain financial future. While short-term relief for the duration of the pandemic is certainly necessary, the debate over stimulus checks has opened the door to a long overdue conversation about guaranteed basic income. But even that conversation often fails to address some of the most vulnerable among us: youth transitioning out of the foster care system.
A new report from The Appeal’s The Lab makes the case for direct-cash programs initiated at a local level that offer the potential to empower young adults leaving foster care not just to survive, but to thrive. Children in foster care, and particularly those aging out of the system, are often left out of conversations about vulnerable communities in this country, despite the significant uphill ba
Piers Morgan storms off Good Morning Britain after diabolical Meghan Markle comments
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ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall has revealed that she completely believes Meghan Markle’s statements about her mental health, which is at odds with ITV presenter Piers Morgan’s views on the matter.
Outspoken presenter Morgan, co-host of ITV’s breakfast program “Good Morning Britain,” suggested that he did not believe Markle’s statements during the Monday edition of the show. During the interview, with Oprah Winfrey, Markle said she had felt suicidal at times while being a part of the Royal Family and didn’t receive the support she needed from them despite asking for it. “I don’t believe a word she says,” Morgan said on the show on Monday. “I wouldn’t believe her if she read me a weather report.”