![]() ![]() Bernie Sanders (I-VT) writes: “Our country obviously need a a great deal of change at the state and federal levels. In his forward for Early’s Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money and the Making of An American City, Sen. ![]() What he didn’t know was that he’d find the topic for his latest book - one that is all the more timely following the results of last month’s elections. When longtime labor activist Steve Early moved to Richmond, California, he thought San Francisco’s gritty neighbor would be a good place to observe and participate in a vibrant local political community whose battles against corporate neighbor Chevron have been chronicled by Bill Moyers. ![]() Schaben/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) In Richmond, California, a refinery town near San Francisco, a vibrant community coalition is proving that democracy is powered by votes, not money. ![]()
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