It’s easy to be pessimistic about the future these days. Tea Party extremists are threatening to push our federal government into default. Federal immigration reform is...
The latest chapter in the efforts to dismantle California’s public-sector retirement system was officially opened Tuesday when San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed submitted paperwork that begins...
A new study released today by the University of California, Berkeley Labor Center estimates that taxpayers contribute around $7 billion annually to provide basic social service...
California State Senator (and former United Farm Workers activist) Bill Monning is sponsoring an effort on behalf of a broad coalition of activists and legislators urging...
(See full infographic at OnlinePhdPrograms) Driving a 15-year-old car 70 miles a day between three different college campuses took a toll on my ride – and...
One by one, like guests at a late party They shake our hands and step into the dark: Arabian ostrich; Long-eared kit fox; Mysterious starling....
The New York Post reported that congressional gyms are staying open despite the government shutdown that, so far, has gone into its second week. Andy Soltis...
It is widely reported that the Republicans are looking for a face-saving way to back down from the standoff they created on the budget and the...
Whether BART [Bay Area Rapid Transit] closes down this week will come down to one issue and one issue only: whether the BART Board of Directors...
“I would dispel the rumor that is going around that you hear on every newscast, that if we don’t raise the debt ceiling, we will default...
Louis T. Wigfall would have loved Ted Cruz. Wigfall was another Lone Star State senator who viscerally hated a president of the other party. The object...
BART’s 60-day cooling off period is now heating up – but not in a good way. When the Governor requested a 60-day cooling off period in...
(Note: George Zornick’s post was originally published by The Nation and is republished with permission.) We’ve seen this movie before: Republicans force a showdown in Congress...
At a small gathering in Los Angeles last week, Miles Rapoport, president of the 13-year-old progressive think tank Demos, declared that although the U.S. economy is...
Jam-Up on the Cat-Oh-Five We live in LA, city of traffic jams on the 405 and other freeways. One recent morning we had three cats...
Not long ago I was walking toward an airport departure gate when a man approached me. “Are you Robert Reich?” he asked. “Yes,” I said. “You’re...
All the usual suspects are giving us all the usual warnings about the disaster that would ensue if the government defaults on its debt. Much of...
The U.S. Census Bureau released figures [September 17] revealing 46.5 million people were living at or below the poverty line — a near-record in the last...
“Will Work for Food.” How many times do we see these signs at most every street corner? For those of who are federal employees and who...
With the release of the documentary Inequality for All, the core progressive story about what is wrong with the economy is now on the silver screen. For...