By attempting to put a cash value on how white Americans, including her own family, benefit from discrimination, Tracie McMillan hopes to inspire a conversation on how racism drives notions of who deserves to live well.
His soap company donates millions to psychedelics research and reforms, which the CEO says can lead to a healthier, more just society.
Author Alissa Quart says the myth of American individualism is a poor excuse for inequality.
Once divided by gentrification, an immigrant janitor and a millennial executive now count on each other as renters battling corporate landlords. They are members of the largest tenants union in the country.
An innovative organizer for three unions, Ross also challenged U.S. policy toward Central America.
As Roe v. Wade falls, a new podcast immerses listeners in the harrowing experiences of those seeking abortion, and the network of doctors, nurses and clergy helping them.
California health care workers feel worn out, denied the staffing and support that would let them do what they do best.
A ‘Community Equity Fund’ empowered neighborhood groups to reach 1.9 million people, but organizations say more needs to be done.
What’s happening among unincorporated communities like Lanare, Matheny Tract and Tooleville may portend darker days ahead.
The civil rights trailblazer gets some much-deserved attention in a documentary streaming now on Amazon Prime.
The August 20 closure comes — ironically — as state and federal lawmakers invest heavily in early childhood care and education.
For Kaiser member Victor Gomez, getting help meant going out of network.
A new California bill will make it easier to take life-saving treatment to the people who need it most.
Issues with death certification have led to unreliable mortality data, leaving families, vulnerable communities and epidemiologists in the dark.
Inside the movement to bring mental health care, not law enforcement, to people in psychiatric distress.
The political gridlock behind the transit gridlock.
More than 1,300 county residents who lacked housing died last year.
A look at L.A.’s best and worst year.
Fresno, the working class capital of California’s San Joaquin Valley, remains a hardscrabble town with a history of radical activism.
Tenants impacted by the pandemic still face mounting debt and possible eviction in the new year.