Ramona Gardens residents decided years ago that their health was not a luxury, and they are pushing for what they deserve.
The Blue Hollywood Street sanctuary run by Quincy Brown (“Pastor Blue”) demonstrates the paradox brought about by the nation’s now 52-year war on drugs. Safe sites for monitored drug use are seen as beneficial by public health experts but remain largely illegal.
Health experts say overdose prevention centers can save lives, but are illegal in most of the U.S. On Los Angeles’ Skid Row, those in need have built their own.
The city’s patchwork of pre-apprenticeship programs — a lifeline for underrepresented workers — stands to gain big amid an influx of federal infrastructure dollars.
The laws that helped pull unionization down to near 10% remain on the books — but six out of 10 U.S. adults now say declining unionization is bad for the country.
With housing costs out of reach, workers from Brooklyn to Minneapolis to Los Angeles are demanding solutions.
Texas sees “bonanza” in carbon storage market, motivated more by money than emissions reductions.
Barrington Plaza owner says city-mandated fire safety upgrade is behind more than 500 evictions. City officials say there is no such requirement.
In an era of rising authoritarianism, political theorist Michael Walzer says “liberal” must mean rejecting overreaches of both the left and right.
More than 7 out of 10 think children will be worse off than their parents and favor spending on tax credits, child care and job training.