If California’s new governor had looked too good to be true in his first months in office, environmentalists would soon learn the truth.
Donors to a campaign claiming to represent small shopkeepers and homeowners include North America’s largest freight railroad network, two New York real estate giants and one of Earth’s richest men.
Considering climate change’s existential threat, the dearth of regional reporting on the corporate forces driving global warming is striking.
While Republicans rake in cash on tony Fisher Island, Dems in Florida’s agricultural areas focus on getting out the vote.
A last-minute reversal by the USDA will allow schools to provide free meals to all students through 2020.
A key voting bloc in swing state Wisconsin has ample reason to feel disenchanted with the political process.
Major endorsements arrive as critics worry the measure will be disastrous for California labor.
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Even before the pandemic, ICE consistently failed to provide adequate medical care to detainees on its flights — with dire outcomes.
Tenants impacted by the pandemic still face mounting debt and possible eviction in the new year.
What happens in one DA’s race could set the course for the future of law enforcement in America.
Battleground states, including Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and Ohio, saw dramatic increases in the number of uninsured.
A UCLA study says that over a three-month period, three age groups of Latino workers suffered a nearly five-fold increase in death rates.
Mark Kreidler speaks to Marlene Mendoza, a server of 32 years at Los Angeles International Airport for HMS Host.
The real estate industry is a powerhouse opponent of rent control in California politics. But tenant activists are upping their electoral game.
A new report attacks L.A.’s systemic racism and lays out a roadmap for transformation centered in racial equality.
The fight for a seat on the Railroad Commission of Texas may just be the most important environmental election in the country.
The nation’s largest hospital chain faces a lawsuit alleging it failed to protect employees.
On Saturday, Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies faced angry demonstrators in 100-plus-degree heat.
An Ethiopian-born labor leader takes stock of his movement, Trump, the immigration crisis and police reform.
Three migrant workers recall the adversity they faced when they arrived to resurrect New Orleans. Many workers who came in Hurricane Katrina’s wake still face those conditions today.