A parliamentary system, more disciplined parties and no electoral college have some advantages for democracy, says Cambridge-based U.S. historian Gary Gerstle.
“Due process” for deactivations would include clear rules, guidelines and appeals before loss of income.
Group cooking and exercise classes help low-income Californians treat chronic conditions.
Workers push for mandatory training in L.A. and San Jose, where they meet industry resistance.
The 1985 Ellis Act blocks cities from preserving rent-controlled housing. Critics say it needs to go.
Project 2025 plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades, say scientists and analysts.
Rent-controlled Barrington Plaza tenants, many of whom moved to more expensive apartments, are weighing a lawsuit.
In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape.
Vote adds to growing unionization among U.S. undergraduate workers.
South Los Angeles churches invite doctors, researchers and government representatives to bring help to those who need it.
In The Guarantee, Natalie Foster discusses how the pandemic spurred bold economic reforms and highlights the need for ongoing advocacy to ensure a more fair economy.
A new state law mandates that oil companies put up money to plug wells before acquiring them. It could fail its first big test, putting taxpayers on the hook.
Executive total compensation surged nearly 13% in 2023, outpacing both inflation and worker pay increases.
The civil rights leader showed that even in Los Angeles, color drives class divisions and racial justice drives economic justice.
Around the world, lands with water and food resources are being snatched up by powerful interests. The Grab director Gabriela Cowperthwaite discusses her documentary that is both a geopolitical thriller and a call to action.
The Legislature and governor will need to act this year if the state is to continue providing food as medicine for low-income residents.
A new contract that requires “labor harmony” could be a model to empower millions who work for federal contractors nationwide.
Dozens are relocated by ICE, cutting them off from their attorneys and, sometimes, their families.
Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.
The union says that following a string of wins by campus unions nationwide, the university may fear losing at the table in the current fight over use of police and sanctions to quell protests.