As pandemic-driven unemployment figures skyrocket, the once-unthinkable is being discussed: A universal basic income for Americans.
A new report shows that some American billionaires are making substantial gains during the global health crisis.
The poet and environmentalist found in Los Angeles’ waterways a metaphor for human history.
With the pandemic showing no signs of slowing, nurses at Peter Sidhu’s hospital are allowed to bring in their own masks from home.
From health care workers to immigrant detainees, efforts to acquire protective face coverings are complicated by bureaucratic resistance.
Bernie Sanders was environmentalists’ first choice for president; Elizabeth Warren their second. But Biden is now their only hope.
The ongoing threat of vector-borne disease is reshaping our understanding of the dangers of a warming climate.
San Francisco’s early lockdown spared it from the brunt of COVID-19, but the city has failed to shelter its homeless during the crisis.
“The public should not think one location is safer than the other,” says the county’s health department.
Food insecurity skyrockets in the key battleground state.
A new Los Angeles program distributes farm-fresh food to struggling families.
The crisis has hit marginalized communities especially hard, deepening inequities in access to housing and child care.
From corporations to street vendors to mariachi tailors, entrepreneurs face huge challenges.
More than 2 million Californians have recently lost their jobs and many are now without health coverage.
Policies for PPE (personal protective equipment) have become streamlined, but a fear of cross-contamination remains.
Is grab-and-go here for the duration?
A trio of Democratic lawmakers is attempting to correct Congress’ omission of undocumented workers from the CARES Act.
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Americans stricken by COVID-19 face another pandemic threat: crushing medical bills.
California struggles to protect its health care workers as they fight the pandemic.
Despite warnings from public health experts, ICE still holds nearly 35,000 detainees in close quarters.