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A Fight for Dignity: Security Officers Challenge the Poverty-Wage Economy

  Last week, a day before the solemn commemoration of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Los Angeles County Federation…

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Opening Doors at the Boys and Girls Club

Rethinking the Road to Success By Devonte Barr, Columnist "Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes…

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Lucero Herrera On Wage Theft: The Random Lengths Interview

  Lucero Herrera is Research Director at the UCLA Labor Center, which has been a source of pioneering research into…

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McOsker On Wage Theft: The Random Lengths Interview

  Councilman Tim McOsker co-authored the wage theft measure that passed City Council on Aug. 12, culminating a three-year process…

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Trump’s Top 10 9/11 Lies

  Your mileage may vary, of course, and ours may too, for that matter. But for now, here’s how we…

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An Injury To All: LA Takes Long Overdue Step Forward Fighting Wage Theft

New Provisions Give City Agency More Crime-Fighting Power And& A Wider Scope “As through this world I travel, I meet…

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Nixon’s The One: Florida Dems Flip Socialist (Sorta) And Former Republican

Top Two Ballot Spots Might Seem At Odds, But Pragmatic Candidates Say, “Not So Much” "If wanting your neighbor to…

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So. Cal. Pointe Break Brings San Pedro Together Through Music

By Chris Villanueva Hundreds of music fans gathered at Point Fermin Park this past weekend for the inaugural So. Cal.…

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Palantir, ICE and the Rise of a New Labor Resistance

  It is not hyperbole to say: “We are living in evil times.” This current moment resembles the early stages…

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Older Adults Should Go ‘Back-To-School’ Too: Psychologists Say Continued Learning Can Help Prevent Cognitive Decline

By Hannah G. Morris, Columnist As many children and young adults head back to school, scholars of psychology say that…

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