Editorials

The Case For Optimism This Election Season–Is all politics local again?

By Shawn E. Fields  The old adage that “all politics is local” seems a quaint relic of a bygone era.…

21 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Remembering Jesse Marquez, Railroad Accountability, Tariffs, ICE and a Nation Demanding Change

The Passing of a Friend This week, the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance marked the passing of the long-time Harbor Area…

2 days ago

He Asked Us to Pretend He Was on the Ballot

And the people answered with a resounding rebuke In the weeks before the mid-term elections, the blowhard-in-chief flew around the…

2 days ago

Port Shortline Contract Continues an Ancient Battle, Big Rail vs The People of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles was founded to be publicly owned, not dominated by Big Rail — to wit the…

2 days ago

A Shocking Blue Tsunami Reshapes America’s Possibilities

  “And when the state of Georgia becomes blue, along with the state of Texas, they will not be able…

2 days ago

Beautiful Fiction, Beautiful Fact: An Anecdotal Paean to Positivity

When the guy turned around and took a big gulp of my beer, I knew it was no accident.  The…

2 days ago

photos from the edge 49 – ¡CUAUHTEMOC CARDENAS PRESENTE!

  Cuauhtemoc Cardenas should have been remembered as one of the great presidents of Mexico, which he certainly would have…

4 days ago

Rights Lawyer Tundu Lissu, Who Exposed the Killings at Bush Sr’s Gold Mine, Faces Execution by the Tanzanian dictatorship

On  Nov. 6 human rights lawyer Tundu Lissu, in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leader of the opposition to a soulless…

5 days ago

In victory, a Smell of Doom for Democrats in 2028

  Plus: An unreported victory for voting rights Democrats better watch out. They didn’t get a “mandate.” Rather, the public…

1 week ago

Blue Tsunami Breaks New Ground And Historical Records: Dems Win House & Senate, Two Women of Color Elected Southern State Governors

Democrats won sweeping victories in House and Senate races Tuesday, Nov. 3, locking up solid majorities in an overwhelming rejection…

1 week ago