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Congress Aims To Repeal Harbor Clean Air Rules, While Federal Judge Says “Stop!”

  The House of Representatives voted to repeal two vital environmental regulations protecting California’s port communities this week, just days…

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Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028

  By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon Fifteen years ago, during President Obama's first term, we co-founded RootsAction as an online…

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Post 9/11 Another World Was Possible

Putting Terrorists on Trial Could Have Brought Healing And Justice After the 9/11 attacks, we had a world-altering choice that…

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Handel’s and La Michoacana Bring New Flavors to San Pedro

  By Gretchen Williams, Columnist Frozen treats are just the remedy for summer heat, and San Pedro is now home…

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‘Cheat Like Hell!’ Trump Cries

  He’s Been At It Ever Since Retaking Office Trump’s efforts to steal the 2026 midterms entered a new phase…

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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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Home Sales Volume Shrinking

Carl Clark, Sept 14 Sales volume, the number of homes sold in a given area, over a given period, can…

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Wage Theft Worker Advocates In Their Own Words

  Dozens of advocates testified about wage theft during public comments before the city council vote on August 12. Our…

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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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Hugo Soto-Martinez On Wage Theft: The Random Lengths Interview

  Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez co-authored the wage theft measure that passed city council on Aug. 12, culminating a 3-year process…

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