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In 114-Degree Heat Farmworkers Are Still At Work

A recent report by Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, "Essentially Unprotected," points out that only California,…

4 years ago

Nina Turner’s Loss Is Oligarchy’s Gain

Reporting on her defeat, Politico noted that “the moderate attacks against Turner did not take aim at the progressive proposals…

4 years ago

POLA Secretively Shuts Down Air Pollution Monitoring at “Highest Exposure” Site on Pier 300

The volume of cargo ships entering the Port of Los Angeles is at an all-time high, and the port hasn’t…

4 years ago

Disinformation vs. the Pandemic

Only now is the strategy being revealed, is it too late to stop it? The truth seems to always arrive…

4 years ago

The Original Comeback Kid

Dennis Kucinich’s fight against privatization and his run to become Cleveland’s mayor again Over the July 4th weekend, I interviewed…

4 years ago

California’s Drought Warning

Climate Crisis Hits Home On July 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling on all Californians to voluntarily…

4 years ago

Good for Growers, Bad for Workers

There should be no question that undocumented farmworkers need and deserve legal status in this country.  They have fed us,…

4 years ago

Short-Changed!

Lack of competitive bidding likely costs POLA millions annually, new lawsuit reveals A recent lawsuit filed by Vopak brings to…

4 years ago

Who’s Afraid of Nina Turner?

Early this month, when Cleveland’s daily newspaper weighed in with an endorsement, it wasn’t a close call. “There is one…

4 years ago

The Only Two Buckets are Democracy & Autocracy

Ted Cruz has compared President Biden and the people in his administration working to stop Covid to “Nazi stormtroopers.” Republicans…

4 years ago