Politics

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The Fight For A Party That Fights

“This isn’t about left vs right. This is about fighting back vs losing,” -- Indivisible Co-Founder Ezra Levin

2 days ago

Justice Cannot Wait―Rep. Grijalva Signals Coming End To GOP Pedophile Protection Racket

“Justice cannot wait another day,” newly-elected Representative Adelita Grijalva said in her maiden speech in the House of Representative, as…

1 week ago

Blue Tsunami

“The sun may have set over our city this evening, but, as Eugene Debs once said, I can see the…

2 weeks ago

Barragán Calls Out GOP for Blocking SNAP, WIC Funding as Shutdown Endangers Millions

Just days before 42 million Americans were to lose access to federal SNAP food benefits, Senate Majority Leader John Thune…

3 weeks ago

Additional 140 Vote Centers Scheduled to Open for 2025 Statewide Special Election

All 251 Vote Centers will open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration, and vote…

3 weeks ago

California Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Withholding SNAP Food Benefits

The federal government is legally required to make payments to SNAP. Congress appropriated $6 billion to the USDA in SNAP-related…

3 weeks ago

No Kings — From Our Smallest Towns to Our Largest Cities

When the founders stood up to King George, they were told it was impossible. But they won. When abolitionists fought…

1 month ago

The Case for a General Strike

Johnson was alluding to the enslaved Black people who launched the nation’s first general strike during the Civil War. Following…

1 month ago

Victims Without Victimizers

It is time to stop trying to make the market do good. It is time to stop trying to fuse…

1 month ago

Voter Registration Deadline Approaching for 2025 Statewide Special Election

Register by Oct. 20 to Receive a vote by mail ballot; In-person Voting Begins Oct. 25 LOS ANGELES – The…

1 month ago