Politics

“Censorship Is So 1984”: Annual Banned Books Week Celebrates the Right to Read

Across the nation, young people are trailblazing today, from school classrooms to the halls of state legislatures and even the…

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Know Your Voting Rights

In many parts of California, recent changes in the U.S. Postal mail service means that your ballot may not be…

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California Just Slashed Its Cannabis Tax to Save Its Dying Industry

California’s cannabis industry employs hundreds of thousands and generates millions in revenue, but sales and tax receipts have plummeted in…

3 months ago

He Tells the Truth When He Lies: A JD Vance Primer on Building Conspiracies

By Allison Butler Lately, I’ve had lyrics to ‘I’ve Got No Idols,’ by 1990s indie-darling Juliana Hatfield running through my…

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Washington’s Complex Agenda in the Middle East

Washington hopes with all this firepower to maintain control over oil resources and stave off popular rebellions. The U.S. understands…

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Gaza Aid Flotillas Defy Israeli Blockade to Bring Medicine and Food to Palestinians

Denying Gazans humanitarian aid, impeding ships in international waters and arresting at gunpoint those onboard are vicious, illegal acts by…

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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Yes on 50

Gerrymandering is the bane — well, one of the banes — of our so-called democracy. Both Democrats and Republicans have…

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Padilla, Democrats Call on State Department to Restore Gaza Humanitarian and Medical Visas

The Senators requested a full explanation of the circumstances leading to this abrupt decision to suspend medical and humanitarian visas…

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Los Angeles County Begins Mailing Sample Ballot Books for the 2025 Statewide Special Election

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that the mailing of Sample Ballot Books…

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Letters to the Editor: Politics, Preservation, and ICE Snatchers in the Spotlight”

  America in Crisis: When the Supreme Court Refuses to See the Obvious We should be outraged! When U.S. Supreme…

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