Politics

Garcia Overstates Progress, Looks Beyond Long Beach in Final “State of the City”

At under 17 minutes, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s seventh and final “State of the City” address may have been…

5 years ago

What Do You Call a Failed Insurrection? PRACTICE

Can we stop this coup? Yes, but only before it happens: by protecting the vote in Georgia and other swing…

5 years ago

Striking Local Bakery Workers Win Community, Labor Support

Santa Fe Springs ― Since Nov. 3, more than 100 workers, primarily Latinas have been on strike against the Rich…

5 years ago

New State Laws That Took Effect Jan. 1

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted new bills signed into law in 2021 that went into effect Jan. 1, 2022,…

5 years ago

Capitol Insurrection-Jan. 6, 2021: Congress Investigates Ex-President

One year ago this week the U.S. Capitol was attacked, not by foreign terrorists or an army as in 1814…

5 years ago

The California Face of Insurrection

The following are brief synopsis of the federal charges against some of the 50 Californians out of 727 who are…

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Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show

by Craig Silverman, ProPublica, Craig Timberg, The Washington Post, Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post Jan. 4 https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-hosted-surge-of-misinformation-and-insurrection-threats-in-months-leading-up-to-jan-6-attack-records-show?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter&utm_content=feature Facebook groups swelled with…

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Working Families Champion Heads to California Labor Federation after Distinguished Service in the Legislature

Prior to being elected to the Assembly, Gonzalez was a labor leader, attorney, and organizer, serving as the first woman…

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Meet the Lincoln Project: Vanguard of Democracy?

“There are a lot of groups saying they are in the fight to preserve democracy. They’re earnest and well-meaning, but…

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2021: The Year of the Coup

2021 was the Year of the Coup, its aftermath, aftershocks, and recurrent antecedents. Even before the year began, Random Lengths…

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