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Housing and HomelessnessMarch 6, 2023
What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone”
A community of migrants and unhoused people call the shuttered downtown of this California city home.
David Bacon
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Labor OrganizingJanuary 10, 2023
Why Farmworker Legalization Failed
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act’s failure to become law reveals critical divisions within the immigrant rights movement.
David Bacon
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ActivismSeptember 21, 2022
Remembering Ying Lee
Looking back at the life of a trailblazing activist and Berkeley’s first Asian American city council member.
David Bacon
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September 14, 2022
Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote
In a heated debate over farmworker voting rights, California’s governor refuses to sign a bill to make it easier for workers to win union recognition.
David Bacon
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Housing and HomelessnessAugust 17, 2022
Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now
Under a freeway maze near a train yard, residents of Oakland’s largest and oldest encampment are being forced to leave. Where will they go?
David Bacon
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LaborJune 23, 2022
Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers
Not even Biden’s own Labor Department believes that the administration’s proposal to bring in more seasonal farm labor will improve working conditions.
David Bacon
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Racism and DiscriminationApril 16, 2022
The Color of Water
In one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, residents of the California’s colonias still don’t have access to clean running water.
David Bacon
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Labor OrganizingApril 2, 2022
Honoring Dolores Huerta’s Legacy
At 92 years old, the iconic labor activist continues to fight for workers’ rights.
David Bacon
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PoliticsOctober 7, 2021
A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland
In the city of Madera, Elsa Mejia is running for a seat on the city council as the first Indigenous Mexican migrant candidate.
David Bacon
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US Wars and Military ActionSeptember 9, 2021
The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests
These photos from 20 years ago remind us that resistance to the war began even before the war itself.
David Bacon