Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West
Accelerated warming due to climate change is drying out the environment and straining infrastructure.
Sep 9, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Biden’s Return to Form Biden’s Return to Form
In Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on Thursday, we once again saw the man who told Trump to shut up during a live debate.
Sep 2, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Fair Wages for Fast Food Fair Wages for Fast Food
California's FAST Act could establish a bill of rights for fast food service workers. The industry is trying to stop it.
Sep 1, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Adam Schiff Weighs In on What Trump May Do Next Adam Schiff Weighs In on What Trump May Do Next
Republicans are flailing since the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, but the California congressman believes cooler heads can prevail.
Aug 26, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
George Gascón Survives Another Recall George Gascón Survives Another Recall
The progressive district attorney kept his office, defying the latest conservative attempt to overturn an election that didn’t go their way.
Aug 19, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
California Needs to Think Outside the Box on Homelessness California Needs to Think Outside the Box on Homelessness
Restricting encampments doesn’t get at the root of the problem.
Aug 12, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Kari Lake and Blake Masters Bring the Trump Train to Arizona Kari Lake and Blake Masters Bring the Trump Train to Arizona
For decades now, Arizona’s GOP has swung ever further rightward, even as the broader electorate in Arizona has become more liberal.
Aug 5, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Gavin Newsom’s Letter to Biden Urges Climate Action Gavin Newsom’s Letter to Biden Urges Climate Action
The California governor called on the president to ramp up climate change interventions, while decrying obstruction in Congress.
Jul 29, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Biden Is All Talk as Fires Take Over the American West Biden Is All Talk as Fires Take Over the American West
By any stretch of the imagination, what is happening now is a climate emergency.
Jul 22, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
The Democratic Party Is No Match for a Nation on Fire The Democratic Party Is No Match for a Nation on Fire
The gerontocrats currently running the country seem to have no ability to comprehend the five-alarm urgency of the moment.
Jul 14, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky