Ron DeSantis Is No Match for Gavin Newsom Ron DeSantis Is No Match for Gavin Newsom
At last night’s Fox News debate, even a home field advantage couldn’t keep the aspiring presidential candidate from choking.
Dec 1, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
San Francisco’s Potemkin Village San Francisco’s Potemkin Village
For President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in San Francisco this week, Governor Gavin Newsom transformed the city into a façade of prosperi...
Nov 17, 2023 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine
Local organizers have gotten the New England town to pass some of the most progressive legislation in the country. Will it stick?
Nov 15, 2023 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
How Old Is Too Old to Run for Office? How Old Is Too Old to Run for Office?
President Biden is still sharper than the competition. But the effect of aging political figures’ clinging to their positions has sometimes been detrimental.
Nov 10, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
There’s Nothing Progressive About Tearing Down Posters of Israeli Hostages There’s Nothing Progressive About Tearing Down Posters of Israeli Hostages
A truly left position requires us to recognize that empathy is not a zero-sum game—and that we can, and must, mourn the deaths of both Palestinians and Israelis.
Oct 27, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
California’s Labor Victories Could Be Contagious California’s Labor Victories Could Be Contagious
After Kaiser Permanente agreed to a minimum wage of $25 for its employees in the state, will the rest of the country follow?
Oct 20, 2023 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas
October 12, 2023 The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas Israel’s oppression of Palestinians is an atrocity. So was Hamas’s massacre of civilians—and anyone…
Oct 12, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
Who Is the Real Laphonza Butler? Who Is the Real Laphonza Butler?
The new senator from California has been both a union organizer and a corporate consultant. Which side of her will we see in Congress?
Oct 5, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
Dianne Feinstein’s Empty Seat Dianne Feinstein’s Empty Seat
After the California senator’s death, the balance of power in American politics is left uncertain.
Sep 29, 2023 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
The GOP Debate Was a Sorry Spectacle The GOP Debate Was a Sorry Spectacle
When Ron DeSantis is trying to keep things dignified, you know the show has gone off the rails.
Sep 28, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky