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March 17, 2023
The Latest Banking Crisis Is Brought to You by the Federal Reserve
There’s a lot of blame to go around for the failure of the Silicon Valley Bank. But the Fed’s myopic attitude towards inflation bears much of the responsibility.
Sasha Abramsky
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March 15, 2023
The Obscene Invention of California Capitalism
A conversation with Malcolm Harris about his new history of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, the West Coast’s settler ideology, and recent turbulence in the world of tech.
Emma Hager
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March 14, 2023
Bankers Lobbied for Deregulation, Congress Capitulated, and Now Banks Are Collapsing
The Silicon Valley Bank collapse doesn’t require a bailout. It requires stronger bank oversight and the repeal of the 2018 “economic growth” act.
John Nichols
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March 10, 2023
Deported to a Country You Can’t Remember
The Biden administration sent Phoeun You, a former child refugee, to Cambodia after more than four decades in the US. Governor Gavin Newsom has the power to bring him back.
Jessie Lau
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March 6, 2023
LA’s Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers
The Downtown LA 2040 proposal could force garment factories to close and replace affordable housing with luxury developments.
Sasha Abramsky
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March 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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February 24, 2023
California Puts the Fossil Fuel Industry in the Penalty Box
New legislation would empower the state’s energy commission to investigate price gouging and implement fines for refiners.
Sasha Abramsky
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February 17, 2023
Katie Porter Is Aiming for Dianne Feinstein’s Seat
Now that the 89-year-old California senator has announced her retirement, progressive Democrats are lining up to run.
Sasha Abramsky
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February 8, 2023
California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change
After years of thirst, the state has been drowning, and the poorest people have been among those hardest hit.
Rebecca Gordon
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January 27, 2023
California Has Been Consumed by America’s Addiction to Guns
The state is reeling after a week of mass shootings that underscores the bloody price we pay for our worship of guns.
Sasha Abramsky