California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry
A report shows that 45 percent of the state’s undocumented residents are facing food insecurity, mostly children.
May 13, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Blue States Will Be Stretched to Their Limits Post-“Roe” Blue States Will Be Stretched to Their Limits Post-“Roe”
Gavin Newsom has vowed to codify the right to abortion in California’s constitution, but his ambitions could run up against the reality that the state doesn’t have enough providers...
May 6, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
A New Intervention in California’s Mental Health Crisis A New Intervention in California’s Mental Health Crisis
Proposed mental health courts under the CARE program would mandate treatment for severely impaired people.
Apr 29, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
The Color of Water 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.
Apr 16, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon
The Case Against Closing Nuclear Power Plants The Case Against Closing Nuclear Power Plants
Existing plants like Diablo Canyon obviate the need to draw on fossil fuel generators and should remain in service.
Apr 4, 2022 / Charles Komanoff
California Scrambles to Manage Its Housing Crisis and Rising Gas Prices California Scrambles to Manage Its Housing Crisis and Rising Gas Prices
It’s time for the governor to push for deeper reforms—and for the federal government to follow suit.
Mar 25, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Who Drives the Climate Train? Who Drives the Climate Train?
As both its victims and its drivers, humans could, at least theoretically, apply the brakes on the locomotive.
Mar 23, 2022 / Jane Braxton Little
A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021 A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021
The once-controversial reporter and teacher dies without notice.
Mar 11, 2022 / Tom Goldstein
Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness? Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness?
Governor Newsom has taken a triumphant tone, but thousands are still sleeping in the streets.
Mar 11, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer
Why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more?
Feb 25, 2022 / Michael Lighty