Sasha Abramsky

@AbramskySasha

Sasha Abramsky is The Nation's Western Correspondent. He is the author of several books, including The American Way of Poverty, The House of Twenty Thousand Books, Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World's First Female Sports Superstar, and most recently Chaos Comes Calling: The Battle Against the Far-Right Takeover of Small-Town America.

Homeless Struggle To Maintain New Encampment In Sacramento

California Needs to Get Serious About Homelessness California Needs to Get Serious About Homelessness

The state has failed to provide housing to the formerly incarcerated and other vulnerable people.

Feb 11, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed

The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed

Right-wing demagogues tried to take over a small town in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s how concerned citizens stopped them.

Feb 7, 2022 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Drama at Redding BOS meeting

California’s Red Counties California’s Red Counties

The alt-right’s ascendancy in Shasta County gives a window on what could be a fractious political future for California’s rural north.

Feb 4, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Placentia Yorba Linda School Board discusses critical race theory

The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory

The campaigns are focused on racially diverse communities with declining numbers of white students that are located in politically competitive districts.

Jan 28, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

unite here hunger strike

On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights

Unite Here Local 11 has repeatedly reached out to Kyrsten Sinema to express deep dismay at the prospect that the several voter protection bills circulating in D.C. won’t pass in th...

Jan 21, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Gov. Gavin Newsom Covid-19 Testing

Gavin Newsom’s New Budget Proposal Expands Health Care to the Undocumented Gavin Newsom’s New Budget Proposal Expands Health Care to the Undocumented

It’s a huge step toward universal health care coverage.

Jan 14, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

California Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Elder Hosts Election Night Event

Republicans Are on the Retreat in California Republicans Are on the Retreat in California

Shifting tides after the attempted recall vote show that voters are concerned more with policy than with rhetoric.

Jan 7, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Even as Crime Declines, Gun Violence Is Rising

Even as Crime Declines, Gun Violence Is Rising Even as Crime Declines, Gun Violence Is Rising

A disgruntled public may lurch rightward on criminal justice issues. That is why it’s vital that progressives do everything in their power to turn the tide.

Dec 31, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

California School Board discusses critical race theory

Even in Blue States, Critical Race Theory Panic Is Spreading Even in Blue States, Critical Race Theory Panic Is Spreading

The GOP has been relentlessly hammering on the issue since the last presidential election, viewing it as the party’s way back into suburban voters’ good graces.

Dec 17, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Devin Nunes Is Trading Congress for Social Media

Devin Nunes Is Trading Congress for Social Media Devin Nunes Is Trading Congress for Social Media

With California’s electoral districts being redrawn, the Trumpist congressman is beating a hasty retreat.

Dec 10, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

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