California

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.

Oct 11, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels

The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels

Now, Fossil Free UC wants to set the record straight about why.

Oct 8, 2019 / StudentNation / Emily Williams and Theo LeQuesne

NCAA California athlete celebrating

California Will Let NCAA Athletes Get Paid for Their Labor California Will Let NCAA Athletes Get Paid for Their Labor

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will allow NCAA athletes to profit off of their own name, image, or likeness. The NCAA plans on fighting back.

Sep 30, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Trump

Trump’s Plan to Solve Homelessness Is Horrifying Trump’s Plan to Solve Homelessness Is Horrifying

Democrats are right to be outraged—but their ideas aren’t much better.

Sep 18, 2019 / Jake Bittle

Green New Deal

The Environment Is in Trump’s Crosshairs. We Need to Fight Back. The Environment Is in Trump’s Crosshairs. We Need to Fight Back.

This isn’t scattershot; it is a well-planned effort to destroy environmental regulations and investments built up over decades.

Sep 17, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Stockton Mayor

A Young Mayor Makes the Case for a Guaranteed Income A Young Mayor Makes the Case for a Guaranteed Income

Once a skeptic, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs is now overseeing a radical anti-poverty program. 

Aug 16, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Uber San Francisco

Uber and Lyft Hate This Bill Uber and Lyft Hate This Bill

California’s AB5 could radically change the gig economy in the ride-hailing services’ home state.

Aug 2, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Jose Gurrola

Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won

Jose Gurrola is just 25, with barely 20,000 constituents, but he’s managed to put California’s powerful oil industry on the defensive.

Jul 12, 2019 / Gabriel Thompson

California Housing

Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy

Increasing the density of America’s cities is a crucial part of progressive city planning.

May 8, 2019 / Benjamin Schneider

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

But, if we listen carefully, the solutions to the climate crisis also come from Commerce.

Mar 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

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