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The Wildfire Smoke Crisis Is Worse Than You Think

Matt Simon / Grist Jan 5, 2026 Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires globally may be 70 percent higher than once believed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Migrant’s Dilemma

Eleanor J. Bader / Truthdig Dec 29, 2025 The DHS is paying undocumented people to self-deport without the threat of arrest. With ICE prowling the streets, many migrants — especially those with families — face an impossible choice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Blow the Whistle

Anna Lekas Miller / Truthdig Dec 24, 2025 What communities have learned from one year of standing up to ICE. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Fiery Car Catastrophe

bart plantenga / Truthdig Dec 5, 2025 A sonic exploration of the relation between motor vehicles, pollution & extreme weather incidents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration

‘They Just Took You Away’

George B. Sánchez-Tello / Capital & Main Oct 15, 2025 My daughter’s nightmares offer a window into how children are processing Trump’s immigration raids. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Books

When Antipathy to the LAPD’s Chief Was the Great Unifier

Danny Goldberg / Akashic Books Oct 3, 2025 A memoir explores L.A.'s political culture after the Rodney King beating. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Activism

Right on Target

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Capital & Main Sep 17, 2025 The Black-led boycott of the popular retailer seems to be working, even in L.A. neighborhoods that once yearned for big-box stores. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

Reading, Writing and ICE Raiding

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Aug 29, 2025 As part of back-to-school preparations, teachers are patrolling their schools against the arrests of students and their families. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

Who’s Going To Clean Up the ‘Lake’ of Oil Under L.A.?

Aaron Cantú / Capital & Main Aug 20, 2025 The question looms as oil companies plan to close refineries that have been polluting the area for decades. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Immigration

‘They Feel They Can Trust No One; Not Even To Open the Door’

George B. Sánchez-Tello / Capital & Main Aug 14, 2025 Immigration raid fears have some undocumented patients avoiding medical care. So the medical care goes to them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump 2.0 Could Devastate California’s Natural Disaster Response

Jeremy Lindenfeld / Capital & Main Jul 11, 2025 Between Trump's proposed cuts to FEMA and his personal feud with Gavin Newsom, he could cost the state billions as climate-driven disasters intensify. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

Trained Volunteers Patrol L.A. Streets on Alert for ICE Raids

Myriam-Fernanda Alcala Delgado / Capital & Main Jul 7, 2025 Neighborhood watch groups monitor immigration enforcement agents amid rising threats, fear and federal scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )