L.A. Mayor Gives Occupiers an Eviction Notice

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2011 It's not like Los Angeles' slickster Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would have missed out on that multicity conference call that Oakland's Jean Quan squeaked about to the press So it's not surprising that on Friday, as he visited the Occupy LA encampment to pay tribute to the spirit of the movement (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. Has a Change of Heart, Decides to Evict Occupiers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2011 Despite showing support early on for the protesters occupying their lawn, the people who run L.A. City Hall have decided the occupation "cannot continue indefinitely." Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa complained to the Los Angeles Times, "The lawn is dead, our sprinklers aren't working … our trees are without water." (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Divided on Unions

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 2, 2011 In the national battle over the future of unions, labor’s greatest danger is division among liberals over schoolteachers’ rights in dismissals, evaluation testing, assignments, promotions and tenure.In the national battle over the future of unions, labor’s greatest danger is division among liberals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )