Editorial Cartoons

Liberating California

Dave Whamond Jun 16, 2025 Dig deeper

Military

How Veterans Are Reacting to Marine Deployment in L.A.

Robert Garrova / LAist Jun 12, 2025 “It makes it appear that the United States of America is a battleground,” one veteran Marine said. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Medi-Cal Under Threat

Don Thompson / KFF Health News Apr 24, 2025 Who’s covered under California’s $175 billion Medicaid program, and what might get cut? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Oil Industry Actions Increase Climate Disasters

Peter Kuper Jan 23, 2025 Dig deeper

Labor

Corporate Fearmongering Over Fast Food Wages Have Aged Like Cold French Fries

Janine Jackson / FAIR Dec 16, 2024 The evidence is in: Minimum wage hikes tend to have little to no effect on employment, but can raise the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Race

Can Land Repair the Nation’s Racist Past?

Adam Mahoney / High Country News Dec 4, 2024 In California, an approach to Black reparations based on land access, ownership and stewardship. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Nevada Voters Have Banned Slavery. Why Hasn’t California?

Natalia Mesa / High Country News Nov 26, 2024 A tale of two states and the future of “involuntary servitude” in the West. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

California Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports

Molly Castle Work / KFF Health News Sep 27, 2024 The law, designed to protect consumers from financial aftereffects of a medical emergency, goes into effect in January. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

California Sues Exxon Over Plastics Deception

Edward Carver / Common Dreams Sep 24, 2024 The unprecedented lawsuit alleges decades of lies about the recyclability of plastics, propagated to increase production. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Poverty in California Has Nearly Doubled Since 2021

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main Sep 20, 2024 New data shows the dramatic effect of the expiration of pandemic-era relief efforts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

The Forgotten Struggle To Ban Gas-Powered Cars in the 1960s

Scott W. Stern / Grist Aug 30, 2024 Half a century ago, an obscure state senator fought to ban vehicles that used combustion engines—and almost won. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

As California Cities Enforce Housing Ban, Where Will the Unhoused Go?

Erin Rode / High Country News Aug 8, 2024 There aren't nearly enough shelter beds available, but that isn't stopping localities from enforcing the ban following a recent Supreme Court decision. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )