Economic Justice
Economic Justice
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Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare
Mar 24, 2025 Private Medicare Advantage plans are killing seniors and bankrupting hospitals. Now the Trump administration is preparing to make them mandatory, ending Medicare as we know it.
Labor
Postal Workers Brace for Trump’s Wrecking Ball
Mar 4, 2025 A Wells Fargo memo theorizes over the profits to be made by laying off postal workers, doubling prices and selling off post offices.
Economic Justice
The Real Fix for Social Security
Aug 16, 2024 As the rich get richer, more of the nation’s income is escaping the Social Security payroll tax.
Editorial Cartoons
Local Fresh Water
Jun 10, 2024
Economic Justice
Oxfam Report: As the Rich Get Richer, Global Poverty Deepens
Jan 17, 2024 The world could see its first trillionaire within a decade. Meanwhile, it will take more than 200 years to end global poverty, according to a report by Oxfam International.
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The Other 9/11: A Ghost Story
Aug 30, 2023 Decades after Pinochet left power, the national trauma of his dictatorship continues to visibly permeate Chilean life.2024 Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Feature
The Disaster of Utopian Engineering
Jan 28, 2020 Neoliberalism, the latest utopian project, aims at concentrating wealth in the hands of the few while reducing the many to peonage.
California Must Take Back Its Power—Literally
Oct 30, 2019 The Golden State's red-hot blazes are a direct result of negligence on the part of Pacific Gas and Electric, among other guilty parties.
DeVos Proposes Tax Credit to Promote School Privatization
Feb 28, 2019 The education secretary describes the plan in terms that highlight "freedom" and school choice.
Truthdiggers of the Month: The Striking, and Winning, L.A. Teachers
Jan 31, 2019 The success of their high-stakes bid is all the more significant considering the tenor of the current moment.
