ADAM BEAM / The Associated PressSep 3, 2019
Stockton residents are getting $500 a month in a test of universal basic income, an idea some 2020 presidential candidates are flirting with. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Emily Wilson / TruthdigSep 6, 2018
The California city’s wunderkind mayor has big plans—including a basic income plan—to make good on his buzzed-about potential. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJun 5, 2018
Michael Tubbs, the mayor of Stockton, is proposing a guaranteed income of $500 a month for a group of city residents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ / The Associated PressFeb 28, 2018
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf gave residents a heads-up about impending immigration raids in California that ended up netting 150 people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigAug 4, 2017
The DOJ crackdown on sanctuary cities with high rates of violence could mean pulling funding for anti-violence programs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Reynard Loki, AlterNetOct 15, 2015
Researchers say it is already too late for Miami and New Orleans, which will be overcome by rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change. Under a worst-case scenario, New York could be unlivable by 2085. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 18, 2015
Nine California cops gave Americans another reason to despise police officers on Wednesday when they wrestled a sobbing, passive black teenager to the ground after he allegedly jaywalked and refused to follow an officer’s orders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 2, 2012
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer, Lisa Bloom, ACLU Arizona Executive Director Alessandra Soler and Move to Amend's David Cobb on the Supreme Court Also: A big city goes bustcom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Robert Scheer, Lisa Bloom, ACLU Arizona Executive Director Alessandra Soler and Move to Amend's David Cobb on the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 2, 2012
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer, Lisa Bloom, ACLU Arizona Executive Director Alessandra Soler and Move to Amend's David Cobb on the Surpeme Court. Also: A big city goes bust. Dig deeper
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 27, 2012
Stockton, Calif., a city of nearly 300,000, is slated to become the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy after the City Council approved a new budget that calls for defaulting on debt payments and slashing millions in pay and benefits for employees and retirees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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