Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs on His ‘Calling’ to Turn His Hometown Around
Sep 6, 2018 The California city’s wunderkind mayor has big plans—including a basic income plan—to make good on his buzzed-about potential.
California Mayor Has a Radical Plan to Fight Poverty
Jun 5, 2018 Michael Tubbs, the mayor of Stockton, is proposing a guaranteed income of $500 a month for a group of city residents.ICE Chief: Mayor’s Warning Prevented 800 Arrests
Feb 28, 2018 Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf gave residents a heads-up about impending immigration raids in California that ended up netting 150 people.
Attorney General Sessions Threatens to Punish ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Aug 4, 2017 The DOJ crackdown on sanctuary cities with high rates of violence could mean pulling funding for anti-violence programs.
Cutting Emissions May Save Some U.S. Cities, but More Than 400 Appear ‘Already Lost,’ Study Finds
Oct 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.
VIDEO: Unarmed Black Teenager Manhandled, Arrested for ‘Jaywalking’
Sep 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.
John Roberts: Switch Hitter
Jul 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.
John Roberts: Switch Hitter
Jul 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.
