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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Threat of Big Insurance
The industry is hugely lucrative, with endless sums of cash to influence lawmakers. A new report tracks 25 years of health insurance industry donations.
Posted inTAP
The Right Voting Reforms—and the Wrong Ones
Insurgents are defeating establishment candidates across the country. But bad election laws and Trumpian interventions could frustrate these trends.
Posted inPodcasts
Organized Money: California Dreamin’ … of a Slush Fund for Uber
Regulatory capture could be the grandest scam ever, and California is the Wild West.
Posted inTAP
ICE Raids at World Cup Games? A Los Angeles Union Says, No Way!
The L.A. local of hotel and restaurant workers settles a contract dispute, but reserves the right to strike if ICE appears at Friday’s kickoff.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A California Democrat Is Trying to Gut the State’s Broadband Watchdog
The state’s Public Utilities Commission has been a national leader in making broadband affordable for low-income families. Assemblymember Tasha Boerner wants to end that.
Posted inTAP
A Good Election Night for Progressives
Tuesday’s results—some not yet final—bode well for the fall.
Posted inTAP
How California Politics Became So Blah
The only truly passionate players in today’s election appear to be the corporate moguls funding the anti–Tom Steyer campaigns.
Posted inPolitics
Your June 2 Primary Election Guide
Here’s what’s happening across California and throughout the country today.
Posted inPolitics
The California Governor’s Race That Didn’t Happen
Progressive economics has swept the Democratic base, but the jungle primary has kept it from emerging in force in this crucial contest.
