In Orange County, California, Republican Michelle Steel is painting her opponent as a tool of China with unhinged red-baiting attacks.
California
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
New Solutions Unveiled to Curtail L.A. County’s Black Infant and Maternal Death Rates
Experts hope new universal basic income programs and an innovative maternal center will help protect Black infants and mothers.
Posted inPolitics
L.A. Backstory: The History Behind the City Council’s Racist Tirades
Where did the behind-closed-doors racist garbage from some leading Los Angeles elected officials come from?
Posted inEducation in America
Servicer in a Key Student Loan Cancellation Lawsuit Risks a $175 Billion Fine
MOHELA, a servicer involved in the case that heard oral arguments on Wednesday, could be liable under California law if it interferes with a borrower’s right to debt forgiveness.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court May Curb State Economic Regulatory Powers
In a little-noticed case on pork production, the justices could pare back the tools that California and other progressive states use to regulate a wide array of industries.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Magic Kingdom Is Tragic for Workers
A new film from Abigail Disney, granddaughter of the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, takes a look at how workers have been crushed by a new corporate philosophy.
Posted inTAP
The Political Impacts of Rising Gas Prices
Today on TAP: Unexplained refinery shutdowns and snap decisions by oil-producing nations can reverberate in the midterm elections.
Posted inPolitics
Katie Porter’s Volunteer Army Hits the Doors
The progressive fighter in a swing district is staking a third term on a prodigious volunteer effort, and straight talk on abortion and the economy.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans and Democrats Slug It Out in California’s Central Valley
In the state’s 22nd House District, it’s Democrat Rudy Salas versus Republican David Valadao.
Posted inWorking in America
How to Pay Under the Minimum Wage in California
If you’re Uber and Lyft, you buy a labor law through the ballot initiative system that legalizes the payment of poverty wages.
