Interview
Interview
Los Angeles
Killing California for a Snack
Jan 11, 2025 A pistachio-farming couple from Beverly Hills have become the face of an ecocidal terraforming program that turned L.A. into a matchbox.
Environment
‘Weather Whiplash’ Fuels the Los Angeles Fires
Jan 10, 2025 Around the world, dramatic swings between heavy rain and drought are increasing exponentially, according to new research.
Environment
Yes, Human-Caused Climate Change Contributed to the Burning of Los Angeles
Jan 9, 2025 How much of a role have we played in turning the West Coast into tinder? A 2022 paper suggests we've increased the likelihood of fires by as much as 40%.
Media
20 Years After His Death, Gary Webb’s Truth Is Still Dangerous
Dec 30, 2024 Two decades after Webb’s death, the U.S. government hasn’t kicked the habit of wreaking lethal havoc at home and abroad.
Social Justice
Stored for Safe-Keeping, Never To Be Seen Again
Nov 21, 2024 As cities crack down on homeless encampments, they claim they're storing possessions collected during sweeps. But people rarely see their things again.
Economic Justice
Poverty in California Has Nearly Doubled Since 2021
Sep 20, 2024 New data shows the dramatic effect of the expiration of pandemic-era relief efforts.
Economic Justice
As California Cities Enforce Housing Ban, Where Will the Unhoused Go?
Aug 8, 2024 There aren't nearly enough shelter beds available, but that isn't stopping localities from enforcing the ban following a recent Supreme Court decision.
TD Interview
Woody Guthrie’s Shack Becomes a Shrine
Aug 1, 2024 An interview with Ellen Geer about her actor father, the Red Scare and growing up with a famous folk singer in a cottage that’s now a museum.
TD Original
The Coyotes of Crenshaw
Jul 31, 2024 A rise in predatory visitors unsettles a community already struggling with gentrification.
TD Column
Is the End of Public Schooling Near?
Apr 12, 2024 Inglewood, California’s gutted system previews a bleak future for American education.
TD Original
Preparing to Meet Your Maker, Plus Cake: The Life of a Death Cafe
Jan 25, 2024 Can the “death positive” movement help fix our dysfunctional relationship with the inevitability of human demise?2024 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: First Place, Visual Arts/Architecture/Literature Feature, Online