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Right-Wing Sleuths Find the L.A. Fires Culprit: Wokeness

Ari Paul / FAIR Jan 16, 2025 The coverage demonstrates once again that the W-word can be used to blame literally anything in MAGA world. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Interview

What It’s Like To Be an Incarcerated Firefighter

Natalia Mesa / High Country News Jan 14, 2025 Eddie Herrera Jr., who started working as a firefighter while incarcerated, talks about the job and how he sees what’s happening in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Los Angeles

Killing California for a Snack

Yasha Levine / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

‘Weather Whiplash’ Fuels the Los Angeles Fires

Kate Yoder / Grist Jan 10, 2025 Around the world, dramatic swings between heavy rain and drought are increasing exponentially, according to new research. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Yes, Human-Caused Climate Change Contributed to the Burning of Los Angeles

Juan Cole / Informed Comment 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%. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

20 Years After His Death, Gary Webb’s Truth Is Still Dangerous

Belén Fernández / FAIR 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Stored for Safe-Keeping, Never To Be Seen Again

Nicole Santa Cruz, Asia Fields, Ruth Talbot / ProPublica 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. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Poverty in California Has Nearly Doubled Since 2021

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main Sep 20, 2024 New data shows the dramatic effect of the expiration of pandemic-era relief efforts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

As California Cities Enforce Housing Ban, Where Will the Unhoused Go?

Erin Rode / High Country News 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Interview

Woody Guthrie’s Shack Becomes a Shrine

Ed Rampell / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Coyotes of Crenshaw

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jul 31, 2024 A rise in predatory visitors unsettles a community already struggling with gentrification. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Is the End of Public Schooling Near?

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Apr 12, 2024 Inglewood, California’s gutted system previews a bleak future for American education. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )