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California Prop. 6 would give prisoners the right to refuse work without retaliation
rop. 6, appearing on the ballot Nov. 5, would amend the California constitution’s forced labor clause, giving prisoners the right…
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Grants Pass ruling: The real crime = capitalist housing for profit
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local and state governments have the power to criminalize homelessness through…
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California’s community solar program undermined by for-profit interests of utility companies
Under capitalism, community-solar microgrids are a threat to private utilities’ profits. In the end, ensuring continued profits for the ruling…
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UAW 4811 authorizes strike across UC campuses defending right to protest for Palestine
On May 15, 2024 — the 76th anniversary of the Nakba — UAW 4811 members across the University of California…
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Santa Ana, California to vote on expanding voter access to noncitizens in 2024 elections
In November last year, Santa Ana City Council passed a resolution to include a non-citizens voting measure in the 2024…
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Insurance industry refuses policies to those most in need as climate change unfolds
Capitalism not only lacks a clear plan to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, it also falls very…
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Colorado River water deal: a bandaid or real progress?
By far the biggest culprit is industrial agriculture and the growing of cash crops unsuitable for the region’s climate.
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State agency fails to protect San Gabriel Valley from Quemetco’s contamination
California’s environmental regulatory system and its systemic failures has been increasingly questioned by residents of the East San Gabriel Valley…
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Atmospheric rivers, weather whiplash and the class struggle
Despite scientists’ warnings for decades, capitalist governments have failed to act in any meaningful way to avert climate catastrophe despite…
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