Tag: California
A public bank for Los Angeles? City Council puts it to...
California legislators exploring the public bank option may be breaking not just from Wall Street, but from the Federal Reserve.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, June 22, 2018
Bernie Sanders on income inequality, police shoot a fleeing 17-year-old in Pittsburgh, white supremacists plan more rallies, and more.
California’s low turnout suggests voters need a better reason to show...
Still, there are signs of progress that could lead to increased turnout come November, including 1,800 women running for federal and state offices.
California’s left swing is very good news for progressives nationwide
Tuesday’s primaries show that from universal healthcare to early childhood education and taxing the wealthy, progressives are winning the battle of ideas in the Democratic Party.
‘Net Neutrality is here to stay:’ California Senate passes SB 822
"We’re trying to adopt the protections that the FCC abandoned.”
Tip was right
Will voters awaken in California’s 49th? Will there be a wave of Democrats to replace the corrosively corrupt Republicans in a Congress stuck on stupid?
California set to require solar on most new homes
If approved, the mandate would apply to all houses, condos and apartment buildings up to three stories tall that obtain building permits after Jan. 1, 2020.
Koch vs. California: These groups are pushing Pruitt to undo the...
“We are going to do everything that can been done to defend these standards.”
BREAKING: Active shooter at YouTube headquarters in California
San Bruno police have confirmed there is an active shooter and have warned the public to avoid the area.
Two police officers charged with illegally selling more than 100 guns
The ATF previously issued a memorandum to Southern California police chiefs warning that sales of illegal firearms have become an “emerging problem” for officers.
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What July 5th taught me that July 4th never did
Real freedom doesn’t come wrapped in patriotic speeches or military parades, it comes through struggle, sacrifice, and the refusal to bow to empire, no matter what form it takes.
What happens when bad guys win—without direct counter-punches except defiance and litigation?
If we don’t learn from failure, do we then not forfeit the “sapiens” (wisdom, intelligence) that in the end allegedly sets our species apart?
Why faith leaders are standing up to the largest pro-Israel Christian lobby
An interfaith campaign is confronting one of the most powerful groups driving unconditional support for Israel and the genocide in Gaza with spiritual resistance.
EPA employees sign ‘Declaration of Dissent’ over Trump administration policies
The employees said the administration’s policies “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.”
The inevitable militarization of space?
For decades, international treaties and diplomatic pressure largely constrained the militarization of space. But in the 2020s, open defiance has replaced subtle circumvention, and the prospect of full-scale weaponization is no longer theoretical.