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When we think about water scarcity, many Americans may immediately call to mind countries in Africa, the Middle East, or Asia. But Europe and North America are also facing unprecedented water shortage issues — and the United States stands out...
At the same moment that Trump was riding his horse Xenophobe through a narrow passageway in the Electoral College to the presidency, California elected only Democrats..., extended progressive tax revenues and ...locked out anti-immigrant policy...
For family coverage, the average premium was $20,843, equivalent to $10 per hour worked for a full-time worker—just two dollars less per hour than California’s current $12 minimum wage for employers with more than 25 workers.
Five days after a bill ending private prisons in the state was signed into law, the Trump administration found a way to get around it.
How changes to California’s Proposition 13 could reduce inequality.
...The Chico Green New Deal framework marries rapid decarbonization targets with calls for more affordable housing; a safe and sustainable food system; investments in “clean, 21st century” public transit; green jobs creation...and much more.
Lethal contamination at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California threatens human health 35 years after the base closed.
Witches, Prophets, Katie Hill, Superheroes, Militarism, Must-Reads for Fash, Spat-on Teachers, Georgia Book Burners, and Rent Control in Cali
Stockton is conducting a basic income experiment — and the early results are in.
But while the Uber apps may be wonderful, the “uber” exploitation of workers is unacceptable!
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