California Passed a Milestone Law To Stop Neighborhood Drilling. Now Big Oil Has Launched Its Counterattack
A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory.
The Most Dangerous Architect in America
Gregory Ain wanted to create social housing in Los Angeles. Dogged by the FBI, his hope for more egalitarian architecture never came to be.
Fact-Checking Jesus
The Rev. Madison Shockley discusses the historical, political and controversial misconceptions of the Christmas story.
California’s Lost History of Lynching Latinos in LA More Than 100 Years Ago
By Victoria Valenzuela / L.A. TACO This article was originally published in L.A. TACO, a James Beard Award-Winning local food publication. Not far from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles,…
Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets?
Or will her administration stand by as a series of high-profile sporting events turn the city into Doha on the Pacific?
‘The Left Beat the Money’ as Karen Bass Defeats Billionaire To Become LA Mayor
Bass, a six-term Democratic U.S. congresswoman, won despite being outspent 11-to-1 by real estate tycoon and erstwhile Republican Rick Caruso.
Eduardo Carreon: Adopting the Mindset of the Oppressor
Indigenous Los Angeles psychology graduate student Eduardo Carreon analyzes the mindset of disgraced former LA City Council leader, a Latina whose racist bile scorned Black and gay colleagues and others,…
Marvel Heads Revealed to Be Closely Connected to Israeli Intelligence
With Marvel’s U.S. military propaganda in full swing, it seems the studio is now turning its focus to Israeli nationalism.
LA Ended a Zero-bail COVID Rule, and Now the Jail Population Is Growing
In June, a judge ended an emergency order to slow the spread of COVID-19 in LA’s jails, enraging civil-rights advocates.
Organizers Don’t Care That 2028 Olympics Could Be on Fire
In the face of climate catastrophe, the 2028 Olympics steam ahead unconcerned that they are making the crisis in Los Angeles County worse.
How Our Consumption is Killing Poor Kids in Los Angeles
By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch It’s a gorgeous evening in San Pedro, California. I’m standing on the outskirts of a Little League ballpark that sits atop a knoll overlooking the…
People’s Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles Ends With a Bold Plan for the Future
On the final day of the People’s Summit, organizers, volunteers, and attendees marched by the hundreds to the Summit of the Americas
“Can’t We All Just Get Along”: Anniversary of 1992 LA Riots
Mike Zacchino reflects on the 1992 Los Angeles riots, police brutality, and white privilege on the thirty year anniversary of King's famous speech.
The LAPD Murder of a 14-Year-Old Girl
Days before Christmas, Valentina Orellana-Peralta was found dead in a dressing room of a Los Angeles clothing store after being fatally shot by the LAPD.
Obed Silva’s Memoir Is a Transborder Story as Universal as Love and Loss
The Mexican-American author opens the wounds his father inflicted in a eulogistic debut that is as much about the U.S.-Mexico border as it is about healing.