News | Economy & Labor “A Huge Loss for Workers”: CA Court Rules that Gig Workers Are Contractors The SEIU says that gig companies spent more than $200 million on a law stripping workers of rights to boost profits. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights California Will End $54M Walgreens Deal After Company Curbed Abortion Pill Sales Walgreens is restricting sales of abortion medication even in states where the procedure is legal. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 9, 2023 Truthout
Photo Essay | Human Rights Eviction of 300-Person Encampment in California Shows Scorn for Right to Housing The destruction of the camp that was home to over 300 unhoused people in Oakland laid bare the brutality of capitalism. By David Bacon , Truthout March 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor California Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Sector Workers If passed, 1.5 million California workers could get a wage hike come January 2024, according to one estimate. By Samantha Young , KaiserHealthNews February 15, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections With Feinstein on Her Way Out, Can a Progressive Win Her Senate Seat? California’s 2024 Senate race is already heating up, with campaign bids from Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee. By Norman Solomon , Truthout February 15, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice California Reparations Task Force Pushes for More Systemic Reforms Black Californians say a one-time payout is only a start, they must have equal access to resources like health care. By Maya Srikrishnan , TheCenterforPublicIntegrity February 13, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth As a Teacher Who Dreams of Liberatory Education, This Is What Gives Me Hope School closures and for-profit charters plague Oakland, but grassroots educational spaces are rising from the ashes. By Chelsea Carl , Truthout February 11, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Migrant Farmworkers Have No Safety Net in the Face of Catastrophic Flooding Many farmworkers are still out of work and struggling to afford food in the wake of California’s disastrous floods. By Leanna First-Arai , Truthout January 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Lawmakers in 7 States Are Working Together to Tax the Rich Lawmakers are introducing wealth tax proposals as federal lawmakers fail to combat wealth inequality. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 19, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health California Sues Pharma Giants Over Inflated Insulin Prices California joins states like Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois going after insulin companies and pharma middlemen. By Angela Hart & Samantha Young , KaiserHealthNews January 13, 2023 Truthout