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Big Oil Is Spending Record Amounts to Stop California From Regulating It
The industry poured over $17 million into fighting climate and worker-safety legislation in the first half of 2026.
AIPAC Loses Yet Another House Race It Poured Millions of Dollars Into
AIPAC funneled money into opposing a candidate who has barely mentioned Israel on the campaign trail.
Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers
California’s wine industry runs on immigrant exploitation. Now migrant workers are unionizing.
CA Rideshare Drivers Are Set for Union Certification. Can They Win a Contract?
Corporations like Amazon and Starbucks have so far prevented their workers from reaching a first contract.
AIPAC Poured Over $1M Into House Race for Term That Will Last Just 3 Months
Outside groups like AIPAC have spent over $5 million opposing a progressive candidate in a special runoff election.
Billionaire Google Co-Founder Spends $102M to Fund Opposition to CA Wealth Tax
Sergey Brin is funding groups opposed to a one-time 5 percent tax that would fund Medicaid and public schools.
Coalition Calls on CA Governor to Commute State’s Remaining 578 Death Sentences
The California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition wants Gavin Newsom to grant clemencies before his term ends in five months.
Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA
“Newsom does not want to tax billionaires,” said the Billionaire Tax Now campaign, “but he wants you to think he does.”
Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse.
Even state-level legal protections for trans people have not always extended to those behind bars.
Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths
Over 200,000 incarcerated people face deadly summer heat in California and Texas.