News | Environment & Health A New Report Finds That 1 in 3 People in the US Breathe Unhealthy Air People of color were found to be 64 percent more likely than white people to breathe unhealthy air. By Akielly Hu , Grist April 21, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Crisis in California Shows Why Housing Must Be Protected as a Human Right The housing crisis is escalating, and it won’t be solved through symbolic pronouncements or toothless measures. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout April 19, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health The US’s First Natural Gas Ban Just Got Shot Down in Court Natural gas use in buildings not only releases huge quantities of greenhouse gasses, but also threatens people’s health. By Lylla Younes , Grist April 19, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women’s Prisons New public health research on women’s prisons exposes medical neglect, sexual violence and inhumane living conditions. By Amber Akemi Piatt , Truthout April 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing 2 California Prisons Face Imminent Flooding. They Must Be Evacuated Now. California prison authorities have a history of failing to evacuate incarcerated people for weather-related emergencies. By Abby Cunniff , Truthout April 14, 2023 Truthout
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