Truthout
Los Angeles
Nearly 1,000 Homeless People Died in LA in 2020 as 93,000 Homes Sit Vacant
Vacant homes and mass homelessness show that the market is the problem, not the solution, to the housing crisis.
Police Reform Hasn’t Stopped the Killings Before. It Won’t Now Either.
Police reform is a time-honored counterinsurgency measure to quell rebellion.
Police Have Long History of Responding to Black Movements by Playing the Victim
Amid calls to defund police, cops are framing themselves as victims. We must remember who is really being brutalized.
Protests Are the Result of Police Terror With No Accountability
Los Angeles organizers have called on the city council to slash money for police and invest in the community instead.
Facing Near Total Loss of Customers During Pandemic, Street Vendors Need Relief
As street vendors struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, activists are organizing to throw them a lifeline.
Striking LA Teachers’ Win Against Random Frisking Is Becoming District Policy
Random searches of students are finally coming to an end in Los Angeles schools.
Thousands Could Be Kicked Out of Privatized Affordable Housing in Los Angeles
Tenants are fighting back against privatized affordable housing and against concepts of capitalist land ownership.
Climate Emergency Declarations Are the First Step. Here’s What Comes Next.
Governments must prioritize a just and rapid transition away from fossil fuels to renewables.
Commemorating 40 Years of “Injustice for All”
The unfulfilled promise of “justice for all” lives within the pledge of allegiance, but seemingly nowhere else.
“Medieval” Diseases Flare as Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Public health officials are using terms like “disaster” and “public health crisis” to describe the outbreaks.