Is the Kansas City Chiefs an offensive name? Yes, albeit not quite as horrifying as the Washington Redskins. But is the San Francisco 49ers really much better? No, since the Gold Rush and the followin
It is truly a wonder that Donald Trump is president of the United States. Former California Rep. Darrell Issa is standing by a new TV spot that repeatedly highlights the fact that his top rival, forme
Donald Trump sure has shown those neoliberals how a Man of the People governs: For years, the Interior Department resisted proposals to raise the height of its towering Shasta Dam in Northern Californ
Labor law makes the lives of workers better, which is why employers and Republicans hate it. At first, I could support myself and my son. But over time my earnings fell as Lyft kept changing their pay
On September 9, 1985, the largely Latina workforce in the large frozen food processing facilities in Watsonville, California walked out on strike after employers cut their wages. After a long, brutal
The nation never truly desegregated after Brown, but now it is resegregating as fast as possible, whether Baton Rouge or California. This story is from a couple of weeks ago, but quite relevant to the
It’s clear now that the real labor story of the 2010s is the rise of teachers’ unions taking direct action to fight for themselves, the children they teach, and the broader community. Begi
Mike Davis is a brilliant writer and scholar. A socialist from a working-class background who turned his prodigious talents to exposing the underbelly of California and then the globe, Davis has influ