The name of the Texas oil and gas regulatory agency — unlike its peers in other states — has nothing to do with fossil fuels or natural resources. The Railroad Commission of Texas hasn’t had anything ...

There are lots of ways to increase voter turnout and lessen the influence of money in elections — as other countries have ...

Roughly half the country, the majority of it white, has opted out of the multiracial democratic experiment.

Union members say the non-endorsement ignores Harris’ role in securing Teamsters’ retirement benefits and Biden’s pro-union NLRB, which has bolstered organizing efforts at Amazon. When Bob Amsden ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s recent comment about replacing the Affordable Care Act if Trump returns to office has stirred new debate over the fate of health care in a possible second Trump term.

(Note: This post first appeared April 28 on L.A. Progressive.) According to US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, more people die in the American workplace in ...

Harold Meyerson, one of the nation's best-known progressive columnists, is an editor-at-large of The American Prospect and a weekly columnist for the Washington Post. He also writes regularly about ...

Kelly Candaele is a filmmaker, journalist and former trustee of the Los Angeles Community College District, and was a union organizer for 15 years. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, New York ...

The state has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate just twice in more than 70 years. Armies of canvassers hope climate will change that.

Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster and messaging guru, gave a recent talk where he described his 10 biggest Do’s and Dont’s for talking about the economy... I have been a member of the L.A.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s recent comment about replacing the Affordable Care Act if Trump returns to office has stirred new debate over the fate of health ...

Deborah Klugman is a freelance arts journalist living in Los Angeles. She has been writing about L.A. theater since 1986. "Whose Streets?" spotlights the turbulent grassroots protests that followed ...