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

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 ...

(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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jessica Goodheart is a senior reporter at Capital & Main. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Reader and UPI, among other publications. Prior to joining Capital & Main, she worked at ...