The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Oakland teachers return to class after 7-day strike. Here’s what they won—and lost.
The district doubled teachers’ pay raises, for starters.
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Can California Utilities Burn Down the State and Make the Public Pay For It?
Oil companies heat and dry up the planet, power companies start fires on the dried up land – and we pay the bills.
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An Opportunity to Correct Course': Marijuana on the Ballot 2016
Marijuana prohibition has been a costly failure — to individuals, communities, and the entire country.
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California Financial: Let's Take the Initiative and Create A Public Bank
Of course, there is little political will to organize anything this effective in California because the banking lobby deploys too much money throughout the political process.
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McDonald’s Workers Are Suing, and the Battle Is Going to Be Fascinating
McDonald’s workers in three states filed class action suits against the chain for wage theft violations.
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California’s Fracking Gone Wrong, Part 1
Fracking is inundating the country - even reaching idyllic Monterey in central California, where it's setting off a battle over who owns the future environmental and community health of the state. Part 1 in a 3-part series.
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Legalize It! Voters in Colorado and Washington Make History
In an unprecedented popular vote, Colorado and Washington become the first two political jurisdictions in the world to legalize the sale of marijuana.
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Voting For Our Future — While We Still Can
Ballot initiatives in five key states are helping citizens directly confront austerity economics while building national momentum behind policies to jumpstart the economy and protect our democracy.
