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Hunger Strikes, Marches and More as Los Angeles Service Workers Make Their Presence Felt on May Day

Melissa Chadburn, AlterNet. May 1, 2012.

L.A. janitors and airport workers have been building momentum for a possible strike for weeks -- and they have big plans for May Day.

"It's No Longer a Secure Place to Work": Working People Speak Out on Attacks on Public Employees

Melissa Chadburn, AlterNet. February 12, 2012.

California's state deficit led to furloughs for already-crunched workers--two of them share their stories of how anti-worker propaganda causes real problems.

L.A.'s Dirty Coal Addiction Is Killing Arizona

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. December 29, 2011.

A large percentage of the power Angelenos depend on comes from coal plants, which spew their filth hundreds of miles away, across state lines in Indian country.

Los Angeles Destroys Functioning Businesses in a Recession, Because They Sell Pot?

Brian Doherty, Reason.com. May 8, 2010.

Los Angeles has lost over 150,000 jobs in the past year, is on the brink of bankruptcy -- so why close over 400 pot dispensaries?

'Ghettotainment'? Pay $65 and Take a Bus Tour Through Gang-Ridden L.A.

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 20, 2010.

This may be why the term "ghettotainment" was coined.

Porn Star Stormy Daniels Is One Step Closer to Taking on Conservative Blowhard David Vitter

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. May 22, 2009.

Yesterday Daniels announced that she was forming an exploratory committee.

Busted: Bailed-Out Bank Blows Millions on LA Parties

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. February 25, 2009.

Northern Trust eliminated 450 jobs and then spent millions on lavish parties in LA.

Much Ado About Prop 8, El Coyote and the LA Times

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake. December 15, 2008.

A response to influential Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez's piece about Marjorie Christoffersen of El Coyote.

El Coyote: An LA Restaurant Gets Negative Attention Because of Prop 8

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake. November 13, 2008.

Mormon manager's faith overrides "love" for customers and workers.

LA Times Makes First Endorsements Since '72: Obama, McCain

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog. February 2, 2008.

At least they got the Obama part right.

Kill the Messenger: The Tragic Life of Gary Webb

Doug Ireland, In These Times. October 13, 2006.

Gary Webb, the legendary journalist who scooped the big papers and found himself punished for it, teaches the lesson that it's often dangerous to speak truth to power.

LA Residents Talk Racial Profiling on Anniversary of Rodney King Riots

Leila Macor, December 31, 1969.


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