Chattel Slavery vs. Wage Labor: What Is Freedom? laprogressive.com/labor-soci… Sharon Kyle: Enslavers paid to buy people they could exploit. Employers pay to hire people they can exploit. The systems are profoundly different, but their economic similarities are worth examining—especially in the age of the trillionaire.

Charity Begins at Home laprogressive.com/progressiv… Eva Amar: Someone at 1736 Family Crisis Center Took That Quite Literally

How an LA Landlord Turned Tenant Displacement Into a Profit Strategy laprogressive.com/housing-an… Jack Ross: A trove of internal documents exposes the financial incentives behind K3 Holdings’ aggressive campaign to empty rent-controlled apartments and replace longtime residents with higher-paying tenants.

The Language of Denial: How Israel's Defenders Silence Critics of Genocide in Gaza laprogressive.com/racism/lan… Norman Solomon: From “antisemitism” and “self-defense” to “Israel's right to exist,” familiar political phrases are deployed to discredit Palestinian rights advocates and deflect scrutiny of Israeli policies.

Beyond Israeli Apartheid: Why Britain's Greens Are Challenging Zionism Itself laprogressive.com/foreign-po… Ramzy Baroud: The Green Party's historic resolution raises a fundamental question: Can Israel's system of unequal rights be dismantled without confronting the ideology that helped create it?

Supreme Court vs. Trump: Will They Stand Up? f.mtr.cool/or0kzrhrz3

AI Is Coming for You, But You Can Fight Back: The Hidden Costs of Artificial Intelligence laprogressive.com/left-coast… Frieda Afary: At the 2026 Left Coast Forum, researchers and activists challenged the promises of artificial intelligence, exposing its environmental destruction, threats to education and critical thinking, and growing power over workers and communities.

Italian Students Join French in Growing Autumn School Uprising  laprogressive.com/foreign-po… Phil Pasquini: Thousands of Italian students and teachers join a growing European protest movement, challenging Giorgia Meloni's education policies and demanding investment in schools instead of militarization.

Bryan Stevenson: America Cannot Repair Racial Injustice Until It Confronts the Lies That Sustain It laprogressive.com/racism/bry… Sharon Kyle: In a wide-ranging conversation with Governor Gavin Newsom, the Equal Justice Initiative founder explains why slavery’s most enduring legacy is the ideology of racial hierarchy—and why truth-telling, accountability, and hope are essential to rebuilding American democracy.

Trump’s Executive Order 13899: Jewish Identity, Free Speech, and Palestinian Rights. laprogressive.com/law-and-ju… Scott Prosterman: How the 2019 order redefined Jewish identity under federal civil rights law, intensified the debate over antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and raised troubling questions about free expression and Palestinian rights.

Trump's Attack on the ICC Exposes America's Double Standard on War Crimes laprogressive.com/law-and-ju… Marjorie Cohn: The United States supports international prosecution of its adversaries while punishing the court pursuing accountability for alleged Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

Could Trump's Next January 6 Come on January 3? laprogressive.com/law-and-ju… Bill Blum: Even if Democrats win the 2026 midterms, Trump and his congressional allies could attempt to block them from taking office, setting the stage for a constitutional crisis.

How U.S. Foreign Policy Undermines International Law laprogressive.com/foreign-po… Nicolas Davies: From Yugoslavia and Iraq to Gaza, U.S. military interventions and selective enforcement of international law have helped create a world increasingly governed by force.

Rubber Bullets, Lost Eyes and the Assault on the Right to Protest laprogressive.com/law-and-ju… Cerise Castle: As Southern Californians challenge federal immigration raids, law enforcement projectiles have left protesters, photographers and bystanders with permanent disabilities.

Polls in the Hole? How Much Hope Has the GOP? laprogressive.com/election-a… John Peeler: Trump's deep unpopularity could deliver Democrats major victories, but unless they confront concentrated wealth and economic insecurity, they risk another backlash.

Could Trump's Next January 6 Come on January 3? laprogressive.com/law-and-ju… Bill Blum: Even if Democrats win the 2026 midterms, Trump and his congressional allies could attempt to block them from taking office, setting the stage for a constitutional crisis.

Judging the Judges: Who Benefits When Voters Know So Little? laprogressive.com/judging-th… Sharon Kyle: From bar association ratings and judicial misconduct records to courtroom reviews and campaign contributions, these 17 resources help California voters look beyond campaign promises and make informed decisions about who sits on the bench.

How Palestinians Face Down the Israeli Genocide: Ramzy Baroud’s Call for Resistance and Solidarity laprogressive.com/left-coast… Ramzy Baroud: At the 2026 Left Coast Forum, Palestinian journalist Ramzy Baroud challenged Americans to confront the ongoing Nakba, recognize Palestinian steadfastness as resistance, and transform international solidarity into collective political power.

Women Politicians Under Attack: The Growing Threat to Democracy mailchi.mp/laprogressive.com… Steven Hill: From sexualized threats and physical violence to online harassment and AI-generated abuse, women political leaders—especially women of color—face intimidation that threatens their safety and participation in democratic government.

The Nicaragua Deportation Story U.S. Media Failed to Investigate laprogressive.com/foreign-po… Becca Renk and John Perry: When ICE deported Jeffrey Jarquin to Nicaragua, major news outlets portrayed him as a victim of political persecution. The authors examine his criminal conviction and question what journalists left out.