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The reelection of Donald Trump has raised concerns for those who remember the heightened climate of fear and hostility that followed his first election in 2016. Under his presidency, we witnessed rampant Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racism, which fueled one of the largest waves of hate targeting American Muslims in the last 30 years. The next four years will be a challenge. We must brace ourselves for the resurgence of discriminatory policies and attacks on our freedoms; but CAIR-LA is commi...

Mass deportation of undocumented farm workers, as promised, will devastate California agriculture....

The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine not only raise geopolitical issues, but also serious legal and ethical problems. In particular, reports of extrajudicial killings by the Ukrainian secret service SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) should raise international concern. These killings concern suspected collaborators, civilians, military personnel, journalists, bloggers and political activists - in short, ordinary citizens. People who are not involved in hostilities, such as military personnel who a...

In 1948, Schwimmer defied an international arms embargo by covertly transporting military planes and over 50,000 weapons through Czechoslovakia to the Haganah, a Zionist militia. These arms played a crucial role in the 1948 Nakba, which led to the killing of thousands of Palestinians in dozens of massacres and the forced displacement and expulsion of approximately 750,000 Palestinians....

Earlier this month, California governor and national Democratic Party standard bearer Gavin Newsom signed into law four bills further clamping down on the free speech rights of anti-genocide protesters....

Cutler regularly singled out Instagram content belonging to SJP at the University of California, Los Angeles, claiming to policy colleagues that this chapter had been associated with violent protests, citing an Israeli news report about an April 29 melee at the school’s Gaza solidarity encampment. Local and national press accounts described a peaceful protest until a pro-Israeli mob attacked the encampment with fists, weapons, and bear spray, injuring 15 people. Throughout the year, Cutler in...

The following was submitted to Tinderbox several months ago but not selected by them to print, so sharing here. This piece offers appreciation for the analog values of Tinderbox as well as criticism of their article “Against Technology.”...

Lack of access to legal representation for low-income California whistleblowers combined with extreme dysfunction/regulatory capture of government agencies actively discourages workers from speaking up about legal or ethical violations or filing complaints while enabling businesses to avoid compliance....

SACRAMENTO, Calif., September 1, 2024 – California’s legislature highlighted the importance of protecting the state’s ocean habitats on Saturday when it passed ACR 210. The resolution directs state agencies to strengthen and expand protections for California’s network of marine protected areas (MPAs). This legislation, which was sponsored by Environment California, Azul, NRDC and the Environmental Defense Center, aims to help California reach its goal of protecting 30% of state lands and wate...

Gov. Newsom needs to keep his promise to stop polluting communities whose citizens live too close to oil and gas operations, say over 500 CA elected officials who signed a letter for 2,300 feet safty zones around wells...