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In Arizona, the Thermostat Is Driving Voters to the Polls

Record heat, two rate hikes and a data center boom have turned utility bills — not climate — into the state’s most volatile issue.

by Marcus Baram


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U.S. Has Deported Hundreds of Children to Cities in Southern Mexico

By Kate Morrissey

Human rights organizations said the minors lack the resources to go home safely and that some may have died trying.

If Democracy Is in Retreat, What About Capitalism?

By Kelly Candaele

Historian Sheri Berman on the links between declining democracy, neoliberal economics and what’s driving radicalization on the right and left.

Fighting for Racial Justice With Piercing Humor — and a Project 2029

By Erin Aubry Kaplan

Trump’s reelection would be “game over” for multiracial democracy, veteran civil rights attorney Connie Rice predicted. She now thinks we need a new blueprint.

‘It Wasn’t Right.’ Car Wash Workers Cope With Lingering Impacts of SoCal ICE Raids.

By Ernesto Ureño

Workers and their families struggle in the aftermath of federal immigration raids that targeted more than 100 car washes in the region.

Healing Together: Why Recovery and Motherhood Should Go Hand in Hand

By Elizabeth Aguilera

At Via Avanta in L.A., kids accompany their moms to treatment for substance abuse. But family-centered rehab remains uncommon.

AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, But Not Without Concerns

By Mark Kreidler

A California health plan uses “Angelica,” an AI program, to keep people from losing coverage. It says it does the work of 40 employees at a fraction of the cost.

When ICE Detained Two Iranian Sisters, an L.A. Pastor Answered the Call

By Jeremy Lindenfeld

Refugees fleeing persecution only to be swept up by ICE win support of congregation, including some who voted for Trump.

Your Elected Officials Might Have Side Hustles. Here’s How to Find Out.

By Audrey Carleton

Pennsylvania governor candidate Stacy Garrity makes money from fracking. We know from financial disclosures that are required in most states. Here’s how to use them.