Los Angeles
Jimmy Gomez elected to Congress from downtown Los Angeles
June 7, 2017In this East L.A. district, 91 percent of the population are people of color. It is one of the poorest districts in the L.A. area, and the one that most benefited from Obamacare.
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Ten decades, ten actors, ten sexual encounters in “Hello Again”
May 17, 2017Each scene is set in a different decade of the 20th century.
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“The Sweetheart Deal” recalls California farm workers’ struggle on two stages
May 16, 2017The year 1970, when the play is set, was a tumultuous time for the United Farm Workers, and for the nation.
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Songs, poems, speeches and sewing honor 100 years of L.A. garment work
March 6, 2017To mark International Working Women’s Day/Día international de la mujer trabajadora, the UCLA Labor Center, pairing with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies, sponsored an uplifting afternoon at the Labor Center’s building across from downtown’s MacArthur...
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Los Angeles City Council chooses resistance
January 26, 2017We have a choice, one city councilmember said: “Resist or collaborate.”
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