Janice Rothstein
LATEST ARTICLES BY Janice Rothstein
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Labor
San Diego Starbucks workers shut down store for an entire day
July 3, 2023Workers at the store are the first in San Diego County to join Starbucks Workers United, the union representing them.
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En español
De cómo una marimba me dio una lección de patrimonio cultural
May 22, 2023
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Culture
How a marimba taught me a lesson in cultural patrimony
May 22, 2023People’s culture matters! And needs the people’s protection. The first time I learned this was in the 1980s Sandinista Nicaragua, but it’s universal, including here in the U.S.
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Politics
Californians tell Speaker McCarthy: Preserve, improve, expand Social Security
March 24, 2023The San Joaquin Valley Club of the CPUSA was on hand for the protest at Speaker’s office.
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Politics
Republican-instigated recall vote of Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom: D-Day is Sept. 14
September 8, 2021The struggle to promote the issues people need passed, such as labor rights, voting rights, climate justice, single-payer health care, immigration rights, and reproductive rights—all this is on the ballot.
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Politics
California, national right wingers push Newsom recall drive
August 3, 2021Substantial in-state and out-of-state money are involved in the campaign.
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Labor
Labor and allies pressure Congress to pass American Rescue Plan
February 24, 2021The Biden package is designed to give a “knockout blow” to the pandemic and its gruesome health, economic, and social impacts.
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Politics
Union leader in Southern California mayor’s race
September 28, 2020California’s historically Republican 49th Congressional District has shifted Democratic in recent years.
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