Here’s Why You Should Keep an Eye on the Effort to Repeal California’s Gas Tax
But nationally, the group reported in October, with about half the roads in as poor a condition as California’s, the average motorist is losing $599 annually—a total of $130 billion nationally—as a result of driving on bad roads. That’s $244 less than the average Californian is paying. So, even if California is only able to…
This Researcher Rode 5,000 Miles With Uber to Understand the Gig Economy
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you’re a frequent passenger of Lyft or Uber, there’s a good chance you’ve met your fair share of drivers. But probably not as many as Alex Rosenblat, an ethnographer and researcher at Data & Society, a nonprofit in New…
Kids Suing the Government Over Climate Change Will Get Their Day in Court After All
Plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit rally outside the federal courthouse in Eugene, Oregon on October 29. Robin Loznak/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the second time in just over three months, the Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s effort to delay a climate change lawsuit led by…
Kevin de León Makes His Closing Argument for Unseating Sen. Dianne Feinstein
State Sen. Kevin de Leon speaks during a campaign stop at CHIRLA Action Fund headquarters in Los Angeles in September.Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. According to Kevin de León, if you want to see the future of politics, just look at California. “We’re a restless, innovative, creative, disruptive state,” de…
Marsha Blackburn Tells Voters She’s Fighting Opioids. Her Track Record Doesn’t Agree.
Mark Humphrey/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. “Every death from opioids is heartbreaking,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the Tennessee Republican running for senate, in an earnest September campaign ad. Looking straight into the camera, Blackburn talked about new funding for treatment and the need to crack down on “drug makers who flood…
Obama Asks Hecklers at Miami Rally Why They’re “So Mad”
Barack Obama chastises hecklers during a campaign rally in Miami on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.ABC News Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At a campaign rally in Florida on Friday, Barack Obama cautioned a fired-up crowd about the dangers of divisive political rhetoric as hecklers interrupted his remarks. The repeated taunts—at times, curse…