Can Local Newspapers Make a Comeback?
Reading Time: 6 minutes In a tough environment for the news media, some local newspapers are seeking alternatives to the for-profit model.
The People v Wall Street: California’s Public Banking Shake-up
Reading Time: 5 minutes How a grassroots coalition beat the banking lobby in California — and how other states could be affected.
Social Insecurity: When Retirement Means Hardship, States Move to Fill the Void
Reading Time: 5 minutes States act to address the retirement-income gap through auto-IRAs and other state sponsored retirement programs.
Why the Future Is Bright for 100% Clean Energy
Reading Time: 7 minutes Progress report on how renewable, clean energy is becoming the new normal for many Americans and the potential challenges ahead.
Bipartisan Plan Could Block Hundreds of Thousands of Gun Sales
Reading Time: 4 minutes A bipartisan push has emerged to shore up the Brady Bill.
In Big Media Era, Some Communities Turn to Alternative: Low Power FM Radio
Reading Time: 9 minutes Low power FM radio has broken out into the mainstream, but obstacles remain.
Is California’s Largest Utility Again Ducking Liability for a Catastrophe?
Reading Time: 7 minutes PG&E has filed for bankruptcy after being implicated in the Camp Fire, which killed at least 86 people and destroyed the town of Paradise.
Cities Are Blazing the Trail Toward Healthcare for All
Reading Time: 7 minutes Nearly every person in San Francisco has health insurance. Can the city’s program serve as a model for the rest of the country?
Can Worker Participation on Corporate Boards Fight Income Inequality?
Reading Time: 8 minutes A corporation’s board of directors is elected by its shareholders, presumably with company profit and higher share value in mind. But what if the employees had some say about who sits at the table?
Here Come the Judges! States Push to Maintain Judicial Independence
Reading Time: 6 minutes Civic and citizens groups around the country are ramping up efforts to ensure an independent judiciary and strong system of checks and balances.