Emily Badger

There has been no journalist that has been more effective in penetrating the self-serving secrecy of the NSA and the security state than James Bamford, the Emmy-nominated filmmaker and…

An estimated 3.8 million Californians owe more than $142 billion in student loans. Are you one of them? Here’s what you need to know when payments officially restart.

Mayor Karen Bass has stayed neutral in this year’s Hollywood and LAUSD strikes. Now she’s involved in union negotiations with local government workers.

The University of California at Berkeley is widely considered one of the most progressive and historically transformative universities in not only the United States, but the world.

A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Gov. Greg Abbott has sent a third bus — carrying 30 migrants — from TX to LA. What are the experiences of these asylum seekers, and who’s helping them in LA?

The UAW strike provides another test for the president’s pro-union reputation. Plus, how will Congress respond to this week’s visit from Ukraine’s Zelensky?

The Doomsday Clock continues to tick toward nuclear war, but at its fastest pace ever.

President Biden’s new economics policy has an old ring to it. Plus, KCRW looks at the Supreme Court’s last term and does a temperature check on democracy as election season heats up.