Thomas Nichols

Journalist Leon Krauze says guns, especially assault weapons, are being bought in the U.S. and then smuggled into Mexico, which is fueling violence involving drug cartels.

In the aftermath of the Atlanta shootings of six Asian women, some AAPI Angelenos are fearing their parents’ safety.

KCRW’s Warren Olney talks with Ben Ehrenreich about his recent New Republic article titled “We’re Hurtling Toward Global Suicide.”

This year kicked off with an alarming rise in shootings in Los Angeles, according to the LAPD’s public stats. Homicides are up, robberies are down, rapes are down, car thefts are up.

With so many unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexican border, the federal government is scrambling to find places to house them.

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Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama voted against unionization on Thursday night. It was a big win for Amazon, the second largest employer in the U.S. after Walmart.

Zocalo Public Square commentator Joe Mathews says that while much of California has prospered in recent decades, Los Angeles has floundered.

About 10,000 units of affordable housing in LA County are likely to flip to market-rate in the next five to 10 years.