Peter Dreier

This piece first appeared in LA Progressive. After garnering Democratic Party endorsements during her 2020 campaign for Pasadena City Council, she quietly switched her registration from Democrat to ‘No Party Preference’ before taking office. In 2019, when she filed to<br> Read More »

Glenn Burke — who died 25 years ago this week — was famous for two things. One: He invented the high-five.  On October 2, 1977, Burke ran onto the field to congratulate his Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker after<br> Read More »

This story first appeared in the American Prospect and is co-published by Capital & Main. California’s progressive activists won a major victory in mid-September when the state legislature passed, and Governor Gavin Newsom promised to sign, a bill creating unprecedented<br> Read More »