In the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession in October 2009, the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Las Vegas to deliver an address at the National Conference of Black Mayors. He also took the time to stop by the Review-Journal’s offices to sit down with the editorial board to discuss the issues of the day.

The Rev. Jackson had sought the ...Read more

For those of us who grew up after the 1960s — at least those of us who are white and were raised in rural Minnesota — it seemed, perhaps, that the battle for civil rights had been fought and won, and that we, lucky us, didn’t have to inconvenience ourselves with it.

Of course we knew about the nation’s history, ranging from its original...Read more

The people of Orange Cove in Fresno County could soon be an unwilling part of an experiment in dangerous, expensive utility boondoggles. And if California’s gas companies get their way, families statewide will be forced to pay higher energy bills, breathe more indoor air pollution and bear greater safety risks.

Southern California Gas Co. ...Read more

As the effects of climate change intensify, it has become standard practice for major corporations to pledge their support for environmental sustainability. This is as it should be, because genuine corporate engagement is essential to the success of our collective response — and it makes good business sense.

Sempra, one of California’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- I'm not sure we've ever witnessed as weird a standoff as the one playing out in Venice Beach, where a proposal to replace a parking lot with 120 units of housing for low-income and homeless people has been:

•Approved unanimously twice, in 2021 and 2022, by the Los Angeles City Council.

•Approved unanimously in 2024 by the ...Read more

It should be obvious by now that Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing for time. His negotiators are dragging out peace talks, making enough conciliatory noises to fend off renewed U.S. pressure while Russian missiles and drones pound Ukraine. If the White House wants to broker a lasting settlement, it’s going to have to make continued ...Read more

Even kindergartners aren’t safe from woke ideology.

During his campaign for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani vowed to phase out the city’s gifted and talented program for elementary school students. Currently, the selective program in the nation’s largest school district begins in kindergarten.

It has faced scrutiny before. In 2021, ...Read more

Last week, a post written by tech entrepreneur and investor Matt Shumer went viral on social media. Titled "Something Big Is Happening," it was a rundown of all the ways artificial intelligence would, in short order, decimate professional jobs. Tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork from Anthropic PBC would displace the work of lawyers and ...Read more

CAREFREE, Ariz. — Elizabeth H. paused recently outside the post office in this small, high-desert community, not far from where Easy Street meets Nonchalant Avenue.

She felt neither easy nor nonchalant.

"I think the climate imposed by the Trump administration is really sad and scary," said Elizabeth, who asked to withhold her last name to ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — On Feb. 12, Tom Homan announced a drawdown of the 3,000 federal immigration agents deployed to Minnesota.

The Trump administration’s border czar didn’t indicate where they’d go next.

But wherever they’re sent, the dynamics will be different because of Minnesotans’ principled and closely watched resistance to Operation...Read more

President Donald Trump’s aura of invincibility is starting to vanish. Three new polls — including the usually Trump-hospitable Rasmussen — suggest that Joe Biden did a better job as president.

Worse still (for Trump), he’s underwater on immigration, foreign policy and the economy — the very trifecta that powered his return. An ...Read more

It’s tempting to dismiss peace talks between Russia and Ukraine when missiles and drones continue targeting power plants, leaving people to freeze with no lights.

That is the reality in Ukraine today. Over a recent weekend, Russia launched dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, many aimed not at military positions but energy ...Read more

To be honest, I’d never heard of Bad Bunny until this year’s Super Bowl. And I had carelessly confused Kid Rock with Chris Rock, so I was mildly surprised to discover that Kid Rock is a country rock music star instead of a Black comic.

But my oblivious ignorance of these artists is, in no way, a criticism of their popularity or their talent...Read more

In 1988, the power brokers of the Democratic Party watched a Chicago civil rights leader, a maverick with a movement he called a “Rainbow Coalition,” start to threaten the presidential candidacy of Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis. They’d expected him to do well with Black voters, but not to win easily the state of Michigan or make major...Read more

President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included downsizing the bloated federal administrative state. He has more than delivered.

In January 2025, Trump promised “to promote prudent financial management and alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens.” He vowed that “for each new regulation issued, at least 10 prior regulations be ...Read more

There is no question that Trump is a megalomaniac. Look at the definition: "An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions." Whether it's relatively harmless actions like redecorating the White House with gold everywhere or attaching his name to every building and project he's involved in, or his more problematic king-like ...Read more

Major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, courtesy of President Donald Trump and his GOP-controlled Congress, have arrived across the nation. The reforms to the food assistance program for the needy come via the 2025 “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

The law mandates that SNAP recipients aged 18 to 64, and parents who don�...Read more

The Trump administration has taken a wrecking ball to the Department of Justice, dismantling the traditional barrier between prosecutorial independence and partisan politics.

Career prosecutors have retired or resigned rather than compromise their integrity. Judges have complained about DOJ lawyers’ shoddy work, accused them of defying court ...Read more

Voting is fundamental to democracy, but here in the U.S. people don’t vote very much. In December, Miami held a runoff election for mayor, and all of 37,000 voters turned out. This was 2,000 fewer people than voted in comparable off-cycle elections in Apizaco, a small city in the mountains of central Mexico. It was no blip: The median turnout ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tom Steyer must solve this dilemma: How does he convince financially struggling Californians they can trust a billionaire to be their governor?

Because, after all, the former hedge fund titan doesn’t exactly share their daily ordeal of scraping up enough money to pay for rent, groceries and gas in the run-down car.

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