Opinion
English-Only? Even the Founding Fathers of the U.S. Said No
The only thing that would have been odd to the Founding Fathers, many of who were multilingual, was an English-only country.
Opinion: Why Downtown’s 100-Year-Old Original Pantry Cafe Needs to Stay Open
The Pantry is not a struggling business. There are lines out the door every hour it’s open these days. A lifer there, a dishwasher, has worked there for 45 years. The Riordan Trust has the right to do what it wishes with its property. But maybe the law isn’t all that matters in shaping what makes a city and a culture like Los Angeles what it is.
Why Waving a Mexican Flag at a Protest in the U.S. Is a Form of Resistance
Raising Mexican flags is not an act of anti-Americanism. Quite the opposite—it is an expression of cultural pride, dignity, and resistance in the face of racism and intolerance. In the United States, waving the Mexican flag—or any national flag—can be an act of defiance against oppression, a declaration of one’s humanity and rights in response to relentless denigration by movements like MAGA that seek to marginalize entire communities. Even Trump would agree...
Why You Should Be Tipping Your Servers and Budtenders In L.A.
Minimum wage workers in L.A. reflect on the reality of working for tips: “This is how I have to survive out here in California.”
Opinion: It’s Time To Replace ‘No Vending Zone’ Signs with Ones That Read ‘Small Business Corridors’
Those 'No Vending Zone' signs are illegal. They also take food off the table of low-income households, trap families in poverty, and push vendors further away from our economy—the exact opposite of what a local street vending program should accomplish.
“Noodles are tasty”: The Economic Implications Behind Race and Cultural Appropriation In Food Media
Discussing cultural appreciation and appropriation is also about broader questions of who can get a platform to share food — and who profits.
