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In recent years, Alabama workers have found themselves at the center of three high-profile labor campaigns in three industries. How those have unfolded tells us a lot about labor in America today.

Journey through the remarkable music of Kurt Weill with famous songs, such as “Alabama Song” and “Mack the Knife,” and the not so well-known yet equally brilliant. Featuring performances by mezzo-soprano Tzytle Steinman, mezzo-soprano Danielle Perrault, baritone Jonathan Nussman, and bass Walter DuMelle, with music directors Yewon Lee (piano) and Mark Danisovszky (accordion). In keeping with BTC’s mission to support other nonprofits in the San Diego area, all profits from the Kurt Weill Cabaret will benefit The Monarch School. Kurt Weill was a German-born American composer who was a proponent of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. With the rise of Hitler, he fled Berlin to Paris in 1933, then onto the United States. During his time on Broadway he produced several popular musicals before landing in Hollywood, writing numerous scores for movie musicals. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and the operatic stage. Apart from “Mack the Knife” and “Pirate Jenny” from The Threepenny Opera, some of his most famous songs include “Surabaya Johnny,” “Speak Low,” “Lost in the Stars,” “Lonely House,” and “September Song” all of which will be sung on the cabaret. For more information visit: bodhitreeconcerts.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Brian Reed was the host of the hit podcast, S-Town. Public Matters Reporter Amita Sharma spoke to Reed about how the podcast’s aftermath changed his views on journalism.

Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.

Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination.

Only 10 states have not joined the federal program that expands Medicaid to people who are still in the "coverage gap" for health care

California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla hopes President-elect Donald Trump will 'do the right thing' and support fire recovery efforts with no strings attached.

Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as tropical storm Francine moved inland.

Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access?

Twyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.