Letters to the editor and selected comments: April, May 2026
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Essay: A handful of soil, a lifetime of lessons
By Paul Muller The economic pressures crushing farms today are also reshaping rural communities and the future of food Way back in 1981 or so,…
Guest Comment: What MHTs actually do – The work no one sees but everyone depends on
By Vicki Sowles, Mental Health Technician I’ve worked in psychiatric care for more than two decades as a Mental Health Technician (MHT). I’ve spent thousands of mornings stepping into…
Guest Commentary: No War On Iran: The War Economy Is Immoral
My fellow Sacramentan sisters and brothers are taking to the streets to protest the War on Iran. The War Economy is wrong and inhumane, and…
Project Censored dispatch: How data centers are straining water, power, and communities
By Ella Mrofka The residents of Saline Township, Michigan, are upset. Soon, construction will begin on a 2.2 million-square-foot data center located just outside the small…
Essay: Rep. Matsui is trying to make it easier for corporations to exploit a federal health care program at the expense of Californians
By Jen Laws The federal 340B Drug Discount Program holds lifesaving power. It supports expanded access to care for patients with the most need through…
Analysis: California’s very odd election year starts with Republicans possibly leading the governor’s race
By Dan Walters for CalMatters The 2026 campaigns for governor, a raft of other statewide offices, 52 congressional seats and 100 slots in the state…
Essay: These Nobel-Prize-winning economists have a timely lesson for Congress
By Judge Paul Michel We live in arguably the most innovative and prosperous era in human history. My lifetime alone has seen numerous technological leaps…
Essay: In Sacramento, we know why the war economy is immoral
By Faye Wilson Kennedy On Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, under the Trump administration, the United States engaged in racist colonial actions—the US launched a military…
Essay: The war on saturated fat was never based on good science
By Nina Teicholz For over half a century, Americans have been urged to shy away from saturated fats, found mainly in animal products. Paradoxically, decades…
Remembering Pablo Rodriguez
Late activist inspired a generation of organizers and built lasting grassroots power Pablo Rodriguez, the executive director of Communities for a New California (CNC) Education…
Fabrizio Sasso, leader of Sacramento Central Labor Council, pushes Dems to fight corporate strangleholds by returning to working-class roots
When I heard Sacramento Central Labor Council Executive Director Fabrizio Sasso speak at the first No Kings Rally, his remarks stood out immediately. He offered…
Analysis: A spate of new studies gives the lowdown on California’s sky-high living costs
By Dan Walters for CalMatters We Californians know, or should know, that while living in this state has many positive aspects, we are paying through…
Project Censored dispatch: What happens when algorithms break the news?
Will chatbots replace us as a watchdog for underreported news? By Andy Lee Roth and Shealeigh Voiti Hospitals denying maternal mental health care, employers using…
Essay: Same doctor, same office, 800% higher bill – how America could save billions on health care costs
By David Eagle Imagine ordering your favorite entree at the neighborhood restaurant you’ve gone to for years. It’s the same dish, off the same menu,…
Essay: A.I. shouldn’t replace our ability to reason with numbers
By Alexis Fitzpatrick I recently overheard a parent discussing how AI makes evenings so peaceful by reducing the toil of her child’s evening math homework by providing…
Essay: I’m a Sacramento pharmacist and PBMs are driving up drug costs, not lowering them
By Sonya Frausto, PharmD I wish I could say that my perspective is unique, but unfortunately, it is not. I spent years working at Rite…