Maria Bustillos
Maria Bustillos is a journalist and critic living in Los Angeles, California.
Surviving in the Shadow of Fortress Twitter
Twitter reportedly received tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks to stay in San Francisco. Has it given anything back to the community?
Silicon Valley: Wealth Redistribution, One-Percent Style
The charities that keep on ... taking?
Trekking Through a Food Desert Surrounded by Farmland
Millions have been spent on initiatives to eliminate food deserts, which are thought to contribute to the increasing incidence of diabetes and obesity in low-income areas. How are disadvantaged people faring in the middle of California, one of the nation's prime agricultural states?
The New Heartland: 'We’re Like the India of the United States'
A young progressive and activist reflects on life in Bakersfield, California.
Students on the Road to Debt
How are university students really faring in this environment of rising costs and diminishing opportunities? How do they feel about the future?
What We Talk About When We Talk About Inequality
A narrow definition of “inequality” limits our thinking a great deal.
Told You So: Julian Assange, the NSA, and Edward Snowden
In their book Cypherpunks, Julian Assange and three other Internet activists predicted much of what Edward Snowden revealed about the NSA.