Author and Journalist
Patrick Range McDonald, the award-winning investigative reporter and advocacy journalist, has started a monthly column called “The Real Dirt” at the Housing Is A Human Right website. Using his deep knowledge about Big Real Estate, McDonald writes the column to expose its culture of lies, scams, and other unscrupulous acts. Read more...
At MacDomnhall’s on Substack, award-winning reporter Patrick Range McDonald has written a one-of-a-kind special report about the real estate industry’s use of campaign cash to sway elections and buy political favors in California. Unlike anything done by the mainstream media, it’s titled “Exposé: Big Real Estate’s Money Trails to Kill the Expansion of Rent Control in California.” Read more...
At MacDomhnall’s on Substack, Patrick Range McDonald explores Manchester United’s pre-season tour of America with subtle humor and keen insight. Manchester United is arguably the biggest football club in the world, and McDonald’s one-of-a-kind article explores not only the team’s time in Los Angeles, but also its impressive history and passionate fanbase. Read more...
Selling Off California: The Untold Story has been chosen as a finalist for a Los Angeles Press Club award. Written by award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald, the must-read book exposes the powerful alliances and devastating policies that fuel the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California. Read more...
An updated edition of Righteous Rebels: AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Crusade to Change the World has been released by Rare Bird Books. The critically acclaimed book by Patrick Range McDonald reveals the inspiring, untold story of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest HIV/AIDS medical-care nonprofit. Read more...
Patrick Range McDonald, the award-winning advocacy journalist for Housing Is A Human Right, has written a new book: Selling Off California: The Untold Story. It’s a must-read for understanding the powerful alliances and devastating policies that fuel the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California. Read more...
Patrick Range McDonald is the winner of the “Best Activism Journalism” award from the Los Angeles Press Club. In previous years, he’s received the “Journalist of the Year” award from the L.A. Press Club and the national “Public Service” award from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, among other honors. Read more...
Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years, a documentary that explores the life-saving work of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, premieres at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles on October 19. Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Patrick Range McDonald served as the historical consultant for the film. Read more...