As you know, Father Greg Boyle’s wonderful first book “Tattoos on the Heart,” has...
Archive - March 2010
Prisons, Kid’s Gladiator Fights & Jon Stewart on the Big Bank Swindle
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
The Boxer Blimp & the Texas Textbook Turmoil On the Filter
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Monday, night I was on KNBC’s The Filter, which has...
Protecting the Vile
The Supreme Court will be looking at the case involving the Westboro Baptist Church—a hate...
Why Do the Tea & Coffee Parties Avoid Prison Reform?
The Tea Party Movement objects to big government. The newly-launched Coffee Party declares itself...
Alan Grayson’s Public Option
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Last Wednesday, Florida Congressman Alan Grayson introduced...
Rosa Maria Sanchez Gets Out Because of USC Law Student – UPDATED
Rosa Maria Sanchez has been in prison for 23 years for a crime that she has always insisted that...
Alex Sanchez: Why Seal the Record?
Earlier this week Tom Diaz noticed something that I had overlooked with regard to the ongoing legal...
Will Setting New Education Standards Help?
After a year of working, a panel of educators released a set of proposed common academic standards...
Deadlines, Lost Dogs, Book Launches & Many, Many Student Papers
The combination of the above has reduced me to a quivering puddle of exhaustion. (Particularly the...