In 2001 Education Week told this story about the Bush Administration’s decision to be hard...
War on Drugs
The *Real* Wire: Life Imitates Art in Baltimore’s Shadow World
Another of the talented LA Weekly writers who’ve migrated elsewhere in the past year is...
LA to FEDS: BACK OFF on Medical Marijuana!
On Wednesday, the LA City Council passed a resolution that asks Federal law enforcement to mind its...
Missing “The Wire”
Television has never seen a better dramatic series than “The Wire.” Period. The...
Crazy Thursday Shorts
I’ve got a crazy day, but here are a few short takes to chew on: *The ACLU just released this...
CRACKED: Lobbying for Fairness
That new Federal rule that brings the sentencing for crack cocaine closer in line to the sentencing...