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Social Justice Shorts: Cops, Pink Slips & the 1st Amendment
NOTE: I PUT THIS UP EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT THEN MANAGED TO DISAPPEAR IT. (SIGH.) OH WELL...
The USC Hit and Run…. Sorrow and a Search
The grief-stricken woman above is Carmen Bachan, the mother of a lovely USC student, 18-year-old...
What Mario Rocha’s Story Really Means
(NOTE: FOR RECENT UPDATES on Mario’s life, click...
The Breathtaking Courage of Senator Jim Webb
Over the weekend, I finally read the stunning speech—remarkably for its political...
Commentary on Solitary
I see that the New Yorker article by surgeon/author/professor Atul Gawande about the...
LAPD and the LA Times Discover Parole Reform
LA Times columnist Sandy Banks, whom I like personally, and whose writing I generally value and...
You Know the Economy is Bad When…..
As I was returning from an idyllic outdoor birthday brunch for a friend early on Sunday afternoon...
Simon Johnson & the American Oligarchs
In May’s Atlantic Monthly, there is a scary but very convincing article called The Quiet...
Does LAUSD Have a Money Pit?
The Los Angeles Unified School District needs to cut $718 million out of its budget. This is why...