“In it’s desire to sanitize war, society dehumanizes it….I’ve come to realize...
Teaching Gay History, Angry Judges & More
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE PASSED BILL TO REQUIRE TEACHING GAY HISTORY IN SCHOOLS The AP gets this...
Gay Kids Far More Likely to Try Suicide in Negative Social Environment
If a gay teenager is living in a conservative community where the majority of the residents feel...
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THE LA TIMES BELL REPORTING TEAM & TO LAT PHOTOGRAPHER BARBARA DAVIDSON FOR THEIR WELL-DESERVED...
Monday Must Reads: Prison Guard Deals, School Board Rogues & More
THE BULLIES AND ROGUES OF THE COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD The drama of the hoped for “Parent...
The Pew Recidivism Report: How CA Can Cut $233 Million
This week the Pew Center on the States delivered another of its large and important reports on the...
Villaraigosa’s State of the City Speech Gambles on Education Reform
On Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave his sixth state of the city...
Wednesday: 5 Things You Should Know
LO MAXIMO: April 30 – A GREAT NIGHT FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE Homeboy Industries’ annual...
Value Added: The Brave New World of the Test Generation
Dana Goldstein has written a truly excellent, and urgent story for The American Prospect about...
2 Appellate Must Reads
OUR LONG NATIONAL WINKLEVOSS NIGHTMARE APPEARS TO BE OVER** I’m sure it’s some kind of...
9th Circuit Shoots Down Key Provisions of AZ’s SB 1070
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled early on Monday that U.S. District...
6 Monday Must Reads
OH, GET A GRIP, MAUREEN! Maureen Dowd wrote an exceedingly dopey column in the Sunday NY Times...
NAACP Report Calls Shift in Funding Toward Prisons ‘Alarming’
On Thursday, the NAACP released a report called Misplaced Priorities that examines America’s...
Did an LAPD Officer Get a 17-Year-Old Pregnant & Ask Her To Get Abortion?
Dennis Romero at the LA Weekly broke the story. Here’s the opening: An 18-year-old woman...
Thursday Must Reads: A Preview of New LAT Teacher Rankings…& More
LA TIMES GIVES PREVIEW OF NEXT ROUND OF TEACHER RANKINGS BUT….THIS BRINGS UP A QUESTION On...
“Cowardly, Stupid, and Tragically Wrong” – Dahlia Lithwick on Trying KSM
On Monday, the Obama administration announced that alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed...
41st and Central, 1969 – The Black Panther Shootout & the birth of SWAT
On December 9, 1969, a four-hour shootout took place at the Southern California Headquarters of the...
The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act Makes Progress
The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act, SB 9, passed out of the California State Senate Public Safety...