“The moral force of nonviolence.” Barack Obama
Friday: Witnessing History at Tahrir
On Friday the crowds in Tahrir square were bigger than ever, their mood angry and expectant. On...
LAPPL Predictibly Opposes Measure L & OC DA Criminalizes Campus Protest
TWO WRONG-HEADED DECISIONS THAT ASK FOR OUR ATTENTION THE POLICE UNION Vs. THE LA PUBLIC...
Working Elsewhere Today, New Stories Late Tonight
IN THE MEANTIME….. ….Be sure to read Tim Rutten’s very grumpy take on why the...
The LA Times, the U of Colorado & the Ongoing Teacher Ranking Wars
On Tuesday morning a study was released by the National Education Policy Center at the University...
On Patt Morrison’s Show Monday, Re: LAPD Gang Units & Financial Disclosure
I was on Patt Morrison’s show on Monday afternoon along with Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon of...
Monday Must Reads
ARE FLAWS IN THE “SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME” THEORY PUTTING INNOCENT PEOPLE IN PRISON? The...
Arianna Sells Huffington Post to AOL for $315 Mil
Arianna will stay on to head up AOL’s media group. The LA Times has the story. Sunday...
“Innaharda, ehna kullina Misryeen.” Today, we are all Egyptians.
Nicholas Kristof, who continues to go to Tahrir Square, had another good column about the...
Cairo: Gov’t Forces Threatening, Beating & Detaining Journalists
CAN A REVOLUTION HAPPEN IF NOBODY’S THERE TO REPORT IT? Egypt no longer safe for...
CA Prison Guards Are the Main Source of Inmates’ Cellphones
Jack Dolan reports for the LA Times: Prison employees, roughly half of whom are unionized guards...
When Friday Dawns over Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Much Depends Upon the Army
“Side by side with the ugliest of humanity, you find the best.” And so it was in...
Does It Matter That the LAPD Gang Units Are Walking Out?
Which Way LA? with Warren Olney attempted to answer the above question on Wednesday night’s...
Post Mortem: The Trouble With Coroners in America
NPR News partnered with ProPublica and PBS Frontline to investigate the nation’s 2,300...
California’s Murdered Kids, County by County
According to a study called Lost Youth released on Monday by the Violence Policy Center, homicide...
As Day for Million Egyptian March Dawns, Gov’t Cuts Last Web Lifeline but Google & Twitter Offer Egyptians Tweets by Phone
EGYPT’S LAST INTERNET LIFELINE HAS INDEED BEEN SEVERED REPORTS FORBES MAG Here’s a...
Jerry Talks Straight in the State of the State
Just after 5 pm on Monday, Jerry Brown gave his 8th ever State of the State speech—the first...
Monday Must Reads
AN AMERICAN PROFESSOR IN CAIRO (AND LONGTIME MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT) WEIGHS IN ABOUT HIS...