THURSDAY UPDATE: Looks like not everyone at NOW considers the term “political whore,”...
The Color of OUT: More Social Media Campaigns Reach to Hurting Kids
Monday, October 11, was National Coming Out day, the date when LGBTs and their friends, families...
Two Unions (& 1 Political Consultant) Toss $1,250,000 to Whitman
Late last month, the PAC made up of the LAPD union—the LAPPL-–and The California State...
Brown and Whitman, the Last Dance: What Did You Think?
Well, it wasn’t dull. Brokaw was great. Whoever made the decision to ask him to moderate...
Why Doesn’t DCFS Have Numbers for Kids Who Have Died in Foster Care?
On Tuesday morning, the County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion introduced by Mark...
It’s October, and LA County Juvenile Probation is Still Wrecking Kids
Two Op Eds in Sunday’s LA Times very eloquently and urgently called for sweeping changes in...
Jerry Brown, “Whoregate” and Manipulating the Facts
The reporting on…um….Whoregate has been less that stellar, particularly I’m sorry...
Thinking of You, John. Happy 70th. Miss you still.
NOTE: It’s impossible to select only seven John Lennon songs and feel good about it. After...
The High Cost of Bigotry & The Death of a California Boy
Seth Walsh was 13 when on September 19, 2010, he hung himself from a tree in the backyard of the...
Jerry Brown, the “Whore” Remark, and Campaign Theater
As you may or may not have heard by now, a voice mail recording was released Thursday afternoon by...
The Filter: Immigration and Tuition, and Moral Insanity of Senators
Here is the video for Wednesday night’s segment of The Filter with Fred Roggin. On this show...
Me & Freeways….on Madeleine Brand’s Show, KPCC, 9 a.m., Thursday
I’m on the 9 a.m. Madeleine Brand Show on KPCC, 89.3 FM, today, Thursday, where I’ll be...
On KNBC’s The Filter Tonight at 7:30 p.m.
I’m on KNBC’s The Filter tonight at 7:30 p.m. with Fred Roggin. (Actually, my segment is on...
Wednesday Must Reads
THIS WEEK SCOTUS DECIDES WHETHER A MAN EXONERATED OF CAPITAL MURDER CAN SUE THE PROSECUTOR WHO HID...
Cormac McCarthy and Gambling on the Nobel – UPDATED
Just to confirm everyone’s suspicions that writers are an odder group than the rest of the...
Why Did So Many of Our Boys Kill Themselves Last Month?
The nine young men listed below are members of a tragic fraternity. They were all tormented...
Quickie Must Reads
HUNDREDS OF CALIFORNIA PROSECUTORS COMMITTED MISCONDUCT WITH NO SANCTIONS ACCORDING TO NEW...
Jon Stewart Unplugged: “I’m less upset by politicians than the media.”
Jon Stewart was on Fresh Air on Monday night, with Terry Gross. The show was taped last Wednesday...