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Fresh Picks
WHY DOESN’T CALIFORNIA SAVE $$$ THROUGH “MEDICAL PAROLE?” Two weeks ago I had...
Art Saves: Poetry & Opera at Juvie
Starting at 4 p.m. on Friday night one large room at Central Juvenile Hall was crammed with around...
Social Justice Shorts
SHOULD THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA TAKE OVER PRISON HEALTH CARE? No, I’m not kidding. The AP...
The Rape of American Prisoners
The New York Review of Books has a remarkable two part series on rape in American correctional...
The Evolution of LA’s Parent Revolution
Ben Austin is the executive director of an LA-based organization known as the Parent Revolution...
LAPD SWAT’s Robert Cottle Killed in Afghanistan
Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle was a well-liked SWAT officer who was also a Marine. This week he was...
LA Observed Talks with Annenberg Grad Students
Kevin Roderick of LA Observed came to speak to my USC class Wednesday night. He described, among...
Oscar Romero is Finally—Officially—Remembered
Yesterday— 30 years ago—Oscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated...
Wednesday’s Fresh Picks
I’m buried in work right now reading (very good) student stories, but here are a bunch of...
Votes Didn’t Kill Health Care Reform? Let’s Try Court!
Gentlemen and women start your lawyers. Let the court challenges begin. In Tuesday’s Wall...
Healthcare—the Day After
OKAY, SO HEALTHCARE REFORM Since it was difficult to tear our eyes away Sunday night, may as well...
Stupak Climbs Aboard: That’s the Ballgame
POTUS: “We did not fear our future, we shaped it.” And again at 11:36 eastern. ...
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true…”
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy As most of you likely...
Health Care, Crack, Housing, & $$ 4 Hemet Attacks Info
WHY WE REFORM As the drama of the health care reform bill enters its final act, presumably on its...
Rosa Sanchez Released…..and Deported
If you’ll remember, Rosie Sanchez owned a clothing store in downtown LA. In 1985, a fire at...
Teenagers, Sexting, Online Threats, and the Law
In a couple of cases this week, sanity has prevailed. (And lord knows we need some sanity on the...
Getting Greg Boyle’s “Tattoos”….to the Page
As you know, Father Greg Boyle’s wonderful first book “Tattoos on the Heart,” has...