Evidently there’s been a slew of fainting incidents at Obama rallies of late. Fortunately for...
Where Were the Adults????
My TV cable is down and it’s just as well. Reading about the student shootings at Northern...
Sicko, Indeed
It’s not been a particularly good week for feeling warm and fuzzy about your health insurance...
Tales of Los Angeles, Baltimore and Drugs
Former LA Weekly hot shot reporter (and WLA friend) Jeffery Anderson has moved to Baltimore where...
Two Roads
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all...
“The Politics of Hope Does Not Mean Hoping Things Come Easy”
Alright. Obama won all three Potomac states by large margins and all last night pundits were madly...
Guarding the Henhouse
Today the Los Angeles Police Commission’s Inspector General, Andre Birotte, will present a...
The Fierce Urgency of New Union Leadership?
No, this is not one more sneaky pitch for Barack Obama...but there is an old guard versus new...
LA Times’ Modest Proposal for LAUSD
In a provocative editorial this morning the LA Times talks about what I’ve been saying for...
Cracked Logic
Michael Mukasey’s turning out to be a barrel of fun. First there was the whole...
BLUE
The more we hear about Officer Randall Simmons, the greater our sense of loss seems to...
Black Thursday
We frequently criticize our Los Angeles law officers—the police and the sheriffs. It is our...
Neverending Primary Playlist
Yesterday we were told that there will likely not be a Democratic candidate until sometime in...
Inconclusive Tuesday
Vote-Zilla has come and gone. Clinton took New York and California including delegate-rich Los...
Democracy Behind Bars
Can you vote in California if you’re in jail? Well, yes, of course—under certain...
Campaign Watch II – Red State Girls….and…um…Indonesia
CAMPAIGN NOTE 1: Well, the first returns are in and Barack Obama is ahead among…..ex patriot...
Jill Leovy’s Year of Murders
It’s late, but in the midst of all the primary election furor, I don’t want to let this...
Campaign Watch I – Michelle, Oprah, Maria, and Jesse….and Mickey Hart
I have several very nice social justice stories waiting in the wings, but I’ve resigned...