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...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!!
Grrrreat upset! The Giants won the Superbowl!!! (Now it seems only fair that the Chicago guy...
Thoughts and a Video for a Rainy Sunday
I’d just read what commenter Richard Locicero wrote in the previous comment section about...
Hillary Clinton and Cement
I’m honestly trying not to be a Hillary basher. And if she’s the democratic nominee...
La Opinion and the Los Angeles Times Endorse Obama – UPDATED
La Opinion endorsed Obama Saturday morning, at one minute after midnight. The LA Times has...
Bill Richardson’s Choice – UPDATED
The self-consciously-kissy California Dem’s debate is over (and has been well covered...