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Nov 24 2022
Headline Roundup
Mixing Thanksgiving Celebrations With Respect for Indigenous Communities
As many Americans spend their Thanksgiving eating and relaxing with loved ones, some are calling for a reconsideration of the holiday's meaning as it connects to Indigenous peoples.
How the Columnists Covered It: "Rather than see this holiday as an opportunity to gorge on a meal and dwell on naïve fantasies about a period of accord," Thanksgiving could become "an opportunity to retell
Fox News (Online News) Los Angeles Times NewsweekJan 08 2021
News
Merrick Garland
“President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday… In picking Garland, Biden is turning to an experienced judge who held senior positions at the Justice Department decades ago, including as a
The Flip SideJul 13 2020
Analysis
The PPP worked how it was supposed to. That’s the problem.
Months after Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in an attempt to support small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, people are still confused, and even angry, over the ambitious, unprecedented experiment.
Take what happened with Mark Fisher Fitness (MFF), an LGBTQ-friendly boutique fitness studio based in New York. Because it got a PPP loan in April, it was able
VoxMar 05 2020
Analysis
The Establishment Strikes Back
In the span of 72 hours, a candidate who had never won a single state in three fumbling bids for the presidency has muscled his way to the top of the Democratic field. Former Vice President Joe Biden had the greatest night of his lifelong quest for the White House tonight, winning major Super Tuesday prizes after an improbable late surge in the polls.
On Saturday, Biden trounced Senator
The AtlanticDec 16 2020
News
Biden Selects Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has selected former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, his former Democratic primary rival, to lead the Transportation Department, Mr. Biden said Tuesday.
Mr. Buttigieg dropped out of the race in March and endorsed Mr. Biden along with other moderate Democrats. Leading the Transportation Department, he is expected to play a prominent role in the incoming
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 03 2020
News
'This was supposed to be reparations' Why is LA's cannabis industry devastating black entrepreneurs?
A Los Angeles government program set up to provide cannabis licenses to people harmed by the war on drugs has been plagued by delays, scandal and bureaucratic blunders, costing some intended beneficiaries hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.
Black entrepreneurs and activists across LA told the Guardian that the city’s embattled “social equity” program has left aspiring business
The GuardianJun 13 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Latin America Doesn’t Want Us Anymore
From the CenterWe talked last week about how a resurgent American isolationism could be harmful to our interests in Ukraine and in China. This week, voters’ growing disinterest in events beyond our borders is causing problems closer to home. When the three-day Summit of the Americas gathering of Western Hemisphere leaders concluded on Friday, the sense that the United States was rapidly
Dan SchnurMar 05 2015
News
After controversial killings, police departments seek 'less lethal' weapons
Knees bent and elbows locked, Christian Ellis stood in a swirl of gun smoke, clutching the base of a 9-millimeter Glock 17.
It’s the same firearm carried by police officers across the country, but seconds before firing, Ellis pulled out an orange slide and snapped it onto the weapon. A metal sphere now hung in front of the muzzle.
When he fired, the bullet buried itself into the
Los Angeles TimesFeb 20 2015
Opinion
The Benefits of Lengthening the Tenure Process for California Public School Teachers
For a teacher in the Los Angeles public school system, tenure is an incredibly important benefit. In an environment where budget-related lay-offs and changes in administration are common, tenure gives us unmatched job security. For me, the biggest benefit is that it gives teachers the freedom to be creative and take instructional risks in the classroom without the fear of being fired. When I
HuffPostJun 03 2020
Analysis
We Need Law and Order, but Not Necessarily Federal Troops
In the Rose Garden yesterday evening, President Trump threatened to deploy the U.S. military to restore order in the American cities if mayors and governors fail to do it.
In his brief speech, Trump said the appropriate things about the George Floyd case (he called it a “brutal death”) and about the legal process underway in Minneapolis (“justice will be served”). He was also right
National Review (News)