By Michael Schneider Aug. 16, 2023 11:40 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print As kids go back to school this week in L.A., it’s hard to not think about some of the tragedies that have transpired around our schools — and about how we could prevent the next ones. In…
With the passing of media executive Clarence Avant on Monday, Hollywood lost an industry magnate whose impact and reach was unquantifiable. Avant rose to prominence in post-Prohibition New York City, where he met talent manager Joseph G. Glaser, who taught him the ins and outs of the music business. He would go on to be…
By Noah GoldbergStaff Writer Aug. 16, 2023 12:05 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print A Merced County Sheriff’s Office deputy with a troubled history and a misdemeanor conviction was charged Wednesday with assault for repeatedly kicking a DUI suspect in the head numerous times, authorities said. Dustin Witt, 42, a former…
By Dakota SmithStaff Writer Aug. 16, 2023 1:32 PM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday moved to try to block a developer’s planned luxury hotel in Benedict Canyon amid opposition from environmental groups and the council member who represents the hillside neighborhood. On a…
World / August 16, 2023 Peruvians Are Protesting Their Unelected President Thousands have joined demonstrations against Dina Boluarte. Now, progressives in Congress are asking the Biden administration to stop supporting her far-right regime. Aída Chávez Ad Policy Peruvian President Dina Boluarte delivers her annual Message to the Nation on Independence Day, at the Congress in…
Society / August 16, 2023 The Patronizing Moralism of David Brooks In a series of recent essays, the New York Times columnist has pronounced all social ills the result of deficient moral fiber among individuals. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy David Brooks delivers remarks at the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Symposium and Prize Ceremony at the Beverly…
Politics Today 5:30 am Inflation Is Falling. So Why Are the Fiscal Austerians Back in the Headlines? Inflation Is Falling. So Why Are the Fiscal Austerians Back in the Headlines? The latest scare was over the Social Security trust fund. The endgame is not to get rid of inflation, or to protect American workers, but…
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August 16, 2023 Israel’s Repression of Palestinians Paved the Way for Its New Antidemocratic Court The 56-year-long brutal occupation of the Palestinian Territories has come home to roost. Juan Cole Ad Policy In Jerusalem on February 20, 2023, Israelis protest outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to…
Police are investigating the death of the 10-year-old, whose body was found in Woking last week.