Now’s the time for Medicare for all
It's either expensive health care for the few, or affordable health care for the many.
Police Chief defends use of Taser on elderly woman
“You don’t Tase an 87-year-old woman.”
What happens in El Norte
It’s hard to believe that more than four years have passed since the police shot Amílcar Pérez-López a few blocks from my house...
Wasted lives: The worldwide tragedy of youth suicide
Principles of goodness together with the golden seed of social justice – sharing – need to be the guiding ideals of a radically redesigned socio-economic paradigm.
United Kingdom Proposes Soda Tax in Ongoing Fight Against Obesity
It’s a reversal by Prime Minister David Cameron, who previously rejected such a policy.
California Wants to Execute Innocent Man
Kevin Cooper might face execution next week even though he is said to be innocent.
Protest at White House Kicks Off Nationwide Days of Action
White House protest kicks off nationwide days of action in 38 US cities, protests also held in seven countries.
Inglewood mayor involved in crash that injured LAPD motorcycle officer
While no arrests have been made, the LAPD continues to investigate the crash for any potential criminal charges.
California police officer agrees to plead guilty to bribery charge
“Mr. Lopez’s decision to plead guilty was a first step in making amends for the harm that he knows he caused to law enforcement.”
The evil that guns do
The firearms lobby suggests that because morality can’t be legislated, the evil of gun violence can only be controlled by... more guns.