L.A. Visions
Southern California is home to extremes -- poverty, crime, wealth and immigration; shifting politics and emerging arts; ethnic vitality and conflict -- and also to a wealth of imagination. To plumb that creativity, Editorial Page Editor Jim Newton held a series of discussions about our region with some of the area's most engaging intellects.

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Kenneth Starr:
Open to the public
By Jim Newton
These days, the former special prosecutor pursues service and conscience in the law. Video
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Louise Steinman
Louise Steinman
Steinman, curator of LAPL's ALOUD series, on the city's literary and public intellectuals.
Eli Broad
Eli Broad
Broad, philanthropist and
civic leader, on L.A. arts and culture.
James Q. Wilson
James Q. Wilson
Wilson, a professor of public policy at Pepperdine U., on morality, the family and crime.
James Q. Wilson
Madeline Janis
Janis, a founder of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, on labor in L.A.
Tom Hayden
Tom Hayden
Hayden, a social and political activist and politician, on gangs and sweatshops.
Larry Aubry
Larry Aubry
Aubry, writer and activist, on the role of African Americans in L.A. politics and culture.
Coming soon
These and other prominent Angelenos will be profiled in our ongoing L.A. Visions series.

Antonia Hernandez
Antonia Hernandez
Hernandez, pres. and CEO of the Calif. Community Foundation, on philanthropy.


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