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Protesters took their message to affluent, white neighborhoods and L.A.’s halls of power. It was an important decision.
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Where was the outcry over hundreds of thousands of people ignoring sensible public health protections to protest in the streets of dozens of cities across the nation? -
The retired Marine general and former Defense secretary says what congressional Republicans are afraid to admit: Trump is an unstable menace.
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The difference in the arrests of Floyd and the four police officers involved in his killing shows why anger is filling America’s streets.
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Conflating protesters, looters, Black Lives Matter and antifa is exactly the point of Trumpworld’s latest anti-constitutional campaign.
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We can be thankful that Gen. James Mattis is pushing back against the president’s attack on the Constitution.
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Calling 911 is not a free mediation service for white people to get the upper hand in banal disputes with people of color.
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Implying that Trump is a bad Christian simply isn’t wise. It’s enough to point out that Trump is using religion for political ends.
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You’re not bad if you woke up this morning and blacked out your social media in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. But there are better ways to help.
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By threatening to send in the military, Trump risks the very anarchy he claims to oppose. He is itching for a fight; don’t give it to him.
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You can’t separate race from Trump’s attacks on ‘thugs’ in Minneapolis
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Twitter can’t possibly win here. The fight energizes and emboldens Trump, a self-styled counterpuncher who likes to leave marks.
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The main concern of black people right now isn’t whether they’re standing three or six feet apart, but whether their sons, husbands, brothers and fathers will be murdered by cops.
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‘Of all the ignorant things Trump has said over the years, this is possibly the most absurd,’ says a Columbia history professor.
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Surely we can demand better of our police than the plethora of killings of African Americans.
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The difference in the arrests of Floyd and the four police officers involved in his killing shows why anger is filling America’s streets.
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Calling 911 is not a free mediation service for white people to get the upper hand in banal disputes with people of color.
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A new security law in Hong Kong is bad, but Trump’s revocation of Hong Kong’s special trade status could make matters even worse.
Magical thinking persists in some adults because, occasionally, it works. Placebos can be surprisingly effective.
USC’s choice to make nearly every in-person class available online will inhibit learning. Connections made in a physical classroom don’t transfer to Zoom.
Mozza 2Go and Chi Spacca, at Melrose and Highland, were thrashed Saturday night.
COVID-19 has revealed the deep vulnerabilities of California’s bifurcated economy of immense tech wealth and low-paying service businesses.
Remember the Rodney King case: Police misconduct cases are notoriously difficult to prove.
After the death of George Floyd while in police custody, two brothers, age 12 and 9, face the fact that racism is alive and well and could kill them.
Local religious leaders are helping their flocks understand the unfolding crisis.
In China, racism and police brutality are features of their system, not bugs that need to be worked out.
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All presidential elections are uniquely consequential, but a good case can be made that the next one is the most important of our lives. The time has come to undo the great mistake of 2016 and drive Trump out of office at the ballot box.
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Ideas and commentary on building a livable, sustainable Los Angeles.
A six-part series from the editorial board on the humanitarian crisis unfolds in our streets.
Our six-part series of editorials about the 45th president.
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The Trump administration’s rush to roll back the nation’s clean-car standards may have made California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra’s job a lot easier.
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Trump’s steady stream of lies, attacks and petulant complaints are aimed at one thing: distracting the country from his historically inept presidency.
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Twitter has ignored Trump’s line-crossing for so long that any move it makes now invites accusations that it’s trying to influence the election.
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Twitter shouldn’t delete Trump’s account, but it should absolutely block posts that are demonstrably false and harmful. To do otherwise is reckless.
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If the government can declare a group to be a terrorist organization based on the conduct of some members, the criminalization of political speech could be unlimited.
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People are naturally quick to believe things are falling apart and slow to believe things are getting better. In a pandemic, this negativity dominance is psychologically reasonable.
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Ten economists suggest remedies, ranging from aiding state and local governments, paying employers to keep workers and offering universal coronavirus testing to restore public confidence.
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People in the community liked to say I was following closely in my father’s footsteps. I hope that’s true.
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Readers on the ex-Defense secretary’s extraordinary rebuke of his former boss.
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State Sen. Patricia defends her bill SB 1090, which she says would give communities many options on coastal erosion.
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If history is any guide, Americans might get much more from Trump’s violent display than just the election of Joe Biden.
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City leaders should not make highly consequential decisions in the heat of the moment; they’re doing that by proposing up to $150 million in LAPD cuts.
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Consumed with anger, fear and dread after the killing of George Floyd, Californians can take action to address structural racism.
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Trump’s proposal to regulate social media is unwise, but Congress should stop the social media companies from micro-targeting political ads without users’ permission.
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It is crucial for democracy that journalists are able to bear witness to demonstrations like the Floyd protests without being targeted by riot police.
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The ‘president of law and order’ sees only one dimension of a national crisis.
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