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This year, states have executed 19 people despite lingering questions over the guilt of several of them. Why do we cling to this system?
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Trump administration’s proposed rules changes are designed to deter immigrants legally in the U.S. from becoming citizens. Application fees would jump. -
The college admissions scandal uncovered illegalities. The question is not whether but how frequently money should influence admissions decisions.
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The new state labor law for contractors may cause publishers to avoid California-based freelance writers.
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Rep. Adam B. Schiff is acting more like a prosecutor than a congressman.
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The GOP seeks to call impeachment witnesses who will back their theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election and Burisma was corrupt.
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Is there a line Trump could cross that would lead Republicans to put national interest ahead of party? That question looms larger than his abuses.
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The Supreme Court weighs whether it’s ‘reasonable’ to stop a car because the owner’s license was suspended.
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Mike Bloomberg’s record as mayor of New York City prepared him to be a better president than Donald Trump. But can he excite Democratic voters?
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The House impeachment inquiry is gathering proof that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, but not that he demanded a quid pro quo.
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Pro-gun control Democrats won control of the Virginia legislature, paving the way for ground-shifting legislation in a state with a gun-friendly history.
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Rep. Adam B. Schiff is acting more like a prosecutor than a congressman.
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Everybody’s heard of the My Lai massacre — March 16, 1968, 50 years ago today — but not many know about the man who stopped it: Hugh Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot.
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The college admissions scandal uncovered illegalities. The question is not whether but how frequently money should influence admissions decisions.
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Trump administration’s proposed rules changes are designed to deter immigrants legally in the U.S. from becoming citizens. Application fees would jump.
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Veterans Day is for the living, not the dead, so support our veterans by learning more about the wars they are fighting with no victory in sight.
Among homeless, a small minority of the severely mentally ill could be best served in public mental health hospitals that offer more intensive care.
Let’s treat housing our homeless fellow Angelenos with the same urgency we’ll treat housing Olympic athletes.
Five decades after Hoffa’s disappearance, his story is still used to justify efforts to curb union power.
My parents saw Los Angeles as a place of opportunity. But New Orleans always loomed large.
The charges that did in President Nixon should apply, and the House may want to add two more: one for the egregious Ukraine scandal and an “omnibus” article to capture the daunting whole of this corrupt presidency.
As long as the financial returns of a social platform align with outrage, the site will be optimized for distributing disinformation.
Three decades into the post-Cold War era, we can assess what U.S. primacy has yielded. U.S. global leadership has been irrelevant or counterproductive.
Prop. 187 fueled the basest fears of voters. But it also ignited an involved Latino electorate.
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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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Do you understand the causes and effects of climate change? Here is what you can do to help.
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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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October was the first month in decades that the U.S. failed to resettle a single refugee, a stunning reversal of the nation’s longstanding role as the leading destination for people who, in effect, have no home to return to.
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A South Carolina priest says he withheld the sacrament from Joe Biden because of Biden’s support for abortion rights. Other priests say they disagree.
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Thursday’s vote by the House to begin open hearings on whether to impeach President Trump should finally put the spotlight where it belongs: on Trump.
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On a busy news day, a mass shooting earned little public attention. That such incidents have become routine should offend the public consciousness.
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Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia voters sent Donald Trump a ‘bad message.’
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Car-crazed Angelenos need to remember that there are alternatives to standing in line at the chaotic LAX-it ride hailing lot. Try taking a bus, the Metro or a shuttle.
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The SAT and ACT, which aren’t good predictors of academic success, are unfair barriers to college access for black, Latino and many Asian American groups.
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It’s worth remembering that an overwhelming majority voted for the infamous ballot measure 25 years ago this week.
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For as long as California has existed, out-of-staters have moved here and driven up prices. Now, that’s happening with ex-Californians in other states.
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The communist bloc was far more complicated than U.S. policy during the Cold War had us believe. Today, that simplistic thinking is still with us.
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History will not be kind to senators who vote against removing Trump; therefore, they should try going to Nixon route and persuade the president to resign.
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The wealthy of Bel-Air who harass honest workers should realize they’re not much different than the aristocrats of ‘A Tale of Two Cities.’
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Veteran homelessness in L.A. didn’t go up since last year. But with all the resources being poured in, shouldn’t it have gone down?
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Six months ago, Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Council touted L.A.'s responsible budget. Now they’re facing a $200-million-to-$400-million deficit.
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Trump officials say Obamacare exchange premium reductions vindicate their approach to healthcare. But it’s California’s approach that deserves credit.
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A ballot measure filed this week proposes a one penny tax on plastic packaging in California.
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