Recently, Newsweek looked at Federal Election Commission records and made an intriguing discovery. The political action committees of five major recipients of federal bank bailout money, it found, made some $85,000 in campaign contributions in January and February, mostly to members of Congress sitt
In “Mencia cancellation leads to policy change,” page 1, March 30, reporter Melody Hanatani covered a program at which I spoke. I spoke as what I called a “representative for the First Amendment.
After Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, they rebelled against God and were made to wander aimlessly in the desert for 40 years on a needlessly roundabout journey to the Promised Land.
This week, the U.S. Senate can give final approval to the largest expansion in national service since President Kennedy inspired the creation of VISTA and the Peace Corps.
California has the opportunity to do the right thing. A three-judge panel has heard a case concerning the possible release of 52,000 state prisoners. Plaintiffs argue that the system provides inadequate medical and psychiatric care for its inmates.
Obesity, heart disease, and diabetes are all health problems on the rise. They are also conditions that can be minimized and controlled through proper nutrition.
I arrived in Congress in 1965, just as President Lyndon Johnson’s transformation of the U.S. government was getting under way. It was an extraordinary time, as LBJ sent up to Capitol Hill his proposals for Medicare, Medicaid, aid to elementary and secondary education, the Voting Rights Act, and a ho
Although Los Angeles has the least amount of parkland within its city limits of any major metropolis in North America, there are dozens of natural areas and scores of parks throughout the greater Los Angeles basin that make it a magical place to live.
Dear President Obama, We are inspired by your election. It represents the promise of America, and a triumph over prejudice and bigotry. Throughout your life, you have spoken up for groups of Americans who need a voice.
While corruption has been a way of life in Mexico historically, the dominance of drug cartels there now amplifies the corruption, putting the beleaguered country at a dangerous tipping point.
Despite the fact that I applied for the vacant City Council seat appointed last Tuesday, I didn’t expect to get it. But I didn’t expect it to be a scam either.
California’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has as part of its mission statement “protecting licensees from unfair competition.” The DCA comprises 40 bureaus, programs, boards, committees, and commissions totaling 2,700 employees and a budget of $468 million, covering 255 professions and 2.
