VOICE IN THE CHEAP SEATS - I can't decide if Dick Platkin's latest “hit piece” (Why the Grove Mall cannot be scaled up to fix LA - 6/9/2022) is targeting the Grove or Rick Caruso or political corruption or just plain city planning that does not conform to his vision of an ideal city.
VOICES
How Long Will We Sacrifice Our Kids To The Gun Lobby’s Paranoia?
GUN VIOLENCE - Mass shootings are good for gun sales.
The Federal Government is Constitutionally Barred from Gun Control
THE VIEW FROM HERE - The US Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) presents the nation with a constitutional nightmare.
The Violent Death of Courtney Brousseau: Activist, Leader, and Friend
GUN VIOLENCE - This year through June 8, 2022, there have been 18,971 gun violence deaths in the U.S., 8,477 homicides, murders, and unintentional deaths due to gun violence, and 10,494 deaths by suicide, according to the Gun Violence Archives.
The US Supreme Court Has Become a Right-Wing Corporate Conspiracy
GUEST COMMENTARY - Usurping the fundamental rights of women to control their own bodies.
The UN Security Council Is In Desperate Need Of Comprehensive Reforms
GUEST COMMENTARY - Many UN agencies were created that have and continue to provide critically important assistance in many fields, saving the lives and wellbeing of millions of people.
We Are Failing Survivors of Domestic Violence
GUEST COMMENTARY - Now that the verdict in the Depp-Heard trial is in, the media spectacle of the case may finally begin to die down.
When the US Is Truly Run by These Fascists It Will Be Too Late
AMERICAN DICTATORSHIP - It's time to talk about what an American fascist government would look like.
Flooding Schools with More Police Is Unsettling for Black Parents
GUN VIOLENCE - Every time there is news of a mass shooting in this country, we go through the same cycle.
Why Would I Talk To Them? Research Shows We Can Talk Across Our Political Divides
DIVIDED POLITICS - As we look at the pictures from Uvalde, Buffalo, and other mass shootings, we’re having agonized conversation.
Primary Aftershocks
ACCORDING TO LIZ - Did you vote? If you didn’t, you may be responsible for some of the unexpected consequences from Tuesday’s California primary election.
Will California Gun Laws Go National?
GUN LAWS - On Thursday morning, Democratic lawmakers gathered at the western steps of the state Capitol to commemorate victims of gun violence and orate on the need for tougher gun laws — both in California and nationally.