VOICES

HOUSING CRISIS - Ongoing homeless sweeps triggered by the upcoming Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, have outraged homeless and housing justice activists.

MILITARY ACTION - President Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. military has "successfully removed a major terrorist threat to the world," ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.

COMMENTARY - In 1930, John Dos Passos wrote that America is many things: it is a “slice of a continent”, “the world’s greatest river valley”, and “a set of bigmouthed officials with too many bank accounts”.

 INFLATION - Starbucks on Tuesday reported a 31% increase in profits during the final three months of 2021.

OP ED: HUMAN TRAFFICKING - Law enforcement officials are warning that the upcoming Super Bowl will attract human traffickers to our region.

COMMENTARY - “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride” was my grandmother’s favorite phrase when I asked for anything. 

THE DOCTOR IS IN – I am not a fan of silencing one side or another when it comes to literature, free speech, race, religion, and politics.

COMMENTARY - Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the U.S. They have damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shaken faith in the democratic process and helped spark a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.

THE VIEW FROM HERE - The fact that the Left can dredge up some White Supremacist who hates Asians does not mean America hates Asians. 

COMMENTARY - “The concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.”

COVID POLITICS - The common accusation hurled at proponents of covid-19 vaccines, like me, is that we are carrying dirty water for Big Pharma.

MARC’S ANGLE- Christy Gravitt is a 25-year veteran teacher at Artesia's ABC Unified School District.