Contributor: Will the Supreme Court uphold Trump’s power grabs?
When the Supreme Court returns for its new term on Monday, the crucial question will be whether it serves as a check on President Trump or just a rubber stamp ...
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Contributor: Charging $100,000 for H-1B visas will cost the U.S. uncountable wealth
President Trump signed a proclamation that imposes a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, the immigration allocation set aside for highly skilled workers the U.S. economy needs. The new rules ...
Column: Why everyone is rushing to label themselves an ‘independent’
Independents are so hot right now — and will be for the foreseeable future. According to a major survey commissioned by CNN, nearly half of all Americans — 44% — ...
Contributor: AI therapy isn’t getting better. Therapists are just failing
A growing number of people are turning to AI for therapy not because it’s now smarter than humans, but because too many human therapists stopped doing their jobs. Instead of ...
Contributor: Can L.A. actually pull off a ‘car-free Olympics’?
We’re a state of “Big Dreams,” as author Bill Barich once chronicled in his tour of California from top to bottom. But in our biggest city, dreams of a car-free ...
Contributor: The push to hold more nonviolent suspects in jail threatens public safety
Jails in America are dangerous. So far this year, 38 people have died inside Los Angeles County jails in as many weeks. This is more than five times the number ...
Contributor: The 4th Amendment will no longer protect you
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court rendered obsolete the 4th Amendment’s prohibition on suspicionless seizures by the police. When the court stayed the district court’s decision in Noem vs. Vasquez ...
Contributor: He DJ’d radio for 79 years. The late Art Laboe’s fans are still tuning in
The first time Angel “Angel Baby” Rodriguez heard Art Laboe on the radio, he was 13, in his father’s garage in the City of Industry. Laboe was introducing “Nite Owl” ...
Granderson: Would a DiCaprio or a Del Toro by any other name be as successful?
Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio shared a story from his childhood recently that caught a lot of attention. Apparently, when he was starting out as a child actor, an agent wanted ...
Contributor: Trump is doing everything he can to raise your energy bills
Last year on the campaign trail, President Trump repeatedly promised to “slash energy and electricity prices by half within 12 months.” But actions speak louder than words. Since returning to ...
