Foreign-Born to Help Fill Gap in U.S. Doctors

March 21, 2011 By Michele Waslin

Michele Waslin: As many as 150,000 doctors could be needed in the next 15 years. Immigrants will most certainly be helpful in filling the gap.

Turning Moments into Movements

March 21, 2011 By Berry Craig

Berry Craig: As progressives it’s our job – each and every one of us, our job — to transform the outrage and to make this moment a movement.

Total Recall: A Cautionary Tale

March 21, 2011 By Jerry Drucker

Jerry Drucker: The Terminator was bought in to help the Texas energy companies and special interests with Arnold delivering by settling the $9 billion lawsuit for 2 cents on the dollar and never touching the rich or corporations to do their fair share.

Aristide Returns

March 21, 2011 By Ezili Danto

Ezili Danto: Aristide returned to Haiti Friday. I’ve not seen such genuine happiness on the faces of Haiti’s poor in over seven years. Welcome President Jean Bertrand Aristide and family.

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U.S. Tour of Duty: Operation Full Disclosure — 2nd event added

March 20, 2011 By admin

U.S. Tour of Duty: Operation Full Disclosure – RAY McGOVERN and SUSAN ROSENBERG – Tuesday, April 12 7-9 PM, Venice Center for Peace with Justice and the Arts

Obama’s Libyan Quandary

March 19, 2011 By Stanley I. Kutler

Stanley Kutler: Imagine if Obama had seized upon the news from the Arab League’s Cairo headquarters and urged our Arab “allies” to themselves impose a no-fly zone over Libya. “Yes you can,” the president might have said.

LAUSD – Egypt, Wisconsin, Hamilton High Walkout

March 19, 2011 By Leonard Isenberg

Something important took place Friday at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles. Students at the highly successful magnet school with excellent Humanities, Music, and Drama Magnets as well as six small learning communities who were threatened last week with the loss of 22 of their teachers decided to fight back. Using Facebook and other social [...]

Aristide in Haiti: Demand Justice not Gestures

March 19, 2011 By Ezili Danto

Ezili Danto: Keep vigilant for the carnival of violence will be blamed on Lavalas and Aristide. No doubt about this, the chessboard is set. The perpetrators will be seen as the peacemakers

Online Egocentricty

March 19, 2011 By Michaelangelo Price

Mike Price: It’s like when Ella sings. Sang. When she wanted it to, her last note faded into itself, and then there was sweet silence wrapped into its own perfect moment.

Americans Would Doom an American Reconstruction Effort

March 19, 2011 By David A. Love

David Love: I’m betting on Japan to win this, with their ganbatte spirit, highly educated workforce, long-term strategy and dedication to technological advancement.

As the Global Economy Trembles, Our Nation’s Capital Fiddles

March 19, 2011 By Robert Reich

Robert Reich: In the past I’ve often wondered whether they’re knaves or fools. Now I’m sure. Republicans wouldn’t mind a double-dip recession between now and Election Day 2012.

LAUSD Closes Ranks with Principals

March 18, 2011 By Leonard Isenberg

Leonard Isenberg: When I first started teaching back in the late 1980s, somebody told me that principals were Gods and I was foolish enough to believe that they did not mean this literally.

Ray-Ray, Boo, Chico, Pookie and Today’s Political Economy

March 18, 2011 By Carl Bloice

Carl Bloice: ‘The president and his aides know that the G.O.P. approach to the budget is wrongheaded and destructive,” New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote March 11. “But they’ve stopped making the case for an alternative approach; instead, they’ve positioned themselves as know-nothings lite, accepting the notion that spending must be slashed immediately – just not as much as Republicans want.

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Earth’s Climate Enters Uncharted Waters

March 18, 2011 By Andrew Glikson

Andrew Glikson: Doubts are often raised among climate scientists whether the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets can survive the 1.8 – 4.0 C temperature rises projected by the IPCC-2007, leading to meters-scale sea level rise.

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Reconsidering the Nuclear Power Industry Bailout

March 18, 2011 By Tracy Emblem

Tracy Emblem: the United States should consider phasing out its nuclear power plants over the next generation and begin investing in other safer renewable energy sources. We can lead the world in clean energy technology.