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Monday 13 July 2020 : Pointing to the coronavirus's disproportionate impact on people of color, 1,007 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Saturday 11 July 2020 : A letter on the importance of open debate was published by Harper's Magazine this week and was signed by more than 150 prominent writers and...
Saturday 11 July 2020 : From abortion to religion and immigration, the recent court term featured just about every flashpoint in American law. Here are the...
Saturday 11 July 2020 : In the wake of George Floyd's killing, Confederate monuments have fallen, food companies have scrubbed racist imagery from labels, and now,...
Friday 10 July 2020 : On Friday, the Los Angeles teacher’s union called for schools to keep closed August 18, when the school year is set to begin.
Friday 10 July 2020 : Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer, Claudia Puig & Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and...
Friday 10 July 2020 : The city of Berkeley is considering a proposal that would shift enforcement of moving and parking violations onto public works officials...
Friday 10 July 2020 : In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg, professor of...
Friday 10 July 2020 : The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back face-to-face...
Thursday 09 July 2020 : Cameo has become one of the fastest-growing tech startups by letting anyone pay for birthday wishes and other greetings recorded by...
Thursday 09 July 2020 : The Supreme Court issued a mixed verdict Thursday on demands for President Donald Trump's financial records that will keep his tax returns,...
Thursday 09 July 2020 : Coronavirus is roaring back into L.A. with a vengeance, and the situation is getting serious (again). Speaking to KPCC reporter Elly Yu, an...
Thursday 09 July 2020 : It’s a tough time to be named Karen. The name has quickly evolved into a well-known insult or jab to describe entitled white women....
Thursday 09 July 2020 : School districts across southern California are grappling with how to reopen schools safely, but with a recent surge in COVID-19 cases...
Thursday 09 July 2020 : "I hear a woman in the crowd yell out, 'Don't kill him.' And in that second, I realize that she's talking about me," Vauhxx Booker tells...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : Now that so many are working from home, more people are considering moving out of the city. The pandemic has sent enough New Yorkers to the...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : More than 150 prominent writers, artists and academics signed a letter released this week warning against stifling free speech and...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : The Supreme Court is siding with two Catholic schools in a ruling that underscores that certain employees of religious schools, hospitals...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : Nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers have been on the front line of the global battle against the coronavirus.
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : Former Dodgers player Andrew Toles was arrested in Florida a couple weeks ago after police found him sleeping behind an airport, the L.A....
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : Tupac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love” is more than just a song. To many, it is a sense of affection and loyalty to California and is...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : With the call for changing the names of 10 Southern military bases gaining momentum in Washington, the question is starting to arise in...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : Governors and mayors in some regions with rising COVID-19 counts have made masks mandatory in public places. But sometimes their own police...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : A month into Trump's latest law-and-order, fear-the-anarchists push, there is little indication in polling that it is working.
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CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggression'
Pointing to the coronavirus's disproportionate impact on people of color, 1,007 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Thomas Chatterton Williams On Debate, Criticism And The Letter In 'Harper's Magazine'
A letter on the importance of open debate was published by Harper's Magazine this week and was signed by more than 150 prominent writers and...
A Powerful Chief And Unexpected Splits: 6 Takeaways From The Supreme Court Term
From abortion to religion and immigration, the recent court term featured just about every flashpoint in American law. Here are the...
The Racial Justice Reckoning Over Sports Team Names Is Spreading
In the wake of George Floyd's killing, Confederate monuments have fallen, food companies have scrubbed racist imagery from labels, and now,...
Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases, UTLA Calls For Schools To Remain Closed In The Fall
On Friday, the Los Angeles teacher’s union called for schools to keep closed August 18, when the school year is set to begin.
FilmWeek: ‘Greyhound,’ ‘Palm Springs,’ ‘A Regular Woman’ And More
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer, Claudia Puig & Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and...
Berkeley Considers Unarmed Public Works Officials For Enforcing Traffic And Parking Violations. How Will That Work?
The city of Berkeley is considering a proposal that would shift enforcement of moving and parking violations onto public works officials...
COVID-19 AMA: California Sets Another New Record For Coronavirus Deaths As SoCal Heads Into Another Hot Weekend
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg, professor of...
COVID-19 Has Forced The Army To Rethink And Step Up Its Virtual Recruiting Efforts
The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back face-to-face...
Cameo Celebrity App: Will Birthday Wishes From Snoop Dogg Mean A Big Investor Payday?
Cameo has become one of the fastest-growing tech startups by letting anyone pay for birthday wishes and other greetings recorded by...
SCOTUS: Trump Taxes And Oklahoma Tribal Lands
The Supreme Court issued a mixed verdict Thursday on demands for President Donald Trump's financial records that will keep his tax returns,...
COVID-19 AMA: Potential For Los Angeles Lockdown, Scheduled Surgeries And More
Coronavirus is roaring back into L.A. with a vengeance, and the situation is getting serious (again). Speaking to KPCC reporter Elly Yu, an...
The Evolution Of The Name Karen And How It Became A Multifaceted Jab
It’s a tough time to be named Karen. The name has quickly evolved into a well-known insult or jab to describe entitled white women....
Santa Ana School Superintendent On Reopening Amid The Pandemic
School districts across southern California are grappling with how to reopen schools safely, but with a recent surge in COVID-19 cases...
'I Didn't Want To Be A Hashtag,' Says Black Man Who Feared Being Lynched In Indiana
"I hear a woman in the crowd yell out, 'Don't kill him.' And in that second, I realize that she's talking about me," Vauhxx Booker tells...
New Yorkers Look To Suburbs And Beyond. Other City Dwellers May Be Next
Now that so many are working from home, more people are considering moving out of the city. The pandemic has sent enough New Yorkers to the...
Letter Signed By Prominent Figures Encouraging Open Debate And Free Speech Receives Backlash
More than 150 prominent writers, artists and academics signed a letter released this week warning against stifling free speech and...
Supreme Court Issues Two Big Religious Liberties Rulings On Fair Employment, ACA Contraceptive Mandate
The Supreme Court is siding with two Catholic schools in a ruling that underscores that certain employees of religious schools, hospitals...
How Are Frontline Healthcare Workers Holding Up?
Nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers have been on the front line of the global battle against the coronavirus.
COVID-19: U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Daily Record
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious...
How Do You Help Your Loved Ones Living With A Mental Illness?
Former Dodgers player Andrew Toles was arrested in Florida a couple weeks ago after police found him sleeping behind an airport, the L.A....
LAist’s New Podcast Is An Homage To Our Home: California Love
Tupac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love” is more than just a song. To many, it is a sense of affection and loyalty to California and is...
If The Military Renames Southern Bases, Whose Names Should Replace The Confederate Generals?
With the call for changing the names of 10 Southern military bases gaining momentum in Washington, the question is starting to arise in...
More States Require Masks In Public As COVID-19 Spreads, But Enforcement Lags
Governors and mayors in some regions with rising COVID-19 counts have made masks mandatory in public places. But sometimes their own police...
Trump's Drive On Division And Fear May Not Be A Winning Strategy Come November
A month into Trump's latest law-and-order, fear-the-anarchists push, there is little indication in polling that it is working.
