The charred skeletons of cars and buses lay scattered among the burned-out buildings and broken glass of the urban outskirts of Paris. Young rebels open fire on police and attack commuter trains with rocks and guns. Read more...

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Subway would be source of pride It’s not enough to sit silently and let Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilman Tom LaBonge do the leg work to push for this subway extension. Read more...

Two methods of stem cell research have been developed recently. One involves both adult and embryonic stem cells while the other only uses embryonic stem cells. Read more...

I would sooner take a power drill to my left temple than hear one more middle-aged Stepford politician talk about “the voting youth.” If I had a dime for every time some misinformed professional dilettante told me what I needed, what I had too little or too much of, I would have several million dollars. Read more...

If somebody showed up at your door with blood-red skin, hooves, two horns on his head, holding a triton he used to poke you in the belly, and said that he supported a particular ballot initiative, would you vote for it? Read more...

If Proposition 75 passes, UCLA will lose one of its main methods of influencing the state government, and this loss of political power could result in higher student fees, larger classes, fewer faculty and a less diverse student body. Read more...