Hawaii Prepares for North Korean Attack Hawaii Prepares for North Korean Attack
Vacationing on Kauai, the westernmost of the Hawaiian islands, the only question most tourists ask is which beach to go to today – but visitors and locals alike were startled...
Jun 20, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Frank Sinatra: His Way Frank Sinatra: His Way
The bell ring-a-ding-dings for Ol' Blue Eyes
Jun 15, 2009 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Harvard Strike 40th Anniversary Harvard Strike 40th Anniversary
This spring is the 40th anniversary of the Harvard strike, one of the iconic moments of 1960s student protest, but -- strangely -- the only notice thus far has been in the "Op...
May 18, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Disaster in Dodgertown: Manny is Banned for 50 Games Disaster in Dodgertown: Manny is Banned for 50 Games
Somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Dodgertown: mighty Manny has struck out. Manny Ramirez, the baseball superstar who led Los Angeles...
May 8, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Hurricane Expert Fired by Bush Allies at LSU Hurricane Expert Fired by Bush Allies at LSU
Louisiana State University is firing a leading hurricane scientist who was scheduled to testify as an expert witness in a case against the Army Corps of Engineers for their pre-Kat...
Apr 14, 2009 / Jon Wiener
South Carolina Suffers While Gov. Rejects Stimulus Funds South Carolina Suffers While Gov. Rejects Stimulus Funds
On a recent visit to a state whose Republican governor rejected $700 million in federal stimulus funds, I got a sense of how deep the economic slide has been. Myrtle Beach, South ...
Mar 30, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Obama’s ‘Katrina Moment’? Never Mind. Obama’s ‘Katrina Moment’? Never Mind.
The AIG bailout bonuses were "Obama's Katrina Moment" -- that's what Frank Rich argued in his New York Times column on Sunday. Just three days later that seems like a ri...
Mar 25, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Obama Takes Fight to Southern Calif. GOP Obama Takes Fight to Southern Calif. GOP
When Barack Obama appeared on Wednesday at a town hall-style event at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Southern California, he was challenging the Republicans in their historic hea...
Mar 19, 2009 / Jon Wiener
AIG’s “Best and Brightest” AIG’s “Best and Brightest”
"We cannot attract and retain the best and brightest talent," AIG says, unless they pay those bonuses -- $165 million. Barney Frank had the best and brightest reply: on ...
Mar 17, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Stop the Presses? Stop the Presses?
"It's time to stop the presses" at daily newspapers, and turn them into online-only publications – that's what former L.A. Times staffer Rick Wartzman says. Writin...
Mar 12, 2009 / Jon Wiener