LA’s Two May Day Marches LA’s Two May Day Marches
On May Day, hundreds of thousands of people demanding rights for undocumented immigrants marched down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
May 1, 2006 / Jon Wiener
A Night at Arianna’s: Democrats and the War A Night at Arianna’s: Democrats and the War
At a Democratic Party fundraiser hosted by Arianna Huffington in Los Angeles recently, Howard Dean and Barbara Boxer laid out strategy for the upcoming Congressional races, with lo...
Feb 27, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Curing Fanaticism Curing Fanaticism
Amos Oz reflects on the political and diplomatic implications of Hamas's recent victory and its impact on opportunities for peace.
Feb 1, 2006 / Feature / Jon Wiener
UCLA’s Dirty Thirty UCLA’s Dirty Thirty
Negative media coverage has succeeded in undermining support among prominent conservatives for a UCLA alumni group that paid students to target and expose left-leaning faculty.
Jan 26, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Remembering Eugene McCarthy Remembering Eugene McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy's political life was full of contradictions: A conventional cold war liberal and fierce anti-Communist, in the Vietnam era, he was transformed into the standard-bea...
Dec 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Teaching 9/11 Teaching 9/11
How do you tell a student the story of September 11?
Sep 8, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Tsuris Over Chutzpah Tsuris Over Chutzpah
Cambridge, Mass.
Aug 11, 2005 / Jon Wiener and Alan M. Dershowitz
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Israeli Boycott: A Mistake Israeli Boycott: A Mistake
The British Association of University Teachers should overturn its boycott of Israeli academics.
May 19, 2005 / Jon Wiener
LA’s New Latino Mayor LA’s New Latino Mayor
Villaraigosa could make political history not just for his city, but for the country.
May 18, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener