Brief #13—Criminal Justice
By Laura Plummer
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the largest police department in California and the third largest in the country. Angelenos have been clamoring for meaningful police reform in recent months as the LAPD has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
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Congressional Campaign Update #9
Brief #9— Congressional News Update
By William Bourque
Earlier this year we identified several senate races that are key to the democrats retaking a majority. Now, only two months from elections, we are taking a chance to revisit these races to see where ground has been won and lost.
How Fox News and MSNBC have tied the BLM Protests to the 2020 Presidential Election
Brief #1—U.S. RESIST NEWS Media Blog
By John McCabe
The death of George Floyd not only sparked more than three months of protests against police brutality and racism, but also made these issues a focal point of the 2020 presidential election.
What’s the Accord Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates All About?
Brief #90—Foreign Policy
By Colin Rugg
On August 31, flight LY971 landed in the United Arab Emirates after a three-hour journey from Israel
The Corruption of Sonny Perdue
Brief #22—Corruption Blog
By Sean Gray
Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, stands out among his fellow Executive Branch appointees in that he bring relevant experience to the post.
Trump administration loosens limits on coal pollution
Brief #94—Environment
By Jacob Morton
On Monday, August 31, the US EPA under the Trump administration announced that it has made revisions to a 2015 Obama era policy that places pollution restrictions on power plants that burn coal.
Medicaid Holdout States and the Covid-19 Crisis
Brief #78—Health
By Linda F. Hersey
Medicaid is the primary government-funded health insurance for low-income Americans available in every state.
A Tale of Two Conventions
Brief #7—Presidential Campaign Update
By William Bourque
The 2020 Democratic National Convention was anything but conventional.
From Colin Kaepernick to the NBA: The Evolution of Kneeling as Protest
Brief #12—Criminal Justice
By Amy Swain
At the start of the 2016 NFL Preseason, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat on the bench during the National Anthem, as the rest of the players as well as stadium attendees stood, hand on heart.
Automaker Giants rally against SAFE Fuel Economy Rollbacks
Brief #93—Environment
By Shannon Q Elliott
This past week automakers, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, BMW and Volvo in conjunction with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), finalized a pact to strengthen emissions and improve fuel economy in California and 13 other states.










