The Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, has signed legislation that bans doctors from carrying out abortions if the foetus has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome. The Republican Governor has formalised the...
Whenever I go to sketch comedy or variety shows in the US, I always keep my eye out for performers who fall outside the “typical” comedian stereotype. Will there be the usual team of white dudes...
LA Weekly has been one of Los Angeles’ main alternative news sources since 1978, but a disturbing recent change in ownership and management has Angelenos concerned about the future of journalism in...
To many people hearing the term, "model minority" sounds like a good thing. Why wouldn't you want to be the "model", the "best", the example that inspires others? If you are in the majority, it can...
If you are, for some reason, not a fan of American exceptionalism, you ought to be a fan of Louise Linton. Who else is there to make Central Asian dictator clans finally feel that they are not unique...
American exceptionalism — the idea that the United States is unique among all other nations — gets a bad rap nowadays. Ever since we elected a sentient wig to the White House (where else would...
Come February, Janet Yellen will not be returning as Chair of the Federal Reserve. That title will belong to monetary moderate Jerome Powell, who was recently chosen by Donald Trump to replace...
For President Donald Trump and President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, their recent meeting couldn’t have gone better. Egos were stroked, there was no talk of those pesky “human rights”...
The year since Trump was elected has been an important year to be an Asian-American or Pacific Islander. It’s been a frustrating year. It’s been an inspiring year. At times it’s been a...
People are running around and screaming about the widening gap between the rich and poor, as if the country is about to fall into that gap and disappear. What they’re not taking into account is...
