Share: Mayor Karen Bass announced a new initiative that will rely on private donations to help provide homes for LA’s unhoused. While this sounds good, it’s unclear if this will be a step in the right direction. What else could be done for the unhoused crisis? On paper, it’s great seeing Mayor Bass have such ambition in announcing her plan considering how bad the homeless situation is. Proposing a new bill or adjusting the system for more benefits would honestly be a better solution than …
Editorial: College protests supporting Palestine straighten out our priorities
Share: Although we’re 51 years removed from the end of the Vietnam War, the scenes taking place across college campuses all across America feel all too familiar to anti-war protests of that time. Regardless of the gap in time, student protests and demonstrations are critical for ensuring our voices are heard. On April 16, USC announced that their valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, would not be giving her commencement speech at this year’s graduation. The school cited “security concerns,” but many suspect that the true reason was …
Get over yourself? In a democracy you have to earn people’s votes
Share: The Presidential elections are approaching for a close race in November 2024. The general election rematch that essentially no one asked for is inevitable between current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. These uninspiring choices and the elites’ failure to convince the electorate why a particular candidate will be a better president clearly indicate the current political climate. The elites, especially on the Democrat side, are telling voters to get over themselves, and those are the two choices. Really? Is that the …
Internet does mental backflips to defend abusers
Share: Another day, another Hollywood celebrity who fumbled their whole career over something easily avoidable. Enter Jonathan Majors, the up-and-coming star who really caught steam within the last year or two with his appearance in the ridiculously popular Marvel Cinematic Universe. Majors found himself caught up in a domestic violence scandal that only recently concluded with him avoiding jail time. Unfortunately for everyone, internet sensationalism has once again come to the rescue and attempted to change the narrative on a situation the internet doesn’t even …
Embrace individuality, don’t get trapped in fashion trends
Share: Every season has its fashion trends and with new ones always on the rise, many regular consumers will come following with haste. Trends are always a safe and easy choice for those who may be just getting into fashion. The important thing to think about here however is, are consumers buying into the trends because they like the items? Or are they just buying these items because they’re popular? For example, on social media, people have been saying things such as “What are we …
Shen Yun’s fancy dancing distracts from the disturbing nature of Falun Gong
Share: On the 210 freeway, there is a large stretch near the Santa Fe Springs dam, and an abundance of large billboards line up uniformly next to the freeway. For a long duration of the year, a poster for the seemingly standard play “Shen Yun” is plastered on one of those billboards, presenting itself as a dazzling, unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience. There are also posters plastered on the windows of small businesses, restaurants, lamp posts, etc. The most interesting thing besides their guerrilla marketing campaign, however, …
Blinded followers turn Trump into a political martyr
Share: Donald Trump: a man currently facing at least 90 different charges against him, including several sexual assault accusations and a conviction of business fraud has turned the Republican party into his very own church. Turning his speeches into sermons and his campaign into a crusade, further dividing the country under the pretense of building a better nation. According to a New York Times article, “Mr.Trump’s ability to turn his supporters’ passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican leader …
The tradwife trend sends women back in time
Share: Tradwives are setting women back decades. They disguise themselves in a-line dresses, and post aesthetically satisfying TikTok videos of themselves cooking. To be a traditional wife is to be a woman whose life is completely centered around her husband and dedicated to caring for her family. It sounds innocent enough, but if you look past this you’ll see the truth, internal misogyny and adherence to outdated gender norms. Influencers such as Nara Smith, and Hannah Neeleman have been accused of spreading tradwife as well …
In attempts to censor press, LA City Attorney puts police before the public
Share: In a democracy, the government serves the people. But in Los Angeles, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto seems to have a different idea. For Feldstein Soto, police interests come first and the public interest comes last. The City of Los Angeles has found itself embroiled in two lawsuits against Ben Camacho, a reporter for local news website Knock LA. His supposed crime? Obtaining over 9,000 LAPD personnel headshots through a lawful request under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). These headshots were provided by …
Antisemites must not be allowed to co-opt Gaza conversation
Share: As the movement for Palestinian liberation gains popular support around the globe, it becomes ever more imperative to keep that movement focused on peace and not retaliation. A complaint from the Anti-Defamation League against Berkeley Unified School District made news at the beginning of March, accusing district teachers of building an atmosphere of antisemitic bullying. Last week, the Courier reported on efforts by PCC clubs to support the BDS movement against Israel’s apartheid. In that story, we wrote that the ADL — which opposes …