Tag: politics
Trauma, Loss, Transcendance: In conversation with Professor Paulo C. Chagas
December 2, 2015 is a date practically ingrained in the minds of any Inland Empire resident. On that date, tragedy befell when two individuals...
Anthony Weiner has a funny last name. Now that we have...
“Weiner” is a 2016 documentary directed by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg about Anthony Weiner’s turbulent run for New York City mayor in 2013....
Mark Takano re-elected to U.S. House of Representatives
The incumbent for the 41st District Mark Takano has been re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Takano, a Democrat, won over challenger Doug...
Kamala Harris earns historic seat on U.S. senate
California voters made a historic vote on Tuesday, electing the state’s first new U.S. senator in 24 years and the first black politician to...
“13TH” offers harrowing tale of oppression
“13th” tells the harrowing tale of modern day slavery in America’s prison industry. From the beginning, powerful imagery traces the roots of inequality back...
Fils du Sheol: Anouar Benmalek on memory, violence and fiction
Anouar Benmalek is not a very famous name in the United States. For most people on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the name...
Funny or Die’s Jokes for Votes uses comedy to make young...
Jokes for Votes has become the first-ever comedy-laced voter registration tour in the world, being put on by Funny or Die, a comedy TV...
Editorial: Oregon militia men demonstrate right-wing politics and media’s racial bias
As students headed or trudged back (depending on your enthusiasm over winter break ending) to the UCR campus for classes, one of the Malheur...
Write Off: Viewers are here for the issues, not the candidates
Now that campaigning for the 2016 presidential nominations is well under way, recent reports are suggesting that more viewers are tuning in and following...
‘If you can’t say something nice…’
“…don’t say anything at all.” It seems that Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez of California forgot this classic bit of motherly wisdom. At a Democratic...