Locked Up in Iran
An editorial published in the Washington Post while I was working for Physicians for Human Rights in Washington: Roxana Saberi’s detention and trial ["U.S. Journalist Held in Iran Faces Charges of Spying," news story, April 9] are a tragic example of human rights violations that have become the norm in Iran. In a similar case, the...
Crenshaw package in Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA
Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA picked up our series on Crenshaw today. The set of 10 stories examines the challenges and successes faced by residents of a historically blighted urban area in Los Angeles, including Crenshaw High School. An excerpt from my piece on nutrition follows…
PTSD in Urban High Schools: Huffington Post
Today my article on post-traumatic stress among Crenshaw High schoolers was picked up by the Huffington Post.
Lost in an Online Fantasy World – WashingtonPost.com
[Read it on the Washington Post Web site here] By Olga Khazan Special to washingtonpost.com Friday, August 18, 2006 3:52 PM They are war heroes, leading legions into battle through intricately designed realms. They can be sorcerers or space pilots, their identities woven into a world so captivating, it is too incredible to ever leave....
How will healthcare reform help you?
As always, what concerns House members most is not what the bill can do for their country, but what the bill can do for their district. That's why yesterday Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) compiled a list of the benefits of the healthcare reform bill for every congressional district in the nation.
I looked at the reports...
"The people, united, will never be defeated."
Yesterday I went to UCLA to watch all the Marching Forth. Till I get the sound edited, here’s what went down: Here’s what it was like and here’s what I thought of it.
Deconstructing Obama's Haiti op-ed
President Obama's Haiti op-ed in Newsweek is a well-written, moving and inspiring treatise on the moral imperative of humanitarian aid in natural disasters.
We would expect nothing less from a president who rode into Washington thanks in large part to his oratory acumen, and who continues to follow-up any major policy decision with an op-ed about...
New special projects on Neon Tommy
As part of my role as senior editor at NeonTommy.com, I helped launch two new special projects on the site in the past few weeks. The first is an ongoing project examining the clean-up efforts at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, two of the largest and most pollution-clogged ports in...
Live Church LA
This is a broadcast package about Live Church LA, which hosts services in Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzrpl2tKy5o&hl=en_US&fs=1&]
Politically Indirect
My editors-in-crime and I have been doing a weekly political podcast for NeonTommy.com. This week’s episode, about ‘Going Rogue,’ China and Guantanamo, is here. Previous ones are here and here. See you next week!