We have been set up as two opposing groups. It is a cultural, historical and political phenomenon that is so hard to shake off even if you were born here as a first-generation American. Read more...

Credit card debt will destroy our generation ““ yet we’re welcoming it with open arms. Maine Senate Democrat John Nutting blames the credit card companies for our financial insecurity. Read more...

State and local officials unveiled a plan Thursday that would clearly make the practice of dumping hospital patients on the street illegal. The Los Angeles Times also reported that the L.A. Read more...

Although the overall high school graduation rate in California stands at 71 percent, the graduation rate for Latino and black students is much lower. According to the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, 60 percent of Latino students and 56.6 percent of black students graduate. Read more...

Global warming is confusing, politicized and further complicated by controversy, which makes it almost impossible to sift through all the information thrown at us by the media, activist groups and politicians. Read more...

As I recall, my UCLA premedical education seemed like an unholy combination of high stress, adequate teaching and tedium. And as I reflect on the value of my undergraduate education, I realize that all of the relevant premedical science material is repeated in medical school in much more depth. Read more...

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