The Virus of Hate
Erroll Southers appeared on @NBCLA to discuss extremist threats during the #COVID19 pandemic, based on his article entitled, “From the Desk of the Director – The Virus of Hate.”
Officials Confirm Remains in Stolen Seattle Plane as Thief Richard Russell
The Epoch Timescited comments by Erroll Southerson the Seattle airport employee who stole a passenger plane. Glen Winn of USC’s Aviation Safety and Security Program was also quoted. The greatest threat we have to aviation is the insider threat,” Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent and transportation security expert, told The Read more…
LA ‘sterilized’ its streets for the ’84 Olympics—how will it treat the homeless in 2028?
Curbed LA quoted Jody Armourof the USC Gould School about how Los Angeles can combat its homelessness problem ahead of hosting the 2028 Olympics. Ten years from now, when Los Angeles shows itself off again on the world stage, authorities will have two options, says Jody Armour, a law professor at USC Read more…
The Flint Lead Poisoning Disaster: Why We Must Invest in Healthy Homes
by Raphael Bostic About 150 years ago, people figured out that lead pipes could kill them. In 1861, fifty prisoners in King County Jail in Brooklyn started vomiting uncontrollably, until a doctor realized that the water supply was contaminated with lead. Seven years later, a New York City woman named Elizabeth Read more…
Why Home Matters: Welcome to the Conversation
by Raphael Bostic How do you talk about home without thinking of the American dream? It was Thomas Jefferson who first solidified the vision of homeownership as the foundation of American democracy. He saw it as the antidote to European aristocracy, which perpetuated itself by keeping land in the hands of Read more…