Turning the Corner: Progress Is Not Dead, Trump Is Not the Future
PhD candidate, Anthony Orlando, writes an op-ed about Los Angeles voters and Measure S within the larger political context:
The voters of Los Angeles have taken a stand—and the world should pay heed.
“Measure S,” the ballot initiative defeated in yesterday’s election, was not just a local issue. True, it would only have halted high-rise construction in one city. But like Brexit, like the election of Donald Trump, its effect would have been global.