by Olivia Olson Absentee ballots are bubbled in with a flourish. Crowds emerge from local polling places, flashing selfies of the “I voted” stickers that peel from their sweaters. Snapchat stories,…
Tag: civics
Another bonus episode! Host Lisa discusses Professor Manuel Pastor’s latest book, State of Resistance. The book looks at the last several decades of economic, social, and environmental transformations in California. Pastor then looks to the future to ask what these transformations can predict for the larger United States.
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Chronicling The Washington Post’s publishing of the Pentagon Papers during the tail end of the Vietnam War and starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep – does The Post accurately portray this important time in American History where the very nature of the First Amendment and National Security seemed in direct contrast?
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by Janet Li What does civics mean to you? We asked this question at the launch of the LA Civics Initiative, a joint program of the Bedrosian Center and City Impact…
Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Even in an era when people are more connected than ever, with more outlets to discuss issues, a distressingly small number of people…
We’re really excited to share this blog post, and just in time for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books too! Victoria Keating is a high-school student who volunteers with The…
USC Price School of Public Policy Professor Raphael Bostic often asked his colleagues at the Bedrosian Center on Governance what was needed to have a society in which good policy…
by Justine Dodgen Last week, thousands of Hong Kong students began protesting Beijing’s recent decision to place limitations on the selection of candidates for Hong Kong’s 2017 Chief Executive election. On…
by Justine Dodgen With the 2014 mid-term elections just over a month away, there has been speculation about voter turnout. In the 2012 Presidential elections, citizens ages 18-29 represented one-fifth (21%)…
by Jeremy Loudenback Our conversation with Beltran Highlights the Need for Civic Engagement With rates of voter turnout in Los Angeles at a low ebb in recent elections, the city faces…