Jody Armour interviewed by Fox News affiliate KTTV regarding parole decision for Sirhan Sirhan who has been incarcerated for 50 years for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Armour believes the push towards prison reform in Los Angeles County will promote racial justice for marginalized groups, and that the Read more…
CBS News featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on what may need to happen to reform the justice system. “The activists in the streets over the summer were roiling for six weeks in a row, day in and day out. What they demanded, and what I think we’re coming Read more…
MEL Magazine featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the call to defund the police. He was also featured in CNET on how videos of brutality changed our view of police and quoted in ESPN’s The Undefeated on the NFL’s hypocrisy regarding Colin Kaepernick. “That’s not just a Read more…
Two former Congressmen discussed opportunities for bipartisan leadership and how to build political consensus. By: Yuming Fang Originally posted at USC Annenberg Media, October 22 at 5:12 PM Two men who are supposed to be on opposite sides of the political fence brought a message of unity to the USC campus Read more…
by Robyn Burleson Heroin abuse is one of the major public health and governance crises facing the United States today, and political leaders are urging innovative action plans to reduce the epidemic. In all parts of the country, heroin abuse and addiction is increasing at an alarming rate and has Read more…
by Jeremy Loudenback Aside from robust voter turnout in last week’s city election, the most positive result of protests in Ferguson over policing practices may be attention to inequities in other parts of its criminal-justice system. Accounts by the Washington Post and last month’s Department of Justice report about Ferguson have called Read more…
In a campaign season dominated by Super PACS and a political culture in which money and lobbyists seem to rule, what role do special interests play in our political system? Join a panel of experts including Jack Abramoff, former Republican lobbyist, newly-turned ethics watchdog, and author of Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption from America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist, and Bob Hertzberg, former Speaker of the California State Assembly and Co-Chair of reform group California Forward, to discuss the impact of special interests in politics and the presidential campaign.
