Lee Ohanian

Senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of economics at UCLA

Senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of economics at UCLA

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The Green New Deal targets climate change--but that’s not all.

Climate Change, the Green New Deal and ‘socialism’

The Green New Deal targets climate change--but that’s not all.

from To the Point

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Often overlooked, ignored and damned, the cycle that throws people in the prison system and spits them out is a calamitous yet integral part of the American experience.

from Scheer Intelligence

Donald Trump was arraigned this week on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Russia arrests an American journalist. And Finland is deemed the happiest country on earth.

from Left, Right & Center

California lawmakers are looking into creating a system that is similar to Amber Alerts, but would be dedicated to young Black people who go missing in the state.

from KCRW Features

The Federal Reserve is not working for the people but for wealthy individuals and corporations that can afford to have a say in the rules.

from Scheer Intelligence

New York Congressman George Santos has pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of financial crimes. He remains on the job for now, but faces decades in prison.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Over 100 years ago, the United States had corrupt politicians who could actually be prosecuted for their crimes in gaming the economy.

from Scheer Intelligence

Two years after police cleared a large homeless camp and the city fenced Echo Park Lake amid massive protests, a new council member wants to bring down the chain link barrier.

from Greater LA

Republicans in the Tennessee House expelled two lawmakers from their jobs. Was this fair? Biden passes a change to Title IX and what is the 15 minute city?

from Left, Right & Center

Robert Ham’s new film, Interpreters Wanted, sheds light on one of the most dangerous and underappreciated positions in the wars on terror.

from Scheer Intelligence