Columbia Journalism Review
Texas correspondent for the Columbia Journalism Review, where she writes about Mexico, the border and border violence
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FROM Michelle Garcia
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Controversy Over an HIV/AIDS “Miracle” Drug Today is World AIDS Day. The disease has killed almost 40 million people worldwide in the past 30 years. While the rate of new HIV infections is on the decline, young adults are still contracting the virus at alarming rates. A new drug called Truvada has proven effective in preventing HIV infections, but there’s controversy in the gay community about its use. We catch up on the conversation.
To the Point
President Obama Walks Tightrope on Immigration Reform Murrieta is a rural outback in Southern California that's getting its moment of fame by dramatizing both sides of the latest political crisis over immigration. Last week, protesters there stopped immigration officials from unloading buses of Central American children who had crossed the border in Texas, which didn’t have room to house them to be officially processed. Last night, resident Ilene Barker told Saul Gonzalez of KCRW public radio that the US can’t afford any more immigrants. Meantime, across town, Cassandra Rules took part in a counter-protest on the side of the immigrant kids. The opposing voices in Murietta reflect a nation divided over what to do about those 57,000 children who have risked abuse, injury and death to make their way to the United States from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
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Brian Phillips: Impossible Owls The restless imagination of Brian Phillips brings lyrical essays to a narrative border in his debut book, Impossible Owls.
Design and Architecture
Rem Koolhaas in LA, Restoring Formosa Cafe Wilshire Boulevard Temple broke ground on a new events center designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA. It’s Koolhaas' first religious building, and his first ground-up building in LA following several near misses. And, the Formosa Cafe is getting a complete makeover. The 1933 Group explains how they plan to restore the iconic Hollywood night spot to its original glory.