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Extreme climate activism, film reviews, ‘Life & Times of Michael K’
NewsThe annual U.N. climate summit has accomplished little, so activists are defacing priceless paintings to raise the alarm. The fight to save the planet is flagging.
Politics of newspaper political endorsements, film reviews
NewsLA Times editorial page editor Mariel Garza resigned Wednesday after the paper’s owner Patrick Soon-Shiong ordered the Times not to endorse a presidential candidate.
Pre-Election Day polling results, Quincy Jones remembrance
NewsA new poll shows Harris surprisingly winning Iowa, another shows swing states leaning toward Trump but within the margin of error. KCRW talks about the state of the presidential race.
High stakes in Harris-Trump race, tribute to Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela
NewsDonald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, John Kelly, recently spoke to news media about concerns that the former president would govern as a dictator if re-elected.
Look-ahead of Trump’s second presidency, CA and LA races recap
NewsPresident-elect Donald Trump appears to be on track to win all seven battleground states and is ahead in the popular vote.
Dodgers’ World Series victory, artist Alice Neel’s work in queer world
NewsThe LA Dodgers are World Series champs! The Boys in Blue rallied from a five-run fifth inning deficit Wednesday night to beat the New York Yankees.
Harris’ performance with women, Trump’s impact on foreign policy
NewsA majority of women voters cast ballots for Kamala Harris. But Harris did worse among women voters than Joe Biden did in 2020. Why?
Criminal justice reform hits a backlash this election season
Election 2024Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.
Contenders for Trump’s second Cabinet, crypto donors as political players
NewsMany of former President Trump’s Cabinet members and executive branch staffers from his first administration have publicly disavowed him.