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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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American Abroad: Breaking Barriers with Travel And Conversation

Comments (0) | abroad, american, Germany, Hitler, Holocaust, Identity, isis, jewish, jews, Nazis, Opinion, Persecution, stereotypes, travel, War on Terror

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Susan Valot
Contributor

The 'melting pot' makes America American.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

White Skin Whitewashes America's Understanding Of Hate And White Supremacy

Comments (1) | African Methodist Episcopal Church, Arthur Chu, Bishop EW Jackson, Charleston, Charleston massacre, Charleston shooting, Christon, Dylann Roof, elliot rodger, Eric Garner, Fox News, Gun Control, James Gosnell, Joey Meeks, Julia Craven, manifesto, massacre, Media, mental health, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, Mike Brown, misogyny, Obama, Opinion, racism, religious liberty, rhodesia, rudy giuliani, South Carolina, Tamir Rice, terrorism, terrorist attack, Trayvon Martin, University of Washington, white supremacy, white wash

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John Vitzileos
Columnist

It's time to start calling white domestic terrorists what they are. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

South L.A. Man's Fight Against Homelessness Highlights Deficits In Affordable Housing

Comments (0) | affordable housing, children, city council, Downtown LA, Elvis Summers, families, gofundme, homeless, Homelessness, Irene McGhee, jobs, la county, Los Angeles, los angeles times, marginalization, mayor, mental illness, officials, Opinion, opinion, poverty, Skid Row, social issues, South LA, Substance Abuse, unemployment, United States, Venice

Irene McGhee, "Smokie", and I in front of her mobile home. (Omar Peña)

Marina Peña
Columnist

Why do our elected leaders continue to ignore the needs of the homeless? 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Target’s New Pride Commercial Didn’t Make My Queer Heart Sing

Comments (0) | #takepride, aaron talley, corporations, gay pride, gayberhood, gender fluidity, heterosexual privilege, homonormativity, hrc, Human Rights Council, intersectionality, LGBT, lgbtq, lgbtq homelessness, lgbtq visibility, marriage equality, Opinion, people of color, pink-washing, pride month, queer, Rainbow, Stonewall riots, Target, trans people, trans people of color

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John Vitzileos
Contributor

Pride Month has started to ignore pressing issues facing the LGBTQ+ community.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Shaving Strike: A Move For Equality, Not Attention

Comments (0) | armpit hair, bikini wax, body hair, feminism, gender equality, gender rights, leg hair, LGBT, lgbtq, LGBTQ+, Opinion, patriarchy, pubic hair, shaving, underarm hair, Waxing, women's rights

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Natalie Raphael
Staff Reporter

Quite frankly, hair removal is no longer a priority.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Conservatives, Calm Down About The “Liberal” Media Response To McKinney

Comments (2) | ad hominem attack, Breitbart, conservative blogs, conservative media, craig ranch, Dajerria Becton, dallas, dallas suburb, dallas-fort worth, dfw, eric casebolt, Lashana Burkes, mckinney, mckinney pool, Opinion, police force, police violence, pool party, race agitator, race baiting, racial tension, Tatyana Rhodes, texas, the conservative tree house, the last refuge, the South

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Ashley Yang
Opinion Editor

Attempts to revise the narrative surrounding the video cannot change the reality of police violence toward minorities.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

#NiUnaMenos Demonstrations Underscore Argentine Government's Inaction Against Gender-Based Violence

Comments (1) | #NiUnaMenos, Argentina, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Chile, demonstrations, domestic abuse, domestic assault, domestic violence, femicide, feminism, Girls, government, Karen Ingala Smith, Latin America, Lionel Messi, march, Mexico, murder rates, officials, Opinion, politics, protest, social issues, social media, Twitter, UK, United States, Uruguay, Violence Policy Center, women

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Marina Peña
Contributor

Popular demonstrations demand action from the government, which has largely ignored the country's epidemic violence against women.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

In A World Built For Extroverts, What's An Introvert To Do?

Comments (0) | Albert Einstein, American Express, apple, Bloomberg, Business, college, Corporate America, Education, Emma Watson, extrovert, Facebook, Frank Gehry, goldman sachs, Google, introvert, JEP, networking, Opinion, Psychology, school, steve jobs, steve wozniak, susan cain, TED talk, university of southern california, USC, workplace

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Marina Peña
Contributor

The collaborative emphasis in both classrooms and the workplace are designed for extroverts to thrive, but at the expense of introverts. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

A Neon Tommy Farewell To Will Federman

Comments (0) | Annenberg Radio News, Annenberg TV News, brianna sacks, Callie Schweitzer, fortune, future of journalism, Gigi Gastevich, Medium, micropayments, neon tommy, new journalism, Opinion, Poynter, time, usc annenberg, Will Federman

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Gigi Gastevich
Editor-in-Chief

After two years of L.A. storytelling at Neon Tommy, Will Federman is peacing out to New York.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Fight Against Food Insecurity Must Start In USC Dining Halls

Comments (0) | composting, Environment, food donations, food insecurity, food recovery, Food Recovery Network, food waste, Hunger, la county, Los Angeles Mission, Opinion, UC Davis Messiah College, USC, USC Environmental Student Assembly, USC Hospitality

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Marina Peña
Contributor

USC is located in the most food-insecure county in the U.S. - so why are its dining halls throwing out trays full of food every night? 

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