Politically Indirect: EduCrisis, Longhorns, Chasing Recession Shadows

LISTEN: The team is back together again to talk about the day of action to defend education, Texas politics, and how the Great Recession is changing our generation.

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Politically Indirect: Summit Like It's Hot

Hillel and Olga are joined by special guest Marc Cooper to discuss the historic historic health care summit, the dreaded filibuster, and Ron Paul's surprise victory at CPAC.

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You Can't Teach Away Fat

Politicians would rather lecture people about their weight than enact policies that might actually make a difference.

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Indoor Parkour: The Safer Frontier

WATCH: New classes take the extreme sport of parkour off the streets and into the gym - where life and limb aren't at risk.

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Politically Indirect: Tighten Your Belts!

LISTEN: The Tea Party, Republican obstructionism, the mind of the voter, the nanny state, and why it's hard for college chicks to get dates.

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No Country For Young Nurses

Even though California still faces a shortage of nurses, up to 40 percent of nursing school graduates will be unable to find jobs.

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Politically Indirect: Gay Demon Sheep Running For Congress

LISTEN: The president's $3.6 trillion budget, a pair of politically charged Super Bowl ads, and the eventual (if not imminent) change in the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy

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Why Obama's Faux-Freeze Won't Work

Former Congressman Bill Frenzel says, "you can't peck away at the deficit. Freezes aren't going to help."

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Politically Indirect: State Of The iUnion

LISTEN: Richie is busy doing his hair, so it's just Olga and Hillel chatting about Obama's big speech: the wacky spending freeze, health care getting the shaft, and why the middle class get all the love.

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Politically Indirect: Crappy Anniversary

LISTEN: The new Republican Senator with hot daughters, the big bummer that is Haiti, and that wacky Supreme Court will destroy all life forms... or will it?

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LA Times Newsmatch, Rise Of The Machines

Olga Khazan
Senior Editor

The Times' new feature, Newsmatch, predicts what news you'll want to read based on a bizarre graphical survey. The fact that it doesn't work is the least of its problems.

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The Real Reason Behind California's H1N1 Racial Disparity

Swine flu has killed and hospitalized California Latinos and blacks at a higher rate than whites, but the reason is economic, not cultural.

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Politically Indirect

LISTEN: The Prop 8 trial, why you will not see it on TV; Game Change, good political reporting or a small step above Perez Hilton; Harry Reid, monster or innocent old senator?

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Copyright Laws Cut Both Ways For Commentators

Fair use rules can have a dark side, especially when whimsical bloggers are critiquing on large corporations.

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Politically Indirect

LISTEN: Is flying more dangerous (and other terrorism talk); California, a pig and pony show; and the politics of Avatar.

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The 'Diesel Death Zone': Fit For A School Room?

Nearly 10 percent of childhood asthma cases in Long Beach are directly attributable to living near a major road, says a recent USC study. That means over 1,600 Long Beach children would not have asthma if they lived and schooled elsewhere.

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Rocker Film Reigns At International Doc Awards

This year's awards ceremony honored films and filmmakers focused on following one's dreams.

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Politically Indirect

LISTEN: Deeper in Afghanistan, the end of the decade from hell, and more on the UC's fee hikes

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Eric Richardson's Downtown

SLIDESHOW: Working out of coffee shops, Eric Richardson has grown blogdowntown.com from a hobby to a serious contender on the L.A. media scene.

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Bundles of Joy, However Fleeting

SLIDESHOW: The Santa Monica Museum of Art offers homeless women a 'cause for creativity.'

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Politically Indirect

LISTEN: Sarah Palin's new book, Gitmo closing falls behind schedule, KSM goes to trial and Obama traverses the Orient

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Break Down: Health Care, Swine Flu, Fort Hood

PODCAST of opinion from Neon Tommy Senior Editors, Hillel Aron, Olga Khazan and Richie Duchon.

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Get Your Stupak Hands Off My Uterus

The House passed the health care bill at the eleventh hour, but not without a major concession.

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Breaking It Down: Tuesday's Election

LISTEN: Two Neon Tommy editors analyze Tuesday's election results.

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Jennifer Martinez: A Sparkling Spirit

Jennifer Martinez, a young mom who struggled with lupus for a decade, was slowly working toward a degree in nursing at Citrus College when her immune system succumbed to swine flu last July.

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Alexis Maestaz: 'Happiest Little Girl In The World'

Alexis, 12, was a happy, social little girl. She is shown here with her sisters Emily, 14, and Savannah, 3.

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The Panic Option

In crafting legislation, the preoccupation with opinion polls and political pandering is damaging to the progress of true health care reform.

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'Gogol Project' Is Russian Lit On Acid

Rogue Artists Ensemble's dance-puppetry-play amalgam is political satire with jazz hands.

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Back To The 90's, And The Recesses Of A Disturbed Mind

Soderbergh's new dark comedy makes you laugh and bite your nails - often at the same time.

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'Extract' Flavor A Little Mild, Overall Tasty

Director Mike Judge puts a sardonic spin on the gated-community lifestyle we love to hate.

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