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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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Reaction Time: The Pros And Cons Of A Marriage-Centric Gay Rights Movement

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Focusing the gay rights movement solely on marriage equality doesn't make sense anymore (Gay Marriage USA, Facebook)

Ariana Aboulafia
Columnist

Marriage provides many protections; freedom from violent discrimination isn't one of them.

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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.

 

Angry Protesters Take To The Streets After Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

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Christian Brown
Web Producer

Despite President Barack Obama's calls for calm and restraint, protesters took to the streets in mass numbers across the country after a grand jury decided not to indict a white officer in the death of black teenager Michael Brown.

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Buzz

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.

 

President Obama Urges Calm After Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

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Christian Brown
Web Producer

"We are a nation built on the rule of law, so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make," said President Obama on Monday. 

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Buzz

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.

 

Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down In Florida

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Florida Judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban. (Twitter/@Hakkapip)

Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

Florida judge calls the same-sex marraige ban unconstitutional because it denies equal citizenship.

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Buzz

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.

 

Notorious R.B.G. Discusses Hobby Lobby Dissent, New Nickname

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Ginsburg said her fellow justices' had a "blindspot" in the decision. </p> </div> <div class=Cassie Paton
Executive Producer

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the SCOTUS' "blindspot" and the Tumblr that made her an unlikely pop culture icon.

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Buzz

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.

 

Virginia Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban

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Virginia open to same-sex marriages. (Twitter/@sll_3)

Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

This ruling paves the way for states bordering Virginia to strike down same-sex marriage bans. 

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Buzz

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.

 

Senate Republicans Block Anti-Hobby Lobby Bill

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Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties successfully sued the federal government and won. (Twitter/@StevenErtelt)

Arash Zandi
Executive Producer

Democrats fell just short of a major victory.

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Buzz

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.

 

SCOTUS Rules Against Compulsory Union Dues

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Does the ruling help or harm unions in Illinois? (Twitter/@MattyFanatic)

Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

Supreme Court ruling has setback public unions in Illinois. 

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Buzz

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.

 

Supreme Court Rules Private Companies Don't Need To Cover Contraception

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(Twitter/@MarketWatch)

Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

Supreme Court rules in favor of religious freedom over women's rigths. 

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Buzz

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.

 

Affirmative Action Dysfunctional Way To Bridge Socioeconomic Difference

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(Supermac1961, Creative Commons)

Ashley Yang
Contributor

Its emphasis on demographic markers makes affirmative action too narrowly tailored to effectively pursue social justice.

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