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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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Detroit Shuts Off Water To Ordinary Citizens, Ignores Businesses

Comments (2) | Detroit, detroit water and sewerage department, detroit water shutoff, human rights, Low-Income, Michigan, National, past due, poverty, water and sewage, water shutoff

The city was unable to explain why it did not go after commercial accounts as vigorously. (Bob Jagendorf, Creative Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The shutoff policies most adversely affect low-income households.

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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.

When Women Start Fighting Against Feminism

Comments (4) | bad feminist, female domesticity, feminism, feminist, human rights, lean in, Leaning in, national center for transgender equality, Opinion, people's rights, women, women's rights

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Because clearly there's a problem with wanting gender equality...

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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.

Israeli Politician Spews Anti-Palestinian Hatred In Facebook Post

Comments (0) | ayelet shaked, civil unrest, human rights, Israel, Israel and Palestine, Israel-Palestine conflict, israeli palestinian conflict, jewish home, Knesset, Muhammed Abu Khdeir, Nation and World, religious extremism, zionist

This is not her first racist outburst. (ניצן חרמוני, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Her words do nothing to ameliorate rising tensions in Israeli and Palestinian society.

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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.

Israel Arrests Six In Connection With Death Of Palestinian Teen

Comments (0) | civil unrest, human rights, Israel, Israel and Palestine, Israel-Palestine conflict, israeli palestinian conflict, Muhammed Abu Khdeir, Nation and World, Palestine, Protests, settlements, West Bank

Israeli riot police secure a street during clashes Palestinian protestors. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Will Federman
Editor-in-Chief

In plot motivated by revenge, suspects include "a number of minors."

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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.

Report Shows ISIS Committed Mass Murder In North Iraq

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Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

A Human Rights Watch analysis of photographs and satellite imagery reveals mass execution of civlians.

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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.

Why Hillary Clinton's Gay Marriage Views Are, Indeed, Political

Comments (0) | civil rights, conservative, democrat, flip-flop, gay, hillary clinton, human rights, inclusivity, interview, Laws, LGBT, liberal, marriage, Obama, Opinion, politics, queer, Rights, States, trans, transgender, voters

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

No, you are not actually supporting gay rights if you make them optional.

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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.

Reaction Time: Keep Holocaust Denial Out Of The Curriculum

Students were asked to write an essay about whether or not the Holocaust happened - who thought this was a good idea? (Facebook)

Ariana Aboulafia
Columnist

It's more than anti-Semitism.

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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.

USC Genocide Awareness Month

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The NT scoop on an inspiring series of events to raise awareness about genocide and make a challenge for change.

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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.

Rwandan Genocide: Twenty Years On

Comments (0) | Africa, ban ki-moon, Central African Republic, Genocide, genocide awareness month, human rights, hutu, International, paul kagame, Rwanda, rwanda civil war, Rwanda Genocide, rwandan civil war, Rwandan Genocide, Shoah Foundation, shoah foundation institute, tutsi, United Nations

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Have we learned anything from the gruesome acts that began on April 7, 1994?

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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.

Turkey's Involvement In The Attack On Syrian-Armenians In Kassab

Comments (2) | ahrar al shamp, Al Qaeda, Armenian, Genocide, human rights, International, jabhat al nusra, Kasab, kassab, latakia, ottoman, Syria, Syrian civil war, syrian jet, Turkey, Turkish, war crime

Syuzanna Petrosyan, Alex Gold
Reporters

Through Turkish aid, Al Qaeda affiliated groups captured the Syrian-Armenian village, forcing an entire community into exile.

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