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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

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L.A. County Supervisor Debate Highlights Key Issues

Comments (0) | affordable housing, Bobby Shriver, candidate, candidates, Debate, Debates, district 3, healthcare, homeless, Homelessness, housing, issue, issues, john duran, la county, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county, mental illness, re-entry, reentry, returning citizens, Sheila Kuehl, supervisor, Supervisors, transit oriented development

The three candidates shared their visions and ways to help tackle issues affecting L.A. County. (Arash Zandi/Neon Tommy)

Arash Zandi
Staff Reporter

The candidates discussed issues such as healthcare, homelessness and transit-oriented development.

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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.

 

#YesAllWomen Moves The Conversation About Sexism Beyond Elliot Rodger

Comments (0) | #EverydaySexism, #YesAllWomen, Commentaries, elliot rodger, Elliot Rodger killing spree, Entitlement, Every Day Sexism Project, everydaysexism, feminism, feminist community, Feminist Majority Foundation, Gun Control, I.V., isla vista, jealousy, Kathy Spillar, mental illness, misogyny, nice guy, Retribution, Rodgers, Santa Barbara, santa barbara shooting, sexism, sexual entitlement, sexual jealousy, ucsb, war on women, white privilege

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

The feminist community appears stronger than ever thanks to misogyny. 

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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.

 

How White, Male Privilege Made A Mass Murderer Of Elliot Rodger

Comments (8) | day of retribution, elliot rodger, isla vista, isla vista shooting, Los Angeles and Region, male entitlement, manifesto, mental illness, misogyny, murder spree, Nation and World, Opinion, privilege, Retribution, Santa Barbara, santa barbara shooting, ucsb, unpopular opinions, violence, white privilege, youtube

Rodger senselessly slayed 6 UCSB students in a desperate attempt to reclaim his manhood (Jaclyn Wu, Neon Tommy)

Ashley Yang
Columnist

What happens when we teach men that sex with women is their god-given right.

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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.

 

Santa Barbara Shooter Identified

Comments (0) | Alan Schifman, California, elliot rodger, Hunger Games, isla vista, mass shooting, mental illness, misogyny, murder, Peter Rodger, Santa Barbara, shooting, ucsb, youtube

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

The suspect believed to be responsible for the Friday night shooting has been identified as Elliot Rodger. 

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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.

 

Mental Illness: The Challenge Of The Revolving Door

Comments (0) | bipolar, community-based treatment, drug abuses, jail, medical perscription, mental illness, National, prison, Twin Towers Correctional Facility

James Puntar, an IRN member, now lives in San Pedro

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Ninety percent of the mentally ill inmates in the Twin Towers jail have repeated arrests.

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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 Korea Ferryboat Accident Highlights Global Mental Illness Stigma

Comments (2) | Global Health, International, mental health, mental illness, negative stigma on mental illness, Opinion, south korea, south korea ferryboat accident

(Families await news of their loved ones on a dock in South Korea, turn23.com)

Ariana Shives
Contributor

Change must come at societal level.

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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.

 

More Than Overcrowding: A Deeper Look At The Problem With Prisons

Comments (2) | 13th amendment, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, abuse, bipolar, black codes, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Chik-fil-A, community-based treatment, Congress, Constitution, criminal justice, department of defense, Department of Justice, doj, domestic abuse, drug abuses, drug dependency, drug distribution, drug offenders, Federal Prison Industries, incarcerated women, involuntary servitude, jail, just detention, labor exploitation, labor practices, mass incarceration, medical perscription, mental health, mental illness, mother infant program, Nation and World, National, National, no justice, Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman, prison, prison labor, Prison Policy Initiative, prison reform, punishment, rape, rehabilitation, Sexual Abuse, sexual assault, Slavery, Turbeville Correctional Institution, Twin Towers Correctional Facility, U.S. Sentencing Commission, UNICOR

Sara Newman, Lorelei Christie, Matthew Tinoco, Hannah Madans, Meng Meng, Sophia Li, Minerva Ruelas
Staff Reporters

Prison reform, it’s one of the oldest ideas out there—when something doesn’t work, fix it. 

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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.

 

Not Really, But Sort Of In Defense Of The 'Pillowcase Rapist'

Comments (3) | California, christopher hubbart, community, Crime, criminal, insane, Jackie Lacey, jail, Justice, Law, legal, Los Angeles, mental illness, mentally ill, murder, neighborhood, Opinion, palmdale, pillowcase, prison, protest, rape, reform, residents, serial, sexual assault

Jasmyne Cannick
Guest Contributor

Are sex crimes psychological or just plain criminal?

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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.

 

Popular Retailers Deem Mental Illness Fashion-Forward

Comments (0) | Adderall, Depression, drug abuse, Fashion, kesha eating disorder, Kitson, mental illness, Style, style, Urban Outfitters, Vicodin, xanax

via Twitter/@retweetifu

Emily Mae Czachor
Staff Reporter

Companys like Urban Outfitters and Kitson are developing a habit of glamorizing mental illness. 

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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.

 

Fear Of Childbirth Linked To Postpartum Depression

Comments (3) | bipolar disorder, death, Depression, depressive disorder, Health, Health, medical, mental illness, postpartum depression, PPD, pregnancy

Sara Newman
Executive Producer

Pregnancy-related deaths are rare in the U.S., but depression is still a concern. 

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