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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.

Tavis Smiley Discusses Poverty, The Consequences Of Obama, And Public Media At USC

Comments (0) | african americans, annenberg school for communication and journalism, leaders, National, PBS, poor, poverty, President Obama, Public Media, statistic, Tavis Smiley, USC, vote

Tavis Smiley spoke at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on Wednesday. (Graham Clark/Neon Tommy)

Max Schwartz
Staff Reporter

Smiley discussed poverty in the United States and why black leaders don't pressure Obama.

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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.

Tennessee Bill Puts Burden Of Poverty On Children

Comments (1) | children, Education, government, mike turner, Opinion, politics, poverty, stacey campfield, TANF, Tennessee, United States, welfare

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Mathew Goldstein
Contributor

This bill acts as though a line between what fairly and unfairly punishes someone does not even exist.

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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.

Obama, Use 'Common Sense': What's Missing From America's Gun Control Debate

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Jacqueline Jackson
Contributor

Not every shooting is televised.

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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.

MLK And America: The Realities Beyond The Dream

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, change, Education, forward, Gun Control, Gun Violence, i have a dream, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr, minorities, non-violence, Opinion, poor, poverty, reform, violence

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Jacqueline Jackson
Contributor

We need to drive our leaders to move Martin Luther King’s dream to action.

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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.

Local Politics Matter, Too

Comments (1) | city council, inauguration, local politics, Los Angeles, Opinion, poverty, unemployment

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Christian Patterson
Columnist

The resolution of local issues will have a much larger impact on a community’s quality of life than major national policies.

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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.

George McGovern Dead At 90

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, civil rights, democratic party, george mcgovern, North Dakota, pilot, Politics, poverty, presidential nominee, richard nixon, senator, siox falls, thomas eagleton, Vietnam War, war hero

Hannah Madans
Executive Producer

The three-term senator died Sunday.

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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.

Pennsylvania Latinos: 'We Came Here For A Better Life For Our Kids'

(Jacob Chung/News21)

Jacob Chung
Contributor

Nearly half of Reading's population—58 percent Latino—live below the poverty line.

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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.

Poverty: America's Best Kept Secret

Comments (0) | ABC, americans in poverty, Capitalism, census bureay, corporations, economy, fairness and accuracy in reporting, Fox, journalistic ethics, Media, MSNBC, NBC, Opinion, poverty, right to know, thinkprogress

(Colin Grey, Creative Commons)

Jacqueline Jackson
Contributor

Who is truly to blame for maintaining secrecy? Is it the media, which refuses to report on 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.

Thinking About Food Stamps: SNAP Judgments About American Poverty

Comments (3) | 2012 election, economy, food stamps, mitt romney, Opinion, poverty, President Obama, presidential campaign, presidential race, snap, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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Zion Samuel
Contributor

The reliance of Americans on the food stamp program makes sense.

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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.

Book Review: Stories of Hope Come Alive In "Behind The Beautiful Forevers"

Comments (0) | behind the beautiful forevers, Books, Katherine Boo, mumbai, poverty

Katherine Boo's "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" (Random House)

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo writes about the sufferings and hopes behind the glorious side of Mumbai.

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