UCLA’s Dirty Thirty UCLA’s Dirty Thirty
Negative media coverage has succeeded in undermining support among prominent conservatives for a UCLA alumni group that paid students to target and expose left-leaning faculty.
Jan 26, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Remembering Eugene McCarthy Remembering Eugene McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy's political life was full of contradictions: A conventional cold war liberal and fierce anti-Communist, in the Vietnam era, he was transformed into the standard-bea...
Dec 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Teaching 9/11 Teaching 9/11
How do you tell a student the story of September 11?
Sep 8, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Tsuris Over Chutzpah Tsuris Over Chutzpah
Cambridge, Mass.
Aug 11, 2005 / Jon Wiener and Alan M. Dershowitz
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Israeli Boycott: A Mistake Israeli Boycott: A Mistake
The British Association of University Teachers should overturn its boycott of Israeli academics.
May 19, 2005 / Jon Wiener
LA’s New Latino Mayor LA’s New Latino Mayor
Villaraigosa could make political history not just for his city, but for the country.
May 18, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Dreams and Delusions Dreams and Delusions
California inspires people to think big, and to write big books. Take, for example, Kevin Starr.
Mar 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Cancer, Chemicals and History Cancer, Chemicals and History
Companies try to discredit the experts.
Jan 20, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004 Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004
Lennon spoke out then, as Springsteen speaks out now.
Oct 7, 2004 / Feature / Jon Wiener