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Executive Editor, Los Angeles Times. Formerly of The New York Times, The Seattle Times, and the ACLU. Views are my own.

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4 years
Column: Make way for Slayer Pete. Buttigieg is the Biden campaign's ruthless secret weapon
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McNulty: As someone who stutters, let me tell you why Biden fan Brayden Harrington is a hero
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No Asian nation has legalized same-sex marriage yet. Taiwan is poised to lead the way.
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As his poll numbers sink, his crowds get angrier and Trump gets stranger.
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Another reality-based fact: 54 percent of voters rejected Trump. Via @nytimes
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Trump’s Electoral College Victory Ranks 46th in 58 Elections
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What science says about marijuana: much less addictive than tobacco or alcohol, not deadly, not a gateway drug. http://t.co/BI1S8nY1D4
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A profound meditation on what it means to have killed someone. Reflections on a Shooting Range Death http://t.co/qaK8h8kk0V
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Obesity-related illnesses cause more deaths than alcohol-related illness.Yet they aren't taken as seriously. http://t.co/tlhW3f5Mmd
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10 years
A reality-based ruling: Texas illegally tried to force more than half of the state's few abortion clinics to close. http://t.co/kkvU6FNl4e
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"Voter suppression and disenfranchisement cannot be explained by a polling error or political strategy gone awry. This is a first-order issue of democratic legitimacy because states make it needlessly difficult for people to vote in a system that holds itself out as a democracy."
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I have an op-ed out in today’s ⁦ @latimes ⁩! Check it out! What America should learn from the 2020 election - Los Angeles Times
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Management expert: If White House were a business “someone would be fired."
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@sewellchan @latimes Thank you, @sewellchan ! It’s an honor to work with you and such a great team.
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The sad, funny, true perils of being an e-book author in search of readers. I Was a Digital Best Seller! http://t.co/62mCn3BdNV
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Congratulations to @TexasTribune ! An amazing appointment in @sewellchan to lead an outstanding organization.
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🚨 BIG NEWS: @sewellchan , the current editorial page editor and former deputy managing editor of @latimes , will be the next editor-in-chief of @texastribune #txlege
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Thrilled to have Jackie as our new columnist!
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Sewell Chan
3 years
BIG NEWS: @jackiekcalmes is joining @latimesopinion as a Washington columnist! Jackie is an authority on Congress, WH, economic policy, SCOTUS. She's covered it all, over a storied career at @dallasnews @CQnow @wsj @nytimes and (since 2017) @latimes
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Fabulous columns that brought fresh insight on the forces driving the recall. Congratulations, Jean!
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2 years
I’m so honored by this award from @SacPressClub . Shoutout to my editor @TangLATimes who helped guide me, and to my @latimes colleagues who supported me as Fox News, Breitbart etc attacked me for my coverage.
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What would Gandhi have said about Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalist? Revisiting Gandhi's ashram on the Sabarmati. http://t.co/6nG5DWLUSC
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NYT editorial page editor, Andy Rosenthal, explains NYT's call to end federal ban on weed. http://t.co/h69UqYjlFq via @allinwithchris
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A look back at the biggest issues of 2014 by the Times's Editorial Board. http://t.co/ct538O5jA7
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“He is no more of a traitor than I am, and I am not a traitor,” Daniel Ellsberg on Edward Snowden. http://t.co/Qf7gRWzqi1
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10 years
The CIA runs amok and spies on the Senate staff. Any reason to think Director Brennan can be trusted now? http://t.co/uk6PT41HbI
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4 years
A gifted artist and tender soul. Much loved by his fans. #justintownesearle
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Two facts: 83 percent of engineers at Google are men. Research finds diverse teams to be more creative. Conclusion? http://t.co/rHuSZjcNV6
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A terrifying account of Ebola's sweep into a Sierra Leone city. Aid has been promised, but it hasn't shown up yet. http://t.co/Hze0Fqcbip
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10 years
On pensions: "The rest of the world sort of laughs at the United States." See how the Dutch do it better. @nytimes http://t.co/yAIreNZ42R
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10 years
Joe Biden apologies for telling the truth about Turkey and the allies fighting ISIS. http://t.co/ZPAnYlbL9r via @nytopinion
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How the C.B.O. came up with 500,000 jobs lost from a min. wage hike and why that's misleading, if not just wrong. http://t.co/CisBoHljpo
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American Anxieties, Mirrored in Britain, via @nytimes
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10 years
The Ebola epidemic could become a global crisis without immediate, massive aid from Western countries. http://t.co/jggFkESHCG
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10 years
On something as big as declaring war, this Congress would rather hide, abdicate power, and blame Obama if he fails. http://t.co/wZKOCWupEy
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Crime against humanity: ISIS executes Alan Henning, a British worker who drove ambulance into Syria to help refugees. http://t.co/mOAgeSSrNb
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Take a look at 10 things that represent what's new and what's changed after Colorado legalized pot. http://t.co/ti1f6e3go0
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A record of segregation nearly unmatched in ingenuity and virulence: How Racism Doomed Baltimore, via @nytimes http://t.co/HgIBIP0Fam
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Loosening the grip of the perpetual punishment model of justice. Mercy in the Justice System, via @nytimes http://t.co/HuggAV6sbn
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Ken Feinberg, paymaster for 9/11, the BP oil spill and other disasters, comes up with a fair plan for G.M.'s victims. http://t.co/MDYpEM6uGg
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The Kochs they are not. Rockefellers move to divest their charity of fossil fuels. http://t.co/oAuRMcsn5u
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Barring ex-felons from voting -- an ugly legacy from the post-Civil War era. 6 Million Americans Without a Voice http://t.co/k5NXdgV2S9
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Wit takes work? Via @nprnews : Book Offers A Get-Wit-Quick Workout http://t.co/9x3tftcWb4
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Join us!
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Public Policy Institute of California
2 years
TOMORROW: Journalists @jennymedina , @tamarakeithNPR , @cmaiduc , @TangLATimes will discuss the emerging themes and issues of #election2022 , and assess the mood of the electorate. 📺 Watch live on FB/Twitter or register:
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In 1991, 78 percent of Americans said weed should be illegal. Last year, 52 percent favored legalizing it. http://t.co/kW1QN4VOX8
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3 years
A powerful series that offers deep insight into the reality of the criminal system.
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THREAD/ Congratulations to @robrtgreene on winning a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for his work on policing and criminal justice reform. As his editor and colleague, I am bursting with pride and gratitude.
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Rikers Island chamber of horrors: wardens ignoring rampant violence and a former commissioner covering up misconduct. http://t.co/FwJNUQTbem
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Mark Bittman's sweet remembrance of his dad, who led a life typical of men of his time. What's typical of our time? http://t.co/1G1Qa7sbx5
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Vikas Bajaj explains why Narendra Modi, a strident Hindu nationalist, appeals to much of the Indian diaspora. http://t.co/dHqqQR7vR6
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Germans show what's possible -- they'll soon be getting 30 percent of their power from renewable energy sources. http://t.co/8HePdMw9Vj
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Medicare's nursing home rating system is so misleading it's worse than no system at all. http://t.co/4BXOZN9YvI
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By this logic, no surgeon general should ever be allowed to talk about guns. The Gun Lobby’s Latest Bizarre Crusade http://t.co/WnzVYxrJgh
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Scottish Independence: http://t.co/VO5SxlSqtj
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A story about truth, love, dignity from Steve Lopez.
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Supreme Court move today allows same-sex marriage in 30 states. Time to declare it a constitutional right everywhere. http://t.co/aMv4xlLX8N
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Superb essay from Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman on grieving, acceptance, action on the climate crisis.
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Republican Idiocy on Iran: Tom Cotton and GOP senators seem to see their role as outside the U.S. government. http://t.co/Z1Do5XpgKW
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Why do Trump's supporters deny the racism that seems so evident to Democrats?
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There's no reason to think China will allow "one country, two systems" to go on. The crackdown in Hong Kong is proof. http://t.co/gjKudiezke
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Prejudice against Mexicans and blacks drove the marijuana scare in the 1920s and 30s and lives on in federal laws. http://t.co/3ND3cD6mwj
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Nursing Homes Behind Bars: without reform, inmates older than 55 will make up a third of all prisoners in US by 2030. http://t.co/2hL2Del0tl
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Calif.'s "yes means yes" bill isn't radical, but could help reduce campus rape and improve how charges are handled. http://t.co/wO6s5uF5LR
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House Democrat files criminal referral accusing Trump of subverting election
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In Brownsville, Converting Pain and Anger Into Action via @aclu
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The so-called “patriots” so incensed about federal authorities investigating one of their own had nothing to say about the arrest of the Democrat from Fresno. Where's the GOP's outrage now?
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A thoroughly perfect ode to the epic fail. Failure Is Our Muse http://t.co/h4auHxB3Ka
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Why Sunday's "Climate March" in NYC is important: to succeed, the climate movement has to become a people's movement. http://t.co/jIwAowKAyS
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Whatever action Obama decides to take in Iraq, he'll face a spectrum of sectarian dangers. A Balancing Act on Iraq http://t.co/gt1pU7UeXk
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Do we get less narcissistic as we age? Seems so, and happier and more agreeable. Emulate 80-year-olds. http://t.co/BEcU4kMFU5
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What’s South Korea’s Secret? - The Atlantic
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The worst possible choice, climate change denier, ready to destroy common sense clean air rules.
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In the Dem. primary for Lt. governor, The Times endorses Tim Wu, coiner of "net neutrality," fresh voice for Albany. http://t.co/dtaxVQvM0v
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The N.F.L.’s Disgraceful Response to the Ray Rice Case http://t.co/IjDJob5K7w
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Sometimes nothing says it as well as bae, fubar, swag. Slang for the Ages http://t.co/nrOvZ4WDlU
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About 1 marijuana arrest every 40 seconds, costing $3.6 billion a year. For what? The Injustice of Marijuana Arrests http://t.co/B0OvcEB0qV
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Mira Kamdar's fine, spooky essay on France's autumn chill -- storms, a bad economy, strikes and fears of terrorism: http://t.co/7CIWO2vJxb
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Sometimes, a separatist movement isn't acrimonious. Scotland’s Identity, Put to a Vote http://t.co/LIpK6orgjl
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Secret Service incompetence seems to get worse by the hour: Armed Man Boarded Elevator With Obama, Official Reports http://t.co/UozCNEYPJE
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NYPD is walking off the job and holding public safety hostage to spite de Blasio. And for what? http://t.co/57xUWUfHGj
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Minority Life in Israel, via @nytimes http://t.co/fICQyRyzOY
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'We’re vulnerable': On the Navajo Nation, a rush to curb the coronavirus
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Words matter; maybe a lot in this case. Protesters say using "Islamic State" gives the group religious validation. http://t.co/5TxO4n5ImC
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Dodgers win first World Series since 1988
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Terror and tragedy as one doctor fights to save lives from the expanding Ebola epidemic in Liberia. http://t.co/MN6HcOIUoz
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Obama's grim decision to delay troop pullout from Afghanistan is disturbing, but there are no good options. http://t.co/oZzjWYdNGy
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Trump Turns to the ‘Southern Strategy’ to Attack NFL Players Taking a Knee During the National Anthem
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Virtually every death penalty case is tainted by racial inequity, arbitrariness and worse. The Innocent on Death Row http://t.co/ZcpiYR9ifN
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300,000+ were at the Climate March because "there is no Planet B." Will political and corporate leaders listen? http://t.co/A9EYa2PTWF
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Amazing conversation tonight! Honored to meet Maria, Blanka, Kathleen and Ramzy and all the journalists who came out to support LA Press Freedom Week.
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Love it! Excited to watch @kathleencarrll @mariaressa @bzoldi @TangLATimes chat with @ramzymalouki about press freedom and elections tonight at @paleycenter to kick off LA #PressFeedomWeek !
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Forcing Black Men Out of Society , via @nytimes http://t.co/EYqUatBvzq
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