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Gentrifying Skid Row

Brian Chernick July 15, 2015

In 2013, the homeless population in the United States sat… References and Footnotes“Homelessness in the United States: Trends and demographics” December 4, 2014, http://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/health-care/homelessness-u-s-trends-demographics ↩“Los Angeles Confronts a Spike in Homelessness Amid Prosperity,” June 12, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/us/los-angeles-confronts-a-spike-in-homelessness-amid-prosperity.html ↩“L.A. City Council vote makes it easier to clear homeless camps,” June 17, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-homeless-belongings-20150617-story.html ↩“The gentrification of Skid Row - a story that will decide the future of Los Angeles,” March 5, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/mar/05/gentrification-skid-row-los-angeles-homeless ↩L.A. City Council vote makes it easier to clear homeless camps,” June 17, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-homeless-belongings-20150617-story.html ↩L.A. City Council vote makes it easier to clear homeless camps,” June 17, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-homeless-belongings-20150617-story.html ↩“Garcetti shifts stance, won't enforce tough new homeless measures,” June 30, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-garcetti-homeless-20150630-story.html ↩The U.S. Cities Where It Takes the Longest to Be Able to Afford to Buy a Home,” March 16, 2015, http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/03/the-us-cities-where-it-takes-the-longest-to-be-able-to-afford-to-buy-a-home/387766 ↩“Shelter Beds Stay Empty as Homeless Resist Confinement,” December 27, 2000, http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/27/local/me-5180 ↩“Gentrification and affordable housing can coexist in Los Angeles,” January 24, 2014, http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20140124/gentrification-and-affordable-housing-can-coexist-in-los-angeles-richard-j-riodan-and-tim-rutten ↩

Historic Nuclear Deal Reached with Iran

Joyce Chu July 14, 2015

After 20 long months of negotiation, a nuclear deal is…

South Carolina to Remove Confederate Flag from Capitol

Joyce Chu July 9, 2015

After 13 hours of long debate, the South…

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A Global Nightmare

Christopher Law July 8, 2015

In recent news, President Barack Obama reported that he was… References and FootnotesPeter Baker, Helene Cooper, and Michael Gordon, "Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS," New York Times, June 11, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/world/middleeast/iraq-isis-us-military-bases-martin-e-dempsey.html?_r=0 ↩"What Really Causes Terrorism? It's Not Your Freedom," Think by Numbers, January 17, 2012, accessed July 5, 2015, http://thinkbynumbers.org/terrorism/suicide-terrorism-statistics ↩"US Intervention Backfires in Congo," A Little Rebellion, August 11, 2009, accessed July 5, 2015, https://roberttaylor32.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/us-intervention-backfires-in-congo ↩Salma Abdelaziz, Sarah Sirgany, and Josh Levs, "'Mass Death Sentences' for 183 in Egypt," CNN, February 3, 2015, accessed July 6, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/world/egypt-court ↩Greenwald, Glenn. "Obama personally tells the Egyptian Dictator that U.S. will again send weapons (and cash) to his Regime,” The Intercept, March 31, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015, https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/31/obama-lifts-freeze-weapons-transfer-egyptian-dictator ↩ "Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go," National Priorities Project, accessed July 5, 2015, https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/. ↩Eric Weiner, "Should America Be the World's Policeman?" NPR, February 20, 2008, accessed July 5, 2015, http://www.npr.org/2008/02/20/19180589/should-america-be-the-worlds-policeman. ↩John Stossel, "Policing the World," Reason.com, February 2, 2012, accessed July 5, 2015, http://reason.com/archives/2012/02/02/policing-the-world#comment. ↩"Benefits of Free Trade," Economics Help, accessed July 7, 2015, http://www.economicshelp.org/trade/benefits_free_trade ↩ Charles Rangel, "Free Trade With Cuba Now," Huffington Post, January 15, 2015, accessed January 6, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-charles-rangel/free-trade-with-cuba-now_b_6482078.html. ↩

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Protecting Our Patriots

Maya El-Darzi July 5, 2015

In the midst of family gatherings, outdoor barbeques, and spectacular fireworks, Americans… References and Footnotes"Military Infectious Diseases Research Program (MIDRP)," US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, accessed July 4, 2015, http://mrmc.amedd.army.mil/index.cfm?pageid=medical_r_and_d.midrp.overview ↩"Military Infectious Diseases Research Program (MIDRP)," US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, accessed July 4, 2015, http://mrmc.amedd.army.mil/index.cfm?pageid=medical_r_and_d.midrp.overview ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩ Stanley M. Lemon, Protecting Our Forces Improving Vaccine Acquisition and Availability in the U.S. Military, (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2002) 33. ↩"HIV Vaccine Research," MHRP, accessed July 4, 2015, http://www.hivresearch.org/research.php?ServiceID=5 ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩Kelly Vlahos, "Navy Researcher vs. Bureaucracy over Toxic Dust," The American Conservative, May 23, 2011, accessed July 4, 2015, http://www.theamericanconservative.com/2011/05/23/navy-researcher-vs-bureaucracy-over-toxic-dust ↩Ibid. ↩Peter Roff, "To Save Lives, Reform the FDA," Fox News, January 18, 2014, accessed July 4, 2015, http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/01/18/to-save-lives-reform-fda.html. ↩"If Everyone Hates the FDA Approval Process, Let's Fix It," Harvard Business Review, October 18, 2013, accessed July 4, 2015, https://hbr.org/2013/10/if-everyone-hates-the-fda-approval-process ↩Ibid. ↩