While the Charleston shooting is unusually horrifying, many of the themes of this tragedy are symptomatic of the nature of hate violence in our country
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The Dodd-Frank Act is the Obama Administration’s cornerstone financial reform legislation, but even after several years it remains only partially implemented and subject to collective shrugs and head-scratching…
The dramatic story of the rise and fall of the Freedman’s Bank 1865-1874
There was no shortage of criticisms launched against private equity and hedge funds in 2014. From the high profile decision in September by the California Public Employees Retirement System - known to…
At first glance it appears that the Arab uprisings have strengthened Al-Qaeda and similar groups that fly the black banner. With the possible exception of Tunisia, the rest of the “Arab Spring” countries…
The most serious attempt to bring the Syrian regime and representatives of the opposition together around a negotiating table together took place at the 2014 Geneva II peace talks. The talks were based…
Editor’s note: voter turnout in this year’s midterm elections - 36.6% - was lower than in the 2010 midterms (40.9%.) According to the Pew Research Center the “party of non-voters” is more racially diverse…
Private equity is becoming much less private these days. But it is still not clear who will benefit from this new-found openness and accessibility. Not so long ago, private equity operated largely outside…
Rats are very useful for studying human eating behaviour. Both rats and humans are omnivores, and both use flavour conditioning – learning through taste and experience which foods are good to eat and which…
The killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, and the city’s handling of the case and subsequent protests has once again focused minds on race discrimination…
The decision by the Coalition government in Canberra to push forward with plans to reform the regulatory regime around the provision of financial advice has received strong opposition from a number of…
The news that Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old confirmed by police as a suspect in the violent rampage which left seven people dead and 13 injured in Isla Vista, southern California, had Asperger’s Disorder…
What is the proper response to poor returns and corporate management that’s not “fit for purpose” in a public company? There is a tendency in some quarters to react with shock and horror at the appearance…
The work of the Greek polymath Plato has kept millions of people busy for millennia. A few among them have been mathematicians who have obsessed about Platonic solids, a class of geometric forms that are…
The shadow of convicted fraudster and stockbroker Bernie Madoff continues to hang over Wall Street. As part of a deferred prosecution agreement, investment bank JP Morgan Chase agreed on Tuesday to pay…
The last few weeks have been a bonanza for shareholders in Australia’s Big Four banks, amid record full year results and handsome increases in dividend payments. But lurking in background have been concerns…
US reports have recently circulated of a government probe into the hiring of former Colonel Norbert Vergez by the private equity firm Patriarch Partners, headed by billionaire “turnaround queen” and would-be…
People who use LSD and other psychedelic drugs show fewer mental health problems, according to a large population-based study. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology analysed…
The modern financial system continues to have its doubters among rank and file investors and savers. The painful memories of the volatility and dislocations caused by the global financial crisis are still…
There is still a great deal of anger, frustration and confusion among investors and savers as to why there has been so few high-profile prosecutions and convictions since the start of the global financial…
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Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Curator, La Brea Tar Pits; Adjunct Faculty, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Law and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Nursing & Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles
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Écologiste et analyste en télédétection, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
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Michael J. Connell Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles
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CRT Forward Project Director, University of California, Los Angeles
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Research Professor of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers and Assistant Adjunct Professor in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
