USC Politics and Society

06/18/2013

At the same time that young adults are facing increased health risks, they have the least perception of those risks - and the least access to health insurance in the country.

Prof. Larry Neinstein, director of the USC Engemann Student Health Center, spoke about these issues before the Institute of Medicine last month.

Larry Neinstein, University of Southern California

06/18/2013

Price professor Dick Platkin takes an in-depth look at a proposed trolley line expansion at The Grove to improve traffic in the Fairfax area of .

VOICES - Billionaire shopping center developer, Rick Caruso, has proposed that the block-long, fixed rail trolley line at the Farmers Market / Grove shopping center in LA’s Beverly-Fairfax neighborhood be expanded. He would like to connect it to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art via Fairfax Aven...

06/04/2013

USC's Dan Schnur analyzes the Los Angeles mayoral election. A grand irony: Eric Garcetti was viewed as the more liberal candidate, but won with support from more conservative Valley voters.

NBC4'S Conan Nolan talks to Dan Schnur, the Director of the Unruh Institute of Politics at USC, and LA Times City Hall Correspondent Kate Linthicum about how Eric Garcetti was able to beat City Controller Wendy Greuel.

05/31/2013

There are plenty of tax reform proposals out there. But sunshine laws will pave their way through coming political battles, says USC's Edward Kleinbard.

Authorities could identify patterns of inappropriate income shifting and make better use of limited audit resources. By Edward Kleinbard.

05/28/2013

Truthdig's column by Robert Scheer of the USC Annenberg School about the relationship between Congress and Wall Street.

The big banks’ influence in Washington has only grown in direct proportion to the harm they have caused to the nation’s economy. - 2013/05/27

05/24/2013

How will the Affordable Healthcare Act affect treatment of mental health and substance abuse? A new project by a USC professor aims to find out.

A new project led by Erick Guerrero, assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, will explore how recent health care legislation affects the ability of substance abuse treatment programs to serve racial and ethnic minority clients.

05/21/2013

"Unbelievable chutzpah."

The "technical term" for Apple's tax shelter strategy, according to Edward Kleinbard of the USC Gould School.

A Congressional panel’s findings were remarkable both for the tens of billions of dollars involved and for Apple’s audacity in saying some of its subsidiaries are stateless and beyond any tax authority’s reach.

05/06/2013

Infographic: USC voter guide to L.A. mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel.

04/29/2013

This Wednesday, USC heads to the Nixon Library for an expert analysis of President Obama's second presidential term. How's he doing on gun control, immigration reform, budget, and job creation?

Gun control, immigration reform, budget agreement, job creation. These are some of the issues facing President Obama during the first 100 days of his second term. Join fellow USC alumni, parents and friends for a discussion analyzing the Obama administration. Led by Dan Schnur, one of California’s l...

04/23/2013

Most Angelenos have a favorable view of outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, according to the The Sol Price School of Public Policy/ Los Angeles Times Poll.

Despite stubborn financial problems and reductions in city services, a majority of L.A. voters give departing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa good marks, a USC Price/Los Angeles Times poll has found.

04/22/2013

The USC Price School/Los Angeles Times Poll also handicaps the city attorney race: incumbent Carmen Trutanich is down by 11 with voters.

Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich has a steep hill to climb to keep his job in next month's election, a new USC Price/L.A. Times poll has found.

04/22/2013

New The Sol Price School of Public Policy/Los Angeles TimesPoll shows L.A. mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti leading Wendy Greuel by 10 points.

Eric Garcetti has opened a commanding 10-point lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race over rival Wendy Greuel , whose dogged fight to win the backing of public employee unions appears to be undercutting her on her home turf in the San Fernando Valley, according to a new USC Price/Los Angeles Times…