Politics

Is a female vice president enough? For many American women, the answer is no

Female voters reflect on prospects of breaking the gender barrier at the highest levels

Julia Cherner
May 12

13 rides, 36 different political opinions

Trapped with a stranger for a set amount of time, Uber and Lyft rides present an opportunity for very low-stakes, almost anonymous conversations about life and politics.

Kate Johnston May 12

Students gave it all to campaigns that ended early

Field organizers reflect on phone banking, door-knocking and how it felt when their candidates dropped out.

Isabella Meneses May 11

Profiles from a Polarized America: He voted for Trump once. Whether he will again depends on who is willing to talk to him

It’s lunchtime at the Los Angeles Jewish Home. When the classic, old-school lunch bell rings across the campus, there’s a frenzy in the form of a traffic-jam of walkers, wheelchairs and canes on the pathway outside the dining hall. But Mack Stevens quite literally stands alone in the sea of wheels, briskly walking towards the hall.

Madeleine Gatto May 11

We can’t talk about one without mentioning the other

Alissa Vierra didn’t expect her 26-year-old husband to die, and certainly wasn’t expecting him to die from the flu, leaving her a widow to their young daughter. Devastated by her loss, she spent months trying to cope with depression while still raising her daughter and attending classes. It wasn’t until a professor reached out and inspired her to put her heart into something, anything, that could help to change the system she felt slighted her husband Vincent.

Lauren Teruya May 6

USC Annenberg Media

Politics

13 rides, 36 different political opinions

Students gave it all to campaigns that ended early

Profiles from a Polarized America: He voted for Trump once. Whether he will again depends on who is willing to talk to him

We can’t talk about one without mentioning the other

Profiles from a Polarized America: One NRA member wants the world to know, ‘we are not all bad’

Profiles from a Polarized America: A portrait in liberty

Profiles from a Polarized America: Protests were painful for USC Trustee

Democrats and Republicans both feel disillusioned with party’s choice for president

2020 Presidential candidate Joe Biden hosts virtual town hall with CA Senator Kamala Harris

A New Normal: Inside the White House Press Corps In the Age of Coronavirus

USC Annenberg Media

Our newsletter is short and sweet.