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He wanted to help his community. So, he joined a militia.
Profiles from a Polarized America
These are stories from a class assignment that challenged students to write a profile of someone they disagree with politically.
These stories were reported and written through a journalism course on politics and government affairs reporting and edited by USC Annenberg Professor Christina Bellantoni. Annenberg Media student editors reviewed the stories and published them per newsroom guidelines.
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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.
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A profile of Alex Lopez, Co-owner of Western Firearms Inc.
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Price Professor James Moore created controversy when he sent a school-wide email defending due process in sexual assault allegations during Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanugh’s confirmation hearing in 2018.
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USC trustee Michael Adler opens up about his views on politics.
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Understanding the Anti-Immigrant Immigrant
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‘Everything was on fire’: Ex-LAPD officer reflects on ‘92 riots
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West Hollywood council member isn’t like most pro-choice politicians