In this election, McCain has championed school choice while Obama has promised to expand the education budget. Mike Rose, author and professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education, agreed to speak with me about the major differences in the candidates' plans. Rose is the winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship...

Home to wide boulevards, generous front lawns and sprawling Craftsman houses, Victoria Park comprises part of one of Los Angeles' most ethnically and aesthetically diverse neighborhoods. That diversity was mirrored by the crowd, the line-up and the ethos of October 4's Barack Your World Fundraiser and Culture Jam, which featured...