The Slamdance Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of 25 features along with 107 shorts and episodics for the mostly virtual 27th edition of the festival — a number that equals previous editions of the festival. The opening night film, which will screen at a drive-in in Joshua Tree on…

November ushered in a new U.S. president-elect, a third surge of COVID-19 cases, and mounting challenges in the U.S. and abroad. Brookings experts again published research on a range of issues including student debt, international trade, and the breakdown of Joe Bidens victory. Here is a selection of 10 of…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom surprised many supporters in his state earlier this fall when he vetoed a bill that would have required public high school students to take ethnic studies. The move was unexpected as, just a few weeks earlier, the state had made ethnic studies mandatory for the California…

AUSTIN, Texas So much about this election year has been bizarre and unprecedented, but one thing remained the same: I spent hours crushing the dreams of friends and family from around the country by telling them that, no, red-hot Texas wouldnt go blue. I shouted into a gale force wind of…

Kate Bedingfield served as Biden’s campaign communications director and will take on the same role in his administration. And Symone Sanders, a senior advisor on Biden’s presidential campaign, will be senior advisor and chief spokesperson for the vice president. “Our country is facing unprecedented challenges from the coronavirus pandemic to…

Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. The views expressed in…

Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress and a close ally of Joe Biden, said that the president-elect has fallen short in nominating Black figures to top positions in the administration, according to The Hill. Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, said in a recent…

Editors note: The Gazette asked five spiritual leaders in the Valley to reflect on Thanksgiving and offer messages of hope in a trying year. Here are their responses. The Rev. Janet Bush Enter, rejoice and come in! Open your hearts everyone, dont be afraid of some change, and open your…

A copy of the Epoch Times, a free newspaper backed by the Chinese spiritual movement Falun Gong that tends to espouse anti-communist, pro-Trump views. | Miguel Candela via Getty Images Language diversity within the AAPI community means misinformation is difficult to track. Less than a week after Election Day, a…

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Museum of Tolerance, a multimedia museum that examines racism and prejudice with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust, is pleased to host an exclusive screening for a new documentary by award-winning national anchor Richard Lui entitled, SKY BLOSSOM: Diaries of…