First-Time Mom Receives Gifts in Giving Life ALLISON JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Allison Johnson, 39, was a budget analyst for Mazda Motor of America and Universal Studios. She is staying at home to raise her daughter; this is her first published article. and
Corporate Survival Demands Full Use of a Diverse Work Force JUDY ROSENER, JUDY ROSENER is a professor in the Graduate School of Management at UC Irvine. She is co-author of "Workforce America! Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource."
The World : Los Angeles' Gang Culture Arrives in El Salvador, Courtesy of the INS Luis J. Rodriguez, Luis J. Rodriguez, the author of "Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A." (Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster), recently visited El Salvador. He and Donna DeCesare, a photographer, are preparing a paper for Duke University on how deported L.A. gang members are affecting life in El Salvador
State's Economy Relies on the 'Idea' of California Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of the American Political Report, is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His most recent book is "Boiling Point: Republicans, Democrats and the Decline of Middle-Class Prosperity" (Random House)
A Tale of Two Africas Michael Clough is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "Free at Last? U.S. Policy Toward Africa and the End of the Cold War" (Council on Foreign Relations).
The State : Los Angeles' 'Spiritual' Shadow Government Xandra Kayden, Xandra Kayden is a senior fellow at the Institute for Leadership Studies, Loyola Marymount University, and author of "Surviving Power" (Free Press)