Courtney Stodden turns a Hollywood controversy into a campaign to end child marriage in California, while lawmakers consider permanently changing the nation’s clocks despite warnings from sleep scientists. We also examine the economic and human toll of immigration raids on Latino businesses in Los Angeles County—and why good doctors still prescribe antibiotics when patients may not need them.

On today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan:

Courtney Stodden pushes California to ban child marriage.

Jason Alexander has apologized for participating in a 2012 comedy sketch filmed when Stodden was 17. But Stodden is using the renewed attention to advocate for California Assembly Bill 1267, which would establish 18 as the minimum marriage age without parental or judicial exceptions. Her argument reaches beyond one actor or one produ ...