The UC System’s Policing Expansion Belies Its Stated Commitment to Racial Justice The UC System’s Policing Expansion Belies Its Stated Commitment to Racial Justice
The license for the rise of the law-and-order campus dates back to President Richard Nixon and The Report of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest.
May 10, 2021 / Robin D.G. Kelley, Paola Bacchetta, and David Theo Goldberg
Red Carpet at the Picket Line Red Carpet at the Picket Line
As Hollywood’s aristocracy convened for the Oscars, laid-off hotel workers were protesting to get their jobs back.
Apr 30, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
The American Addiction to Violence The American Addiction to Violence
While a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder earlier this week, that verdict alone, though so desperately needed, was woefully insufficient.
Apr 23, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Climate Migration Has Come to the United States Climate Migration Has Come to the United States
After living through a spate of record-breaking wildfires, some Californians are opting to leave the state.
Apr 16, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Kate Wheeling
The Ruins of Bunker Hill The Ruins of Bunker Hill
A visit to Downtown Los Angeles makes plain how cities will be irrevocably changed by the pandemic.
Apr 16, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Undanced Dances During a Pandemic Undanced Dances During a Pandemic
From inside a California prison come choreographies of the mind.
Apr 14, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Suchi Branfman
What the Cops Off Campus Movement Looks Like Across the Country What the Cops Off Campus Movement Looks Like Across the Country
When we talk about police divestment, these students argue, we have to remember campus cops, too.
Apr 12, 2021 / StudentNation / StudentNation
New Immigration Policy Is Opening Doors for Mixed-Status Families New Immigration Policy Is Opening Doors for Mixed-Status Families
The harshest excesses of the Trump era are being unraveled across the country.
Apr 9, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
New Bills Could Stop Private Prisons From Cutting Deals With ICE New Bills Could Stop Private Prisons From Cutting Deals With ICE
An increasing number of states are passing legislation that makes it harder for local governments to sign contracts with for-profit prison companies.
Apr 2, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
The Campaign Against Gavin Newsom Sets Its Targets on Social Justice The Campaign Against Gavin Newsom Sets Its Targets on Social Justice
An effort to recall the California governor is aimed at blocking progress toward reducing wealth inequality and mass incarceration.
Mar 19, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky