Tag: Politics & law
Stephen Menendian , February 16th, 2022
Policy advocacy and racial equity proposals exist on a spectrum, with many areas of disagreement or differences in emphasis. And it would be an oversimplification to describe one…
Ian Haney López , December 15th, 2021
The Democratic Party is famously bad at communicating a unifying story about its vision for society. Indeed, Democrats all too often campaign as if their opponent is another…
Bruce Fuller , July 9th, 2021
California’s budget compromise adds a pre-kindergarten year for all 4-year-olds, funds 200,000 fresh child care slots, and modestly raises wages for pre-K teachers and subsidized child-minders. These …
Robin Lakoff , November 12th, 2020
As the latest long national nightmare slithers inexorably to its end, it is time to consider a few familiar stories that may provide much needed wisdom. Rumpelstiltskin, Samson,…
Vishaan Chakrabarti , November 9th, 2020
UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design Dean Vishaan Chakrabarti reflects on the 2020 presidential election saying “… Our long national nightmare is over. For now.”