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Campuses confront free speech crackdown amidst DEI backlash
Apr 8, 2025

Campuses confront free speech crackdown amidst DEI backlash

I once argued in a position paper in journalism school that perhaps hate speech ought not to be protected by the First Amendment. My...
Raising awareness on Transgender Day of Visibility
Mar 25, 2025

Raising awareness on Transgender Day of Visibility

During his first hour in office, after pledging to “Drill, baby, drill,” begin deportations immediately and “Forge a society that is colorblind”—ignoring the fact...
Anti-immigration policies intensify fear
Feb 25, 2025

Anti-immigration policies intensify fear

These days 19-year-old Karina, who asked that we not use her last name, has a hard time focusing on her health science classes because...
Is a ‘people before profit’ model the solution in the United States?
Jan 17, 2025

Is a ‘people before profit’ model the solution in the United States?

The December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by alleged shooter Luigi Mangione just outside of the annual investor’s conference in New York City...
East Bayers weigh in on national politics
Oct 1, 2024

East Bayers weigh in on national politics

Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins from President Joe Biden as the democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential elections, many democratic...
California funds fresh food for families
Sep 24, 2024

California funds fresh food for families

Sixty-eight-year-old Bah is like a kid in a candy store as she bounces from the veggie stand to the strawberries to the tamales and...
Displaced muralist wields political paintbrush—with love
Sep 3, 2024

Displaced muralist wields political paintbrush—with love

Edythe Boone has called Berkeley home for more than half of her 86 years, and she’s beautified the Bay Area for just as long....
Dancing for Joy
Jul 16, 2024

Dancing for Joy

Bela Watson describes herself as a “heARTist,” but the dance floor is her favorite canvas. Watson teaches and sometimes performs alongside students ages 2...
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