Research
Biden Wins. Now What?
Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States. What awaits him and the country?
Features
Table Talk
Table Talk online: How Trump Lost. How Biden Won.
UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck reflects on the 2020 campaign
Research
Focus on Policing: To Abolish or To Reform?
Lorenzo Jones and the deep questions of American policing
Profile
Focus on Policing: Bernard Parks
The former LAPD chief and Los Angeles city councilmember considers American policing and its critics
Research
COVID-19’s Quiet Toll on Children
When COVID hit, calls for service for troubled children dropped. That’s a good thing, right?
Research
Voting in a Pandemic
The pandemic has scrambled political assumptions. The 25th District in California supplied a case study
Research
Special Report: The League of Women Voters
At age 100, the League combines a history of protest with a commitment to fairness and civility
Table Talk
Adam Schiff: Political Warrior
Congressman Adam Schiff has watched with horror as Donald Trump assaults democratic norms. Schiff speaks with Blueprint
Research
Working for Safety
Jorja Leap spearheads an effort to examine the LAPD’s work in Nickerson Gardens and beyond
Sketches
Exclusively Online
“A Lighter Look” — Some Advice
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: Pardon Me
First Person
Governing Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez on governing through crises
First Person
The Struggles of Family
Zachary Slobig on the combined effects within his family of COVID-19 and national policing protests
First Person
The Performing Arts
Singer and songwriter Eva B. Ross on the virus and the performing arts
Exclusively Online
“A Lighter Look” — What A Year
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: What you didn’t know . . .
Landscape
“A Lighter Look” – A Community of One
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: Solitaire
