Table Talk
Eric Garcetti: Reflections from L.A.’s mayor
Crime and COVID, rising homelessness and restive politics — Garcetti looks back on nine years as chief executive of Los Angeles.
Features
Research
COVID’s Losses: Lives, Jobs, Hope
The unequal toll of a devastating year and the challenge ahead
Research
Prisons in a Pandemic
An ambitious data project reveals the extent of COVID’s spread inside American prisons
Table Talk
Mike Dukakis: The State of Politics
Gov. Mike Dukakis and journalist Bill Boyarsky reflect on crisis and recovery — and retirement
Research
The Lessons and Future of Remote Learning
Universities moved to remote education in the pandemic. What have they learned?
Research
Voting in a Pandemic
The pandemic has scrambled political assumptions. The 25th District in California supplied a case study
Table Talk
Adam Schiff: Political Warrior
Congressman Adam Schiff has watched with horror as Donald Trump assaults democratic norms. Schiff speaks with Blueprint.
Research
Closing Note: Hope in the Ruins
This year of crisis has upended politics, public health and policing, among many other walks of life. It now moves to an election.
Research
Special Report: Health care
Sacramento and Washington each debated health care. Both produced results, but one with common purpose, the other with acrimony
Sketches
Landscape
Abortion Sanctuary
With Roe v. Wade in danger, California prepares to protect abortion rights
Landscape
California Paradox: Drought by the sea
Facing a critical drought, California considers the costs and benefits of desalination
First Person
A Year Without A Game
The pandemic took away my favorite form of exercise — but also something more important
First Person
Governing Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez on governing through crises
