Research
COVID’s Losses: Lives, Jobs, Hope
The unequal toll of a devastating year and the challenge ahead
Features
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
Profile
Karen Bass: On Truth, Power, Public Office
Karen Bass is a native of Los Angeles and a rising force in Congress
Sketches
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
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
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“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 . . .