Research
Homeless prevention
The best way to address homelessness may be to prevent it. But how to do that?
Features
Research
Housing: One size does not fit all
Housing advocates bump up against politics in the attempt to confront one of California’s most difficult problems
Table Talk
James Fallows: America up close
James and Deborah Fallows traveled America to examine the strength of its towns and cities. They report back.
Profile
Karen Bass: On Truth, Power, Public Office
Karen Bass is a native of Los Angeles and a rising force in Congress
Research
Special Report: Long Beach Faces Climate Change
One city’s efforts to move beyond debate over climate change and begin preparing for its effects
Research
Special Report: The Video
A look at the story, in video, behind the efforts by Long Beach to address climate change
Research
Trump in the media: authentic, messy and oddly effective
Donald Trump knows how to grab the limelight. Then what?
Table Talk
David Axelrod: Institutions — and truth — put to test
The political strategist and CNN commentator discusses the state of American politics
Profile
Evelyn Blumenberg: Seeing with Fresh Eyes
New thinking on homelessness — the demands of urgency
Sketches
Landscape
The fight for freelancers
Lawmakers from California to New York grapple with freelancers in the new economy
Takeaway
Learning from life’s lab
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES CAN BE A MESSY BUSINESS. What works in theory or on paper may not unfold as expected. Well-intentioned experts ask Amer- icans to wash their hands and stay home from work if they feel ill, only to provoke a run on paper towels and bottled water. At the same time, policy that […]
Landscape
Unions Battle for Survival
Americans like unions, but labor is on the defensive. A note from the front
Takeaway
Closing Note: Start with Truth
The crying need for truth in an era of lies, distortions and stupidity
Exclusively Online
“A Lighter Look”
Rick Meyer begins a new column in this issue of Blueprint. “A Lighter Look” presents some of Meyer’s less-serious observations on American government and politics.
Takeaway
The Other Side of Discord
Is there a solution to discord? It’s not just about being polite.
Editor's Note
Federalism: New Tests of an Old Idea
Welcome to Blueprint’s look at federalism in the Age of Trump.
Takeaway
Battle lines drawn: Now what?
In the clash over California and national values, the stakes are high and the research compelling.
