Profile
Fighting for Dignity: Tamika Butler
An influential advocate and her quest for transportation equity
Features
Profile
Kevin Shird: The Long Recovery
Shird once ran a drug ring. Now he writes and speaks — and helps others to recover
Research
Does Fox Cover Extremism? Or Cause It?
Researchers probe cause and effect with media and extremism
Research
On Politics and Demographics
As California grows, it’s changing. Representation adjusts more slowly.
Research
Fake ID: Racists Confront Reality
White supremacists confront evidence that they are not only wrong — they are not even White
Research
Wedge Issues: The Right to Vote
The fight for the right to vote is hard won, and never finished
Research
The dangerous myth of whiteness
Aaron Panofsky and colleagues examine the history and growth of white supremacy and its relationship to terrorism
Profile
Focus on Policing: Bernard Parks
The former LAPD chief and Los Angeles city councilmember considers American policing and its critics
Research
Police Racism: A Search for Answers
In Ferguson, Charleston, Baltimore and beyond, the nation confronts charges of police racism. One researcher is breaking new ground.
Research
New Strategies for Communities Under Stress
Activists confront a history of pressure and progress in Boyle Heights
Research
“Sanctuary” and Safety: a Clash of Values
California leaders welcome and protect immigrants. Washington has had enough.
Sketches
Landscape
“Black Lives Matter”
A young Los Angeles organizer helps lead a national debate over police and force.
