How Silicon Valley Decimated the Middle Class and Fueled the Rise of Trump
Silicon Valley likes to think of itself as a bastion of progressive social values....
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Weekly Roundup: Black History Month Under Trump
Never forget that our current president was endorsed by the KKK....
This Week in Political Lessons Learned
When the Catholic Church tells you you’ve taken your imperialism too far, you should probably take note....
This Week in the American Flirtation with Fascism
Because even dictators need some love on Valentine’s Day....
This Week in the Fight for a #CalExit
It’s not a joke anymore....
#DeleteUberEATS: Confessions of a Virtual Waitress
How the gradual disappearance of the food server is changing the foodservice industry....
Trump Threatened to Take Away UC Berkeley’s Federal Funding. Can He Do That?
We asked a public-policy expert if that was even possible....
Photos: Berkeley Protest Against White-Supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos
Alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’s scheduled appearance at the UC Berkeley Student Union was canceled after campus protests turned violent....
This Week in Our Budding Dystopia
The Week in Review, 1/26–2/2....
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Losing Your Obamacare Plan*
*Assuming you live in a blue state and don’t have a uterus....
How to Explain Trump in One Ugly Sentence
As a politics writer, I often get texts from friends asking me to explain this or that political or social issue....
What Does It Mean to Be a Journalist in the Age of Trump?
You’ve probably read more than a few introspective op-eds from the media industry during the past year — in part because of our political situation and in part because of the way that digital journalism is constantly remaking the industry....