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Detail of "Queer Traffic" book cover with art by Lechevirgen Trimegisto

Free trade, moral panic and the politics of belonging

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Climate change policies lose popularity when combined with pausing regulations or social justice
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Jeff Liang
Professor Jigna Desai, director of UCSB's Center for Feminist Futures

Center for Feminist Futures: A commitment to liberatory knowledge and action
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Nelson Lichtenstein

Historian Nelson Lichtenstein: Clinton betrayed progressives, capitulated to the right
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Climate concerns likely gave Democrats the White House in 2020

US voters’ climate change opinions swing elections
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Giuliana Perrone, October 2023

Freedom in the aftermath of slavery: historian Giuliana Perrone tracks the failures of American law
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Technology and democracy in crisis: time to ‘get uncomfortable and get curious’
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Wind energy projects in North America are more likely to be opposed by white, wealthy communities
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Children’s drawings illustrate the hurt imparted by policies of family separation 
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To close digital divide, lawmakers succeed when focused on education and transparency
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The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

Scholars reflect on Supreme Court ruling and higher education in the post-affirmative action era
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Pahl Initiative symposium on affordable housing convenes scholarship, politics and journalism
Chris Erdman
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Chris Erdman is a recipient of the American Academy in Rome fellowship for 2024–25.

A residency in Rome to uncover the Eternal City’s ancient voting culture
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