Politics
Building Trust
By Nathalia AlcantaraWith deepfakes rapidly becoming a fact of life and conspiracy theories in no short supply, it’s easy to despair over our digital future. We sat down with Coye Cheshire to explore whether we are doomed or not.
Solving for Doomsday
By Hayden RoysterHarold Camping ’42 thought he had calculated when the world would end. Ten years after his death, he still has plenty to teach us about the dangers and appeal of “doing your own research.”
Five Questions for Social Psychologist Sa-kiera Hudson
By Nathalia AlcantaraThis Berkeley Haas assistant professor is studying a less understood social emotion called “schadenfreude.”
A Bird’s-Eye View of People’s Park
By Pat JosephWhere People’s Park stands now
In the Trenches for Democracy
By Tom KertscherOne attorney’s path to the front lines
Trump’s claims notwithstanding, U.S. elections are more secure than ever
By Tom KertscherElections expert David Becker says voters should have full confidence in the 2024 presidential vote.
What Happens to Women Who Are Denied Abortions?
By David Silverberg‘Genius’ grantee Diana Greene Foster has devoted her career to answering the question.
Marshawn Lynch Acts Like an Actor
By the editors at California magazine… and other Berkeley movies, books, and entertainment
‘A very big deal’: Proposed legislation would tax California gun sales to fund violence prevention
By Leah Worthington“I joined the gun violence prevention movement because of school shootings like Uvalde and Parkland. Shootings that left me terrified to go to school. Shootings that left me worried that I was going to be the next headline."
Stuck in the Middle
By Glen MartinKevin Sawyer is a man of many parts. He's a certified commercial and residential electrician. A trained paralegal. A skilled guitarist and pianist. He's also an inmate at San Quentin State Prison serving an indeterminate life sentence for burglary and sexual assault.
On the Story: Emilie Raguso Covers Berkeley’s Crime Beat Like No One Else
By Margie CullenWhen news first broke that a human skeleton was found hidden under a building on Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus, Emilie Raguso was horrified.
Her Honor: Judge Carries Lessons Handed Down From Heart Mountain
By Martin SnappOn January 11, 2017, Margaret Fujioka ‘79 took the oath of office in the Rotunda of Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland as the first Japanese American woman Superior Court judge in Alameda County. She was flanked by her proud mother, husband, and children, but her thoughts turned to two people who weren’t there: her late father, Yoshiro “Babe” Fujioka, and his hero, his big brother Teruo “Ted” Fujioka.
