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The Burn Boss

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

Lenya Quinn-Davidson is spearheading a UC-backed movement that empowers California citizens to fight fire with fire

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Universities in the Crosshairs

By Margie Cullen, M.J. ’22

How the Trump Administration is gunning for higher education everywhere, UC included

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It’s the Eggs, Stupid

By Katherine Blesie ’21

Turns out, feelings about grocery bills influence votes more than the broader economy

Midjourney

Q&A: Is This the End of U.S. Democracy?

By Tom Kertscher

Expert Lucan Way says the country has entered a period of “competitive authoritarianism.”

St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Alamy Live News.

The Secretive Politics of Electing the Next Pope

By Leah Worthington

Historian Thomas Dandelet on how Pope Francis’s successor will shape the future of the Catholic Church.

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What If We Stopped Shopping?

By Leah Worthington

A conversation with Lawrence Glickman M.A. ’89, Ph.D. ’92., on economic blackouts and consumer activism

Washington Post

The Contrarian

By Steve Kettmann

Q&A with former Washington Post columnist, Jennifer Rubin ’83, J.D. ’86

Photo by Matthew Howard Ehrichs, University of Maryland

Q&A: Is Berkeley Next?

By Jesse Klein

Wildfire scientist Michael Gollner on protecting the East Bay from disaster

Michiko Toki

High-Protein Nobels

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

List of Cal-connected laureates grows by four

Wildfire in Redwood Valley, CA, on July 16, 2017. Photo by Bob Dass. CC BY 2.0.

Here’s Why You Can’t Get Home Insurance in California

By Glen Martin

As wildfires abound in California, the state faces a mounting insurance crisis. Dave Jones explains why the current system is failing homeowners.

Illustration by Michael Byers

Solving for Doomsday

By Hayden Royster

Harold 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.”

Photo by Jim Block

Five Questions for Social Psychologist Sa-kiera Hudson

By Nathalia Alcantara

This Berkeley Haas assistant professor is studying a less understood social emotion called “schadenfreude.”