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Zócalo is celebrating its 20th birthday! As part of the festivities, we’re publishing reflections and responses that revisit and reimagine some of our most …
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A Movie That Might Be Worse Than Civil War
The new film Civil War is a historic cinematic achievement. British director Alex Garland has made a movie that might be worse than a real American civil war.
Perhaps that was …
The Losing A’s Found a Winning City to Host Them
The Oakland A’s are baseball’s biggest losers. But their new temporary home—West Sacramento—is one of California’s greatest winners.
No California city has had a better 21st century than West Sacramento. The …
Could This New Democratic Tool Make Californians Vote Smarter?
Californians vote on many ballot measures, but we almost never participate in significant public debates and discussions about the measures’ contents and impacts.
This isn’t simply a result of apathy or …
I’m Proud to Be Un-American
I’m not really American, and I couldn’t be prouder of that.
I hope you, my fellow Californians, feel the same way.
Because sometimes there’s no greater compliment than an intended insult.
This time, …
America’s Judges Are Bungling the 2024 Election
Last year, while organizing a global democracy forum in Mexico, a member of that country’s national electoral court requested I add a speaker to our program: an American …