Berkeley Political Review
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Inside San Quentin: The Transformative Power of Education and Rehabilitation
Sydney Grundland Lanuza | California | October 4, 2025
Inside San Quentin and other California prisons, education and rehabilitation are transforming lives and challenging stigmas. Michael, an inmate in San Quentin, shares his story about how rehabilitation is benefiting people inside and outside the system.
San Francisco’s Fleet Week Should Have Been Cancelled
The ongoing federal government shutdown threatened to cancel San Francisco’s annual celebration of the United States military. But with the
Diplomacy as Performance in Trump’s Saudi Strategy
Unlike most U.S. presidents who traditionally make their first foreign trip to Canada or Mexico, Donald Trump broke precedent in
Carceral Muscle Memory: How LA Has Failed Its Pursuits of Criminal Justice
The LA County Sheriff’s Department has over a decade of reported “gangs” that physically abuse inmates. In 2011, ACLU Southern
Caught in the Crossfire: UC Berkeley and the Federal War on Higher Education
At the crossroads of politics and pedagogy, the Department of Education has become a focal point of national controversy under
Zen Buddhism In The Name Of Corporate America
The road on Tiananmen Square is gray, but every once in a while, it will turn green. And if you
The Geopolitical Strategies Behind the U.S. Visa Waiver Program
After a nine-hour flight from Buenos Aires to Miami en route to Washington, a delegation of Argentine officials planned to
Newsom’s AI Scheme
Artificial intelligence has quickly become one of the most-watched fields in the world over the past few years. Many hail
On Happyend, Duty, and Justice
Neo Sora’s 2024 film, Happyend, brings to life a verisimilar portrayal of a country in decline: a right-wing, authoritarian, surveillance
How Opposition to Affordable Housing Shapes San Francisco’s Wealth Divide
Pacific Heights and the Tenderloin are two neighborhoods in San Francisco that practically touch, separated by mere blocks. Yet, Pacific
“Beauty Will Save the World”
What did Fyodor Dostoyevsky intend by his best-known words? What is beauty, what will it save us from, and how?
The Lockean protests of D.C. juries
Despite what national authorities may tell you, Washington, D.C. is not a dangerous city. On August 22nd, this fact was
Social Media and the Over-Democratization of Debate
We all engage in casual forms of debate almost constantly, and free argumentation is so integral to our daily decision-making