Berkeley Political Review
UC Berkeley’s Only Non-Partisan Political Magazine
Farewell, but not goodbye, Mr. President
Kalshi and the Case for Federalism
In an Era of Wildfire, California Faces a New Crisis at Home
The Sublime Resistance of Southern California’s Latino Goth Necropolis
The Sublime Resistance of Southern California’s Latino Goth Necropolis
My exposure to goth music began in 2025 when I attended a Twin Tribes concert in Anaheim, California. The venue was dimly lit, but piercing strobe lights illuminated concertgoers’ dramatic goth makeup looks. With a twinkling guitar and a flitting dark-electronic tune in the background, the singer of the opening band condemned violent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across America, garnering strong cheers from the audience.
Can We Still Buy Tulsi Gabbard’s “No War With Iran” T-shirt?
Read More
Political Activism is the New Showbiz
An actor’s job is to act. It’s an art. Art has and will always be political. From every deliberate, red brushstroke in
Playing for Politics
When Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was ousted over a helmet featuring athletes killed in Russia’s invasion forty-five minutes before
“If Not Here, then Where?”
Having never, ever been a morning person, I always made my brother drive me to school my senior year of
Athletes and Activism: The Intersection of Sports and Politics Amid U.S. Immigration Crackdowns
As we feel the bounce of the basketball reverberating across the court or watch the football cleanly slice through the
“Too Old to Drive”: Addressing California’s Senior Driving Crisis
Whenever a senior driver creates hazards on the road, the typical response is to demand license revocations or mandatory drive
The Dark Stain of Ethnic “Unity”
In 1994, the world watched on in horror as Rwanda plunged into violence on a staggering scale. Today, over 30
Estonia’s Iron Lady Takes Center Stage in European Politics
At just 1.4 million people, Estonia’s entire population is smaller than the city of Paris. As a quiet, reserved country,
One Battle After Another for the Arts
If there was ever a nadir of the arts, a year in which artistic freedom and independent media nearly met
Behind a Veneer of Democracy
What do Ted Cruz, Chinese drones, and Israeli military proxies all have in common? Somaliland. The small breakaway state in
The L.A. Metro is Surrendering to BANANAs
No transportation agency is as self-sabotaging as Los Angeles Metro. On Jan. 22, the Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors
Winter is Coming
On Jan. 23, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, the
America’s Disposable Allies
When it comes to American foreign policy, realpolitik rules. Democratic allies, be warned: Washington’s friendship may be an existential liability.
The Bay Area Tech Companies Bowing Down to President Trump
In a picturesque scene of decadent place settings and gold-accented tablecloths, President Donald Trump hosted his cadre of tech powerhouse
The Catch-22 of Latin Music’s Global Rise
What happens to the landscape of American entertainment when the superstar under the nation's spotlight doesn’t perform in English? In
The SFUSD Teacher’s Strike is About More Than Just Pay
The first San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) strike in nearly 50 years ended Friday, Feb. 13, having lasted for
Losing More Than the Game – The Exodus of Oakland’s Teams
Over the past decade, Oakland has suffered a brutal triple blow: the Raiders to Las Vegas, the Warriors across the
“Good Food,” “Good Life,” Bad Ethics
Nestlé’s plethora of water scandals depicts the extent to which profit overpowers ethics, and the lack of effective regulation, which is already perpetuating detrimental circumstances worldwide. There is no benefit to accepting this as the norm – we should empower regulatory activism and shift the status quo to one that gives more value to a human life than a dollar.
Why Countries Are Taking Back Control of Critical Minerals
The dichotomy between the peaceful salt flats glistening in the Andes and the data centers humming with servers that train
The Cultural Legacy of the “Great Replacement” Theory
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” or so the story goes. Christopher Columbus discovered a new continent, invited the
Political Risk and Who Pays: Infrastructure Finance as Loss Allocation
Politicians and project-sponsors often present infrastructure projects as promised growth, mobility, jobs, or cleaner energy. After the ribbon-cutting a harder
Is Wokeness Philosophically Sound?
“Wokeness” is not new; it is simply the most modern iteration of an identity-oriented, social-justice-minded politics that took off in