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From Abandoned to Essential: China’s Ban on International Adoptions Signals a New Era for Daughters
By Makena Tom
For decades, Chinese daughters were abandoned in favor of sons, leading to waves of international adoptions like Kate's. This new restriction on international adoption seems to signal a change in how Chinese society views its daughters today.
Eren Yeager and America’s Preemptive Foreign Policy Strategy
By Nicolas Naing
“If we kill all our enemies on the other side of the sea, will we...

Prop. 36 Would Curb Rates of Theft and Drug Addiction
By Caspar Turner
A national drug crisis and a shoplifting epidemic have combined to make California, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, a hotbed of petty crime. Now Californians will have the opportunity to undo this trend, at least in part.
Human Rights Issues in California: The Case of Human Trafficking
By Daniel Villatroro
Human trafficking is a dark shadow looming over California, silently ensnaring thousands each year. It's...

Posts tagged as “prison”

A Stain on California’s Progressivism

A Stain on California’s Progressivism

By Anna Kathawala on December 8, 2023

In a country plagued by a hurricane of partisan politics, California is often seen as the United States’ leader on progressive policy and action, the…

The Precarious Balance of Closing California Prisons

The Precarious Balance of Closing California Prisons

By Angela Shu on November 17, 2022

What Can We Learn From the Norwegian Prison System

What Can We Learn From the Norwegian Prison System

By anonymous on October 25, 2022

Voting Behind Bars: Why Incarceration Should Not Limit the Right to Vote

Voting Behind Bars: Why Incarceration Should Not Limit the Right to Vote

By Sanjana Manjeshwar on May 21, 2021

The Real Winner of the 2020 Election: Local Criminal Justice Reform

The Real Winner of the 2020 Election: Local Criminal Justice Reform

By Sanjana Manjeshwar on January 28, 2021

A Death Sentence for a DUI — The Devastating Impact of the Pandemic in Prison

A Death Sentence for a DUI — The Devastating Impact of the Pandemic in Prison

By Sanjana Manjeshwar on December 29, 2020

Bail Reform: The Antidote America Has Been Looking for, or an Instrument of Discrimination?

Bail Reform: The Antidote America Has Been Looking for, or an Instrument of Discrimination?

By Madeleine Conrad-Mogin on June 10, 2020

Our Unbridled ‘Protector’: The U.S. Intelligence Community

Our Unbridled ‘Protector’: The U.S. Intelligence Community

By Mae Williamson on December 19, 2018

Beyond Dignity: Evaluating the Status, and Future, of Incarcerated Mothers

Beyond Dignity: Evaluating the Status, and Future, of Incarcerated Mothers

By Scout Turkel on March 25, 2018

Convicts without Care: How the Privatization of Healthcare in the U.S. Prison System Fails to Protect Inmates’ Health

Convicts without Care: How the Privatization of Healthcare in the U.S. Prison System Fails to Protect Inmates’ Health

By Staff on January 28, 2017

Murder in Lockup

Murder in Lockup

By Leah Daoud on April 5, 2015