It’s the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Week at Zócalo

Good-Looking Politicians, Bad Leaders, and Ugly Architecture

Happy 10th Birthday, Zócalo, Unlikely Child of Passion. How did a happy loner become the host of L.A.’s public square? Publisher and founding director Gregory Rodriguez tells us the story of how Zócalo got started.

 

Thanks, UCLA, For Jackie and Rachel Robinson. Before Jackie Robinson’s fame with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he had a short yet significant stint at UCLA , writes NPR’s Weekend Edition host Scott Simon. It was also on UCLA’s campus that he met the future Mrs. Jackie Robinson.

 

L.A. Only Looks Ugly. “Los Angeles is a city of architects but not a city of architecture—not public architecture, …

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It’s the Lost Week of Zócalo

Vanished Civil Rights Gains, Vanished Memories of Cuba, and Vanished Cats

Did Civil Rights Not Happen? Sure, the gap in education and income between blacks and whites may have narrowed, but the wealth gap has nearly tripled since 1985. Standard University law professor Richard …

It’s Full-On Crash Week at Zócalo

Our IT Is Crashing, Our Aerospace Is Crashing, and Our Mayor Needs a Place to Crash

We’re pleased to announce Zócalo’s third annual Book Prize winner: Jonathan Haidt.

 

Who wants the mayor? This week, Zócalo launches its Adopt-A-Mayor program. Tell us why your neighborhood would be a good place …

It’s Fresh-Faces Week at Zócalo

We’ve Got New Feminists, New Pontiffs, and the End of New People In L.A.

‘Leaning In’ to the F-Word: In her new book, Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reminds us that equality for women has not been achieved and urges women to lean in to …

Zócalo Blows The Whistle This Week

Taking Down Celibate Priests, Daylight Saving Time, Dummy Math, and Corruption in Mexico

The Cult of Priestly Celibacy: Catholic priests are supposed to have transcended our earthly desires–so why do they seem always to have sex “at the forefront of their minds”? Garry …

Immigrants, Southern California Needs You

Long-time immigration hotbed California is on its way to becoming a home-grown state. In “How Will L.A. Face Its Post-Immigrant Future?”, sociologist Richard Mora, demographer Dowell Myers, and urban theorist …