Zócalo Public SquareZócalo Features – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Zócalo 20th Birthday https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/zocalo-birthday/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/zocalo-birthday/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:54:13 +0000 Jer Xiong https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=137882 This is our editorial and events series spotlighting the ideas, places, and questions that have shaped the welcoming and diverse public square Zócalo has created over the past 20 years. As part of these birthday festivities, we will publish reflections on the state of the public square, reimaginings of some of our most read and most impactful stories, and more—and we will host public programs across Los Angeles County, culminating with our 14th Annual Zócalo Book Prize event in June 2024.

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This is our editorial and events series spotlighting the ideas, places, and questions that have shaped the welcoming and diverse public square Zócalo has created over the past 20 years. As part of these birthday festivities, we will publish reflections on the state of the public square, reimaginings of some of our most read and most impactful stories, and more—and we will host public programs across Los Angeles County, culminating with our 14th Annual Zócalo Book Prize event in June 2024.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/zocalo-birthday/feed/ 0 Can Democracy Survive This Election Year? 2024 Inquiry https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/election-letters-2024/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/election-letters-2024/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 19:07:53 +0000 Jer Xiong https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=135068 2024 will be the largest election year in the history of the world. With voting taking place in eight of the 10 most populous countries, more than 4 billion people—half the humans on the planet—live in countries casting ballots this year. But many of these elections are already inspiring conflict, subversion, and violence. Will this year of elections reinforce democracy, or put it at greater risk? This Zócalo inquiry marries a series of “Election Letters” chronicling voters’ experiences with public programs exploring topics important to democracy’s future.

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2024 will be the largest election year in the history of the world. With voting taking place in eight of the 10 most populous countries, more than 4 billion people—half the humans on the planet—live in countries casting ballots this year. But many of these elections are already inspiring conflict, subversion, and violence. Will this year of elections reinforce democracy, or put it at greater risk? This Zócalo inquiry marries a series of “Election Letters” chronicling voters’ experiences with public programs exploring topics important to democracy’s future.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/election-letters-2024/feed/ 0 What Is A Good Job Now? A Zócalo and James Irvine Foundation Inquiry https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/good-jobs-irvine/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/good-jobs-irvine/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:15:07 +0000 Jer Xiong https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=134784 “What Is a Good Job Now?” is a series supported by The James Irvine Foundation, focusing on workers in the low-wage sectors of California’s economy, in communities across the state. Public programs and essays, grounded in workers’ experiences and realities, will explore how to make the hardest jobs more rewarding, and make life better for those who do them.

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“What Is a Good Job Now?” is a series supported by The James Irvine Foundation, focusing on workers in the low-wage sectors of California’s economy, in communities across the state. Public programs and essays, grounded in workers’ experiences and realities, will explore how to make the hardest jobs more rewarding, and make life better for those who do them.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/good-jobs-irvine/feed/ 0 How Should Societies Remember Their Sins? A Zócalo/Mellon Foundation Inquiry https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/societies-sins-mellon/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/societies-sins-mellon/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:41:54 +0000 Sarah https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=126685 “How Should Societies Remember Their Sins?” is a two-year editorial and event series supported by the Mellon Foundation. Blending scholarly essays and personal stories, we will explore how societies around the world collectively remember their transgressions and make attempts at repair, and how we might imagine new paths forward.

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“How Should Societies Remember Their Sins?” is a two-year editorial and event series supported by the Mellon Foundation. Blending scholarly essays and personal stories, we will explore how societies around the world collectively remember their transgressions and make attempts at repair, and how we might imagine new paths forward.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/societies-sins-mellon/feed/ 0 What Would the End of Mass Incarceration Mean for Prison Towns? https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/prison-towns/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/prison-towns/#respond Sun, 20 Mar 2022 18:23:41 +0000 Sarah https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=126405 The post What Would the End of Mass Incarceration Mean for Prison Towns? appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/prison-towns/feed/ 0 How Should Societies Remember Their Sins? https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/how-should-societies-remember-their-sins/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/how-should-societies-remember-their-sins/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:01:18 +0000 Admin https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=117273 The post How Should Societies Remember Their Sins? appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/how-should-societies-remember-their-sins/feed/ 0 California’s Immigrants Are Making Health Care More Wholistic and Human https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/californias-immigrants-are-making-health-care-more-wholistic-and-human/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/californias-immigrants-are-making-health-care-more-wholistic-and-human/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2019 07:01:56 +0000 Eryn Brown https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=106973 The post California’s Immigrants Are Making Health Care More Wholistic and Human appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/californias-immigrants-are-making-health-care-more-wholistic-and-human/feed/ 0 How California’s Immigrants Have Expanded Our Definition of Wellness https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/californias-immigrants-expanded-definition-wellness/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/californias-immigrants-expanded-definition-wellness/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:01:01 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=99501 The post How California’s Immigrants Have Expanded Our Definition of Wellness appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/californias-immigrants-expanded-definition-wellness/feed/ 0 Why Do Americans Still Love It’s a Wonderful Life? https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/americans-still-love-wonderful-life/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/americans-still-love-wonderful-life/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:01:49 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=98504 The post Why Do Americans Still Love <i>It’s a Wonderful Life</i>? appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.

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]]> https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/americans-still-love-wonderful-life/feed/ 0 In 1918, Mary Turner’s Brutal Murder Changed the Politics of Lynching in America https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/mary-turner/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/feature/mary-turner/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 05:55:30 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?post_type=feature&p=94087 The post In 1918, Mary Turner’s Brutal Murder Changed the Politics of Lynching in America appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.

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