In the Green Room
New at Zócalo
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In the Green Room
Boxing Champ Sergio “the Latin Snake” Mora
The Best Education Is Getting Your Ass Whooped
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In the Green Room
Boxer and Actress Kali “KO” Mequinonoag Reis
It’s Not Me, It’s ‘We’ for the Things I Fight For
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In the Green Room
California State Athletic Commission Executive Director Andy Foster
I’m Just Like Michael Scott from The Office
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Essay
There Is No ‘I’ in the Climate Crisis
Connection and Interdependence Can’t Capture Carbon But Can Get to the Root of the Problem
The environmentalist Paul Hawken says, “The most complex, radical climate technology is the human heart and mind, not a solar panel.” What would it mean to imagine the heart and …
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Essay
How Would Emperor Tiberius Have Handled Silicon Valley Bank?
A First-Century Roman Bailout Holds Lessons for Today’s Financial Institutions, and Their Regulators
The recent failures, and subsequent government rescues, of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic, prompt us to consider an ancient question: How do banks prevent the actions of very rich …
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Connecting California
The Fight to Save Stockton
In the Once-Bankrupt City, a Stanford Scholar Finds That People Are Poor Because Their Governments Are Poor
If California wants to curb poverty, its local governments must become richer.
That may be the most important lesson of the recent history of Stockton, as recounted by Stanford Law School …
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Culture Class
Welcome Back, Mermaidcore
For a Century, a Collective Love of Tails and Fins Has Helped Women Transgress on Land and Sea
Shell-adorned bikini tops. Fishtail skirts. Starfish accessories. Seafoam green eyeshadow. Expect to see all of this and more riding the waves of Disney’s latest live-action blockbuster, The Little Mermaid.
In other …
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Essay
Old People Still Want Their ‘Ham and Eggs’
A 1930s California Campaign Set the Stage for Today’s Debates Around Aging, ‘Entitlements,’ and Debt
How did Americans learn the value of being paid in retirement?
If you’re an American, you’ve almost certainly heard of Social Security. But you probably haven’t heard of its predecessor, the …