New at Zócalo
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In the Green Room
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas Executive Director & Co-Founder Mily Treviño-Sauceda
I Felt Free Working Outside
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In the Green Room
Agriculture Worker and Student José Anzaldo
My Elders Gave Me Perspective and Wisdom
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Essay
Searching for My Mom, and the History of La Puente’s ‘Little Watts’
Greenberry, Where She Taught for Decades, Helped Forge Today’s Multi-Racial San Gabriel Valley
I lost my mom to COVID in February 2021. She died alone, after spending 10 excruciating days in the hospital. A year after her death, a white envelope with no …
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Essay
What Is a 21st-Century ‘Writer’s Home’?
Twain Had a Billiard Room. Hemingway Had a Cuban Abode. St. Vincent Millay Had Pool Parties. But Nowadays Poetry Won’t Pay the Mortgage
In my many pilgrimages to writers’ homes, I’ve felt two responses, often simultaneously. There’s excitement about my proximity to creation. About the whiff of genius that lingers—like lavender, like music—beyond …
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Essay
Why Journalists Shouldn’t Be Neutral on Climate Change
Calls to Keep Politics Out of Science Reporting Ignore a Core Responsibility: Minimize Harm
Can we, and should we, ever really be neutral? In a new series, Zócalo explores the idea of neutrality—in politics, sports, gender, journalism, and …
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Essay
The True Story Behind Olympic Breakdancing
The Sport Debuting in Paris Erases an American Urban Dance Legacy
The Olympians competing in the inaugural breaking exhibition event at the Paris Games are sure to perform incredible feats of acrobatics while music plays. But you won’t catch them doing …
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The Takeaway
California’s Farm Industry Is People Powered
But It’s Not Centering the Workforce, Said the Panel at “‘What Makes a Good Job Now?’ In Agriculture”
Salinas, California, isn’t just “Steinbeck Country,” its landscape famously memorialized in novels. The Monterey County city is also known as “America’s salad bowl,” for the produce, including lettuce, that is …
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Connecting California
California’s Ballot Measures Don’t Need to Be a Hot Mess
A Swiss-Style Model of Counterproposals Could Make for Smarter Voting and Better Public Policy
No man is happy but by comparison.
– Thomas Shadwell, poet laureate, United Kingdom (1689-1692)
If you want to better understand the true nature of a proposal, consider a …