New at Zócalo
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Essay
Can Los Angeles Elect a City Council That Reflects Our Values?
It’s Hard to Legislate Decency—But Changing Demographics and New Technologies Require New Ethics and Rules
Politics is full of high-stakes battles and strategies concocted behind closed doors. But that’s no excuse for the level of venality, toxicity, self-aggrandizement, condescension, hubris, and racism exposed in the …
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Connecting California
Why Gambling Can’t Really Lose in California
Indian Tribes and Online Gaming Companies Have Two Big Measures on the Ballot—But They’ve Already Hit the Jackpot
You can’t miss the brand-new casino on Highway 99 in the southern Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove. It’s the size of a Costco, with the look of a new mall, …
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Essay
Sherman’s March Toward Reparations
A Little-Known Civil War Story Illuminates America’s Broken Promise to Black America
Americans get Sherman’s March all wrong. Ask anyone who’s seen Gone with the Wind, and they’ll tell you that U.S. General William T. Sherman’s roughly 250-mile march from Atlanta to …
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In the Green Room
Concertmaster and Violinist Roberto Cani
You Get So Deep Into Music, You’re in a Different World
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In the Green Room
LA Opera Principal Violinist Ana Landauer
Being a Violinist Is Like Being a Gymnast
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Essay
What Do Mining Claims and National Parks Have in Common?
America Enacted Two Environmental Laws 10 Weeks Apart in 1872. One Encouraged Drilling Into Public Lands—The Other Tried to Conserve Them
If you know where to go in Death Valley National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias Park and Preserve, Glacier Peak Wilderness, or Bears Ears National Monument, you might come across the remnants …
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