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  • Essay

    Parenting Beyond the Gender Binary

    Neutrality Guided Me Through Their Childhood. But Did I Prepare My Trans Kid for Life Outside Our Family’s Orbit?

    by Erinn M. Eichinger |

    Can we, and should we, ever really be neutral? In a new series, Zócalo explores the idea of neutrality—in politics, sports, gender, journalism, international …

  • Essay

    How We Won a Historic Contract for Hotel Workers

    I Work at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. My First Strike Was Scary, Empowering, Sad, and Beautiful

    by Alaink Kemple |

    This piece was published as part of the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program and editorial series, “What Is a Good Job Now?” which investigates …

  • Connecting California

    A Water Rights Storm Is Brewing in the Foothills Above Glendale

    Too Bad the City of L.A. Won’t Let Its Neighbors Capture the Rain and Reuse It

    by Joe Mathews |

    The Verdugo Wash is a small flood control channel that takes rainwater from the foothills above Glendale to the L.A. River, and 30 miles out to the Pacific Ocean.

    When you …

  • Essay

    California Farmworkers Stand on Uneven Ground

    I’ve Picked Broccoli and Tended Grapes in the Salinas Valley Since I Was 18. Sometimes I Wonder How Much Longer I Can Survive Doing It

    by Araceli Ruiz |

    This piece publishes as part of the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program and editorial series, “What Is a Good Job Now?” which investigates low-wage work across California. Watch the event …

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