Posts by Edward Lempinen

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Protester at a Proud Boys rally in Oregon wears a hat and t-shirt featuring the U.S. flag, and carries an American flag emblazoned with a Second Amendment slogan

Cecilia Hyunjung Mo: The male backlash against democracy is no surprise

November 18, 2022

Blake Masters, a now-defeated candidate for US Senate from Arizona, posed with a rifle in one of his campaign ads.

Loss, fear and rage: Are white men rebelling against democracy?

November 14, 2022

a photo montage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) and former U.S. President Donald Trump

Will MAGA turmoil get worse in the next two years? Probably, scholars say

November 10, 2022

Members of right-wing extremist Proud Boys group raised a wooden cross outside the state capitol building in Lansing, Michigan, on Jan. 6, 2021. An American flag and a Trump flag are in the background.

Crisis of faith: Christian nationalism and the threat to U.S. democracy

September 20, 2022

a red silhouette of the hooded figure famously tortured by U.S. military officials at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison nearly 20 years ago is superimposed on a monochromatic purple etching of a torture chamber during the Spanish Inquisition 400 years ago.l

The tortures of the Spanish Inquisition hold dark lessons for our time

July 20, 2022

Women at an anti LGBTQIA+ protest in Poland hold a large pink sign that says

Judith Butler: Insecurity and the roots of anti-democratic rage

July 13, 2022

Beyond the bars at an entryway to San Quentin Prison is an antiquated building that increased COVID risks for thousands of inmates and staff

Overcrowding, old buildings fueled COVID in California prisons, says new report

July 5, 2022

a person holds up a sign that reads

Berkeley Voices: How Roe v. Wade radically changed American culture

June 29, 2022

a solemn protester with two candles stands before the US Supreme Court building as darkness falls

Supreme Court abortion ruling will radiate deep into American lives, scholars say

June 27, 2022

a crowd holding a large mix of abortion-related protest signs stands in front of the supreme court building

Khiara M. Bridges: Court abortion ruling is an assault on women — and democracy

June 24, 2022

two women outside the U.S. Supreme Court argue about abortion rights, one of the most divisive issues in contemporary politics

In today’s political conflicts, a heart-to-heart talk goes only so far

June 22, 2022

The 2021 winners of the Nobel Prize in economics met at UC Berkeley. From left: Guido W. Imbens, Stanford University; David Card, UC Berkeley; and Joshua D. Angrist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A far-flung economics network celebrates Berkeley Nobel winner David Card

June 7, 2022

A smiling person with a large rifle and

Abortion, climate, guns and religion: Supreme Court poised for a sharp right turn

May 12, 2022

four informal portraits, clockwise from top left: Hari Srinivasan; Claire Rider; Claire Beckstaff; and Jonah Lounds

In times of crisis, 2022 University Medal finalists summoned resilience, hope

May 9, 2022

Pro-choice protesters hold signs outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., the night the draft decision to overturn abortion rights was released

High court abortion move threatens contraception, LGBTQ+ rights, scholars say

May 4, 2022

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs the controversial

Attack on LGBTQ+ rights: The politics and psychology of a backlash

May 2, 2022

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