Politics & society

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An early education teacher, holding an open books, sits cross-legged as she reads to a small group of toddlers.

Poverty-level wages pose urgent problem for U.S. childcare, study finds

October 9, 2024

The U.S. capitol dome against a backdrop of dark clouds

New Berkeley center seeks “to make American democracy better”

October 9, 2024

A satellite view of a hurricane over the southern United States.

Study links hurricanes to higher death rates long after storms pass

October 9, 2024

An electric vehicle at a charging station.

Electric vehicle tax credits cut pollution but may not be cost-effective, study finds

October 7, 2024

A woman with long hair stands at a podium and smiles at people seated nearby.

How UC Berkeley researchers are making online spaces safer for all

September 30, 2024

two women, left and center, listen to a third woman at right who is talking and gesturing

Bridging divides: from anger and mistrust to belonging — and hope

September 23, 2024

Two students hold an Israeli flag and two students hold up a Palestinian flag standing next to one another on the Berkeley campus with at least one hundred students on Sproul Plaza in the background

Berkeley Talks: Legal scholars on free speech challenges facing universities today

September 20, 2024

A helicopter drops a large amount of water onto a forest fire

UC Berkeley researchers simulate how wildfires spread through communities

September 17, 2024

Coches manejan a través de esmog en un autopista de California

California ha mejorado la calidad del aire, pero persisten las desigualdades raciales/étnicas

September 13, 2024

Cars drive through smoggy air on a California highway

California has dramatically improved its air quality, but racial disparities persist

September 11, 2024

huge plumes of smoke billow into the sky over New York City's buildings after the terrorist attack on 9/11/2001

9/11 shaped the U.S. in unimaginable ways. This class helps Gen Z students grasp how

September 11, 2024

photo illustration showing, on left, two U.S. men in 2024 offering the Nazi salute, and on right, hundreds of Nazis offering the same salute in 1930s Germany.

Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S.

September 9, 2024

A crowd of supporters holding signs and wearing Trump-branded shirts cheer as Donald Trump, blurred in the foreground, walks onto a stage.

Sociologist examines Appalachian voters’ rightward shift, with Trump as their ‘shame shield’

September 5, 2024

Casual portrait of Christopher Edley Jr. as he listens to someone during a conversation

Berkeley Law launches democracy center named for influential former dean

September 4, 2024

An empty courtroom, with wooden benches and chairs, elegant daylight from windows to the right

Easing bail policy does not lead to increased crime, report finds

August 28, 2024

Vice President. Kamala Harris wears a serious expression as she stands before a pair of microphones

Kamala Harris’ hidden foe: pervasive bias against powerful middle-aged women

August 15, 2024

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