State Power

Prism’s lens on how state power is exercised, enforced, and resisted.

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Supreme Court rulings undermine Indian law

ray levy uyeda
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Republicans have introduced over 120 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in the new year

Alexandra Martinez
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California healthy soil initiatives must recognize historical racial injustice

ray levy uyeda
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The Chinook Indian Tribe calls for restoration of federal recognition

Luna Reyna
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Oakland’s ‘Cob on Wood’ still at risk of further evictions

Alexandra Martinez
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Police killings are public executions

William C. Anderson
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Here’s how you can support the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay victims

Alexandra Martinez
Here’s how you can support the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay victims

Reimagining the university through an abolitionist lens

Khirad Siddiqui
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GOP-led states sue the Biden administration over immigration policy

Alexandra Martinez
GOP-led states sue the Biden administration over immigration policy 

The racist criminal legal system won’t save Asian Americans from gun violence

Michi Trota
The racist criminal legal system won't save Asian Americans from gun violence

Can the media move from anti-Black racism and harm toward reparations?

Tamar Sarai
Can the media move from anti-Black racism and harm toward reparations?

A new kind of crime reporting

Tamar Sarai
A new kind of crime reporting