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Inequality in the San Joaquin Valley

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 23, 2023

Cesar Chavez, the head of the United Farm Workers Union, calls for the resignation of Walter Kintz, the first legal counsel for the state Agriculture Labor Relations Board, in Sacramento, Calif., on Sept. 16, 1975. Chavez's efforts in California culminated in landmark legislation that protected...

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The Pandemic and Higher Education

By Erik Loomis

On February 19, 2021

(Photo by Jdidi Wassim / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) Usually, economic declines lead to an increase in people entering colleges and universities, whether a working class person going.

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The Case for Letting Malibu Burn

By Erik Loomis

On December 21, 2020

MALIBU, CA - NOVEMBER 09: The Woolsey Fire approaches homes on November 9, 2018 in Malibu, California. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due.

Durable Inequality in the United States

By Dan Nexon

In General

On June 15, 2017

I've been buried in work and travel. Indeed, I just returned from a trip to China that included Guangzhou, Shenzen, Zhuhai, and Beijing. So I don't know if any of my collaborators have blogged on Richard Reeves' essay, "The Dream Hoarders: How America's Top 20...

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Privatization in the Age of Inequality

By Erik Loomis

On September 28, 2016

Everyone should check out the report released today by In the Public Interest on how privatization increases inequality. Here are the five key findings: Creation of new user fees: The.