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Back to SearchHow Siblings Shape Us, Even in Adulthood
What makes a family tick? While parents spend lots of time and energy trying to shape their kids’ lives, studies show that siblings play as significa…
10 months ago
What Are Your Allergy Season Questions?
Do your seasonal allergies feel worse this spring? You might not be imagining it: climate change is hastening the end of winter, pushing up pollen pr…
10 months ago
Without Temporary Protected Status, What's Next for Bay Area Afghan Refugee Community?
The Trump administration has announced plans to end temporary protected status for people from countries including Afghanistan, Cameroon, Venezuela, …
10 months ago
The Evolution of Men’s Fashion with 'The Menswear Guy'
Derek Guy – known online as “the menswear guy” – runs the popular social media account “Dieworkwear.” Guy’s recent piece for Bloomberg Businessweek l…
10 months ago
Ballers, Unicorns, Valkyries, Oh My! Bay Area Sports Teams Bring Sparkle to the Summer
When you think about Bay Area sports, the Ballers, the Unicorns, or the Fire and Iron are not names that might first come to mind. But these new Bay …
10 months ago
The New Yorker’s Michael Luo on ‘the Epic Story of the Chinese in America’
In 1889, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the now infamous Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country. Writing f…
10 months, 1 week ago
Jonathan Hirsch on Losing His Father to ‘A Cult and Dementia’
In his popular podcast “Dear Franklin Jones,” radio producer Jonathan Hirsch tried to make sense of a Northern California childhood dominated by his …
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Running on ‘Vibes’: Leah Litman on the Supreme Court’s Grievance Politics
In recent years the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has struck down the constitutional right to abortion, delivered a blow to the adm…
10 months, 1 week ago
Trump Revives Fight Against Sanctuary Cities
In his second term in office, Donald Trump has revived his fight against sanctuary jurisdictions. For decades, local government agencies across the c…
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Historian Peniel E. Joseph on How 1963 ‘Cracked Open and Remade’ America
For historian Peniel Joseph, the year 1963 — the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation — is the defining year of the Civil Rights Movement. “Am…
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