Nation, World + Society

Middle East expert James Gelvin says that while both presidents wanted to decrease U.S. military presence, Trump’s actions have been more driven by impulse than strategy.

Legal scholars on Zócalo/UCLA Downtown panel see corporations and defendants gaining protection, while reproductive rights and affirmative action wither.

In its decade of work, the clinic has trained 400-plus volunteers and helped more than 2,800 people secure things like employment, housing, and education.

Researchers discover a significant gap by race and income between those who are interested in and those who participate in civic activity.

The study also found that people who were more conservative tended to have a higher “conspiracy mentality.”

The Academy Award-nominated actor appeared with the authors of a new book about the central African nation to mark International Human Rights Day.

“Making pre-primary education available at no cost is a critical element in efforts to reduce educational and economic inequalities,” said co-author Alison Earle.

E. Tendayi Achiume serves as the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

The report highlights needed improvement in housing policies and employment opportunities to ensure that incarcerated women and their families successfully adapt.

The report’s authors write that the big question for the California economy is how long the state’s tech industry boom can continue.

An experiment on the latest SpaceX launch will measure how microgravity affects the brain.

A report by UCLA, UC Berkeley and California Food Policy Advocates found that the state could lose up to $1.67 billion in federal benefits.

The United States should provide resources for the mitigation of a possible opioid epidemic in the same way the country provides resources for the ‘war on drugs’ in Mexico, researchers recommend.

William Worger has made digital copies of ‘Mighty Man’ and ‘Tiger Ingwe,’ which the South African government used to indirectly support apartheid, available to the public.

A report by UCLA and UC Berkeley experts suggests policies that could help California protect the progress the state made under the Affordable Care Act in expanding health coverage.

New report found a significant increase in Latino ballots cast in several states during the November 2018 elections.

UCLA’s Carole Goldberg ‘has singlehandedly created an army of well-trained lawyers, judges and academics.’

Analysis of the 2016 election by Lynn Vavreck and co-authors John Sides and Michael Tesler dispels some myths about the contest.

The partnership will enable the city to manage water supplies more sustainably, become more energy efficient and increase use of clean energy.

UCLA’s Luskin Center for History and Policy welcomed community leaders to discuss Proposition 10 as part of the ongoing “Why History Matters” series.

Jon Christensen and Alessandro Rigolon offer three ideas to help ensure community improvements don’t displace the people living there.

Although the study analyzed information dating back to the mid-19th century, the findings could have important implications for human health today.

Data from 2014–17 shows that 25 percent of those arrested were elementary- or middle school-aged and there was a disparity in police interactions for black students.

UCLA’s James Stigler is working to improve math and science education nationally by eliminating the rote memorization methods and studying what really works.

Political science professor Lynn Vavreck and her coauthors debunk some of the conventional wisdom about how Donald Trump won the Oval Office.