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What LA’s Antelope Valley Teaches Us about Fighting for Just Cities
May 13 2025
Today, there's a broad understanding that American cities are operating in unsustainable ways. How does this untenable model persist? As author Rahim Kurwa explains, it has to do with offloading crises to cities' peripheries.
Help Us Grow Our FirstGen Program!
Apr 22 2025
UC Press has great news to share about FirstGen program growth and seeks your support for its continued success. Here’s how our program has benefitted first-gen authors so far.
Creating Communities of Care Amidst Deportation
Apr 11 2025
Fifty years after resettlement following the US War in Vietnam, nearly 17,000 Southeast Asian refugees are living with deportation orders. Author Jennifer Huynh explains how Vietnamese communities are building systems of mutual aid to support each other through ongoing removal by the US government.
Imagining Just and Equitable Workplaces
Apr 04 2025
Author Oneya Fennell Okuwobi on where diversity programs fail and how to imagine changes in our workplaces that center employees.
Q&A with Nicole Karlis, author of "Your Brain on Altruism"
Mar 05 2025
Author Nicole Karlis discusses her new book "Your Brain on Altruism," and how together we can build a culture of kindness.
Gentrification Isn’t Just Happening in Cities. It’s Also Happening in America’s Suburbs
Mar 04 2025
In “The Right to Suburbia,” Willow S. Lung-Amam details who’s benefitting from redevelopment in Washington, D.C.’s suburbs – and who’s being pushed out.
Lessons from Youth Organizers for this Political Moment
Feb 26 2025
If you care about bodily autonomy and self-determination, the current times are very bad. We can learn a lot about what this moment demands of us by looking to youth-led social movements for reproductive justice.
Labor Can Go on the Offensive and Defeat Trumpism
Feb 18 2025
Our best bet for beating back and defeating Trumpism lies in a revitalized labor movement. But can workers and unions continue their forward momentum under the new administration?
In memoriam: Michael Burawoy
Feb 07 2025
With the tragic news of his passing on February 3, 2025, our Executive Editor Naomi Schneider shares a tribute to Michael Burawoy, a legendary figure in the field of Sociology.
College Football, Masculinity, and Race: Q&A with Tracie Canada
Jan 17 2025
With the 2025 NCAA Football National Championship game near, "Tacking the Everyday" author Tracie Canada talks about her new book and her unique perspective on college football.