More support for gay candidates — but only if they look and act ‘straight’
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Report finds 20% of California’s domestic workers experience wage theft
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Minority groups receive fewer opportunities at work, despite ‘colorblind’ argument
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Life expectancy in California has not recovered since the pandemic
July 14, 2025
Political retribution doesn’t pay — even with partisan voters
June 11, 2025
Federal job cuts and deportations could worsen the wage theft problem
May 29, 2025
By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects — even if they’ve never seen them
April 23, 2025
‘Turning the ship’ of climate change
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Northwestern study yields insights on improving outcomes for incarcerated youth
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