In our criminal justice system, everyone is innocent until proven guilty – unless you’re poor.
The current cash bail system disproportionately burdens poor people who are forced to wait weeks, months, or in the case of then 16-year old Kalief Browder, years for their trial.

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The typical college experience on Zoom might feel largely universal, but the role of gender in shaping that experience can’t be so easily turned off.

This post was updated Oct. 11 at 9:09 p.m.
The fight for racial justice cannot ignore environmental justice.
From wildfires to a pandemic, nature doesn’t discriminate, but people do.

From social media to online shopping, efforts to keep our personal data secure in the modern world might seem futile.
But big data companies aren’t just spending billions to collect information for targeted advertising.

Location, location, location. A mantra in real estate and an unfortunate reality for proper access to health care.
In Los Angeles County, those who live in low-income communities are three times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those in wealthier areas.

As lawmakers scramble to deal with an unprecedented global crisis, their uncertainty, however warranted, has left citizens struggling to plan for necessities as basic as housing.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company has a monopoly on California’s monthly energy bills.
But greed and private profit motives should be reserved for board games – not the lives of 16 million people.

Stonehenge, the Bermuda Triangle and health insurance policies are just some of the mysteries nobody really understands.
According to CNBC, only 4% of Americans understand basic terms related to health insurance, such as premiums, deductibles, copays and out-of-pocket maximums.

Paying for a full UCLA subscription doesn’t mean you won’t have ads.
UCLA is a research university, but it’s also a business. For the 2018 fiscal year, UCLA made about $7.6 billion in revenue – a number which includes operating revenue from organizations such as the UCLA Health System, as well as profits from trademarks and branding fees.

Homelessness is a vicious cycle.
And for those without support, it can be both a cause and effect of mental illness.
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