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A Berkeley radical returns to his native Brazil after the Berlin Wall's fall.
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Rates of participation in politics are still at or near historic lows after decades of skyrocketing campaign spending.
Marcuse Today
Fifty years later, One-Dimensional Man looks more prescient than its author could have imagined.
The Neighborhood Effect
A bad environment can worsen the life chances not only of a child, but that of the child’s child.
The Rise of the University Museum
Can campus galleries save the art museum?
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