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Zócalo Public Square
Zócalo Public Square
is a magazine of ideas from Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise.
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Archival photographs reveal the unlikely beauty of pre-WWII sewer systems
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Democracies have struggled with the problem since ancient Greece
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By urging me to move far from home, she taught me a lesson in unconditional love
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Let California Pick the Next President
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How I Built a Place to Keep Kids Out of Prison
I was tough on crime for years as a prosecutor, but then I realized that the kids who weren't in trouble needed help, too
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August 11, 2015
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It's all about freedom
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August 5, 2015
Don't Blame Germany for Greece's Debt Crisis
No country has done more to democratize and raise Europe's living standards
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Economic and cultural disparities have stacked the deck against healthy choices in America—it doesn't have to be that way
By Zócalo Public Square
July 28, 2015
Katy Perry Isn't the Only One Who Wants to Live in a Convent
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Why Pluto Still Deserves Our Love
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By Bonnie Buratti / Zocalo Public Square
July 14, 2015
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By Bhagwan Chowdhry / Zocalo Public Square
July 13, 2015
Give Corporations More Political Power—Seriously
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By Andrés Martinez / Zocalo Public Square
July 10, 2015
When Rioting Is the Answer
From the Boston Tea Party to Ferguson, Americans have employed violence to improve their lot. But does it work?
By Zócalo Public Square
July 9, 2015
When Peer Pressure Is a Good Thing
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By Philip Hoy / Zocalo Public Square
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Greece's Referendum Was Still a Good Idea
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By Mike Edwards, Daniel Oppenheimer / Zocalo Public Square
July 8, 2015
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What California Needs Is a Museum of the Great Recession
The state invented this worldwide downturn, so why not memorialize it?
By Joe Mathews / Zocalo Public Square
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Why Nikki Haley Finally Called for the Removal of the Confederate Flag
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The Christian Roots of Modern Environmentalism
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Jackie Robinson’s Life Was No Home Run for Racial Progress
America loved the baseball star on the field, not off it
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Justice Scalia Is Right—California Isn't the Real West
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July 1, 2015
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Why We Must Teach Law to Those Who Need It Most
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How Rich Immigrants Can Solve L.A.’s Housing Crisis
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By Zócalo Public Square
June 29, 2015
The Civil War Was Won by Immigrant Soldiers
One in four Union fighters was foreign-born
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A modest proposal for changing the way we see the world—and ourselves
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American Idol
Is Better
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is pioneering a less cutthroat, more human competition
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Two of the country's fastest growing populations are learning how to embrace change
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Small classes, intense mentoring, and hands-on research make liberal arts colleges scientific breeding grounds
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