Juan Flores critically examines the consequences of the 1988 California Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention (STEP) Act on gang policing, community well-being, and poverty. Through an overview of the STEP Act’s history, provisions, and effects, this article analyzes how repealing the law...Read more about The California STEP Act: Racialized Policy, Policing, and Health Effects
It has been a decade since the Paris Agreement was reached at COP21 in 2015. In this article, Kate Altemus Cullen looks back at the United Nations’ early efforts to address the climate finance funding gap through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and why that gap has persisted. After examining the...Read more about Barriers to Climate Finance for Pacific Island Nations: The Case of Palau
Barron Omega explores the proliferation of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and their evolving role in modern warfare, narrowing in on the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a case example. Through evaluating technolog- ical developments and battlefield applications, this...Read more about Laws for LAWS: The Governance of Killer Robots
Jashdeep Singh Dhillon examines California’s primary care shortage and its impact on pediatric asthma emergency visits. Through analysis of healthcare workforce trends and social determinants of health, this article reveals how inadequate primary care access disproportionately affects vulnerable...Read more about Want A Healthier California? Invest in Primary Care.
