Today fears about privacy and census confidentiality loom large among African Americans.
Judith Lewis Mernit
Judith Lewis Mernit is a Los Angeles-based writer on energy, the environment, economic justice, and public health. Her work has appeared in High Country News, Sierra Magazine, Yale Environment 360, Take Part, The Atlantic, and LA Weekly
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A Trumpified Census Won’t Limit Its Undercount to Undocumented Latinos
The citizenship question will lead to undercounting millions of Latino, Asian, and immigrant households, many with legal status—and nowhere more so than in California.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Can the EPA Roll Back California’s Clean Air Standards?
The feds can regulate mileage, but the states can regulate smog.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trouble in Republican Paradise
The Great Awakening of Dana Rohrabacher’s Orange Coast District
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Pro-Life Paradox
Why are anti-abortion legislators cutting essential funds for special-needs children?