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Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Alvin Chang

    Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life
    Criminal Justice

    How racism created two, divergent American neighborhoods

    By Alvin Chang
    Media
    Sinclair’s conservative news is taking over local TV. See if they own your station.Sinclair’s conservative news is taking over local TV. See if they own your station.
    Media
    How Fox News turned the March for Our Lives into an attack on the 2nd AmendmentHow Fox News turned the March for Our Lives into an attack on the 2nd Amendment
    Media

    On Fox News, it wasn’t about gun control. It was about taking away guns.

    By Alvin Chang
    Media
    Fox News really doesn’t want to say “Trump” and “porn star” on airFox News really doesn’t want to say “Trump” and “porn star” on air
    Media

    Fox News is censoring a Trump sex scandal again.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    How Fox News made Andrew McCabe a “deep state” villainHow Fox News made Andrew McCabe a “deep state” villain
    Politics

    Fox News spent months building out this storyline.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Teacher pay is falling. Their health insurance costs are rising.Teacher pay is falling. Their health insurance costs are rising.
    Politics

    The West Virginia teacher strike highlighted a nationwide problem.

    By Alvin Chang
    This game shows how college admissions discriminates against the poor
    Politics

    It’s not a meritocracy.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Gun sales usually skyrocket after mass shootings. But not this time.Gun sales usually skyrocket after mass shootings. But not this time.
    Politics

    The data hints that gun owners may be less worried about their guns under Trump.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    The data proves that school segregation is getting worseThe data proves that school segregation is getting worse
    Politics

    This is ultimately a disagreement over how we talk about school segregation.

    By Alvin Chang
    Media
    The media seems like it’s moving on from ParklandThe media seems like it’s moving on from Parkland
    Media

    But the data hints that the gun control debate is persisting.

    By Alvin Chang