In the years after labor leader Cesar Chavez joined a historic Las Vegas picket line shortly before he died, he became the namesake of an east valley park and a ceremonial road. Not only was he the subject of annual celebrations thrown in his honor, the Nevada Legislature in 2009 passed a law requiring the governor to proclaim Cesar Chavez Day every March 31. Supporters of that tradition were left reeling this week by a New York Times investigation that uncovered accusations that Chavez was a sexual predator who abused children and fellow labor icon Dolores Huerta.

Occupational therapist Lim Siong-hua arrives for every workday at her hospital carrying a backpack stuffed with books, water and survival gear. She ditches the elevator, climbing 11 flights before descending to her ninth-floor office. Lim, 37, is training for an invasion. She wants to be prepared and fit enough to get her 3-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son to safety if China starts raining missiles onto Taiwan.

More than $3 billion will be wagered on March Madness this year. Around $30 billion was bet on the last NFL season. All evidence of an explosion in sports gambling across this country.

The rise of OnlyFans and AI has some sex workers concerned their likenesses will be exploited. They want protections from the Nevada brothels where they work.

Several Cesar Chavez Day celebrations in San Francisco, Texas, and Arizona have been canceled following allegations that the late Latino civil and labor rights leader abused young women and minors.

Six years ago on March 17, Nevada’s casino floors went dark as then-Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered all nonessential businesses to close, a move that delivered an immediate shock to Las Vegas and a tourism-dependent economy that would be battered for weeks.

Your inner monologue may be less constant than you think—more like a fridge light that turns on when you look.

While popular culture may lead you to believe that love and sex addictions are not only accepted conditions but also quite prevalent — think Frank in season 3 of White Lotus; Elizabeth Gilbert’s latest memoir All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation; and pretty much any cultural analysis of the actions of Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw around Mr. Big — the scientific understanding of problematic behaviors related to love and sex is far more nuanced.

Armenia’s June 7 election will determine whether the country continues its cautious westward shift or drifts back into Moscow’s orbit.

In this conversation, we explore the importance of regional attentiveness in writing Black history in the United States, thinking blackness in the southwest, and the expansiveness of the Black Studies archive and imagination.

Nevada’s brothels have maintained a sturdy business model since their legalization in the 1970s. We dive into their policies and regulations.

The rise of OnlyFans and AI has some sex workers concerned their likenesses will be exploited. They want protections from the Nevada brothels where they work.