The rise in contemporary right-wing political extremism – and violence – can be traced back to events in the 1990s.
‘I don’t like the candidates,’ ‘I don’t know enough to make a decision,’ ‘I don’t want to give this election…
The complexity of the Latino community needs to be understood in order for the US’ second largest ethnic group to be adequately…
It’s Election Day, you go to vote – and you’re told you’re not registered or you’re not eligible to vote. A civil…
Election-related violence isn’t unheard of in the US. A scholar of gun laws explains how the threat is only increased…
GOP candidates Kari Lake, Herschel Walker and Dr. Mehmet Oz have caught people’s attention for outlandish stunts and false…
An analysis of hundreds of thousands of interactions on cable news programs shows that women interrupt more often than men…
Christian nationalist ideas are about more than simply being religious and patriotic. They form a worldview about how the…
That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27. Here are some of the ideas being…
The US Supreme Court is poised to determine the fate of the use of race in college admissions. Supporters of affirmative…
In the Shelby v. Holder decision, a key section of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act was eliminated, thus enabling states…
New surveys carried out by a team of social scientists find no evidence that Democrats, Republicans and independents are…
All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places. They will need enforcement during…
Amid discussion of how best to conduct and tally a hotly contested election that is potentially subject to nefarious meddling,…
Many voters say inflation is the issue that matters to them most as they head to the polls. The problem is, the people they…
What’s at stake when Americans lose faith in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court?
Many people define ‘bias’ as ‘anything that doesn’t agree with me.’ But are the news media really biased?
Many small island nations are struggling to protect their land from rising seas while also facing paralyzing debt.
Americans voters are angry about everything from abortion to inflation. While anger is good for voter turnout, it’s ultimately…
Waves of US troops and international peacekeeping forces have repeatedly failed to make Haiti more stable for more than…