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…
Shame and guilt seem equally foreign to many politicians and public figures these days. Rather than cover their bad behavior…
Many AI algorithms, like facial recognition software, have been shown to be discriminatory to people of color, especially…
Winning elections isn’t just a matter of how many players you have. It’s how engaged they are.
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A new wave of prosecutors, known as progressives, say that public safety can exist with policies like eliminating cash bail…
Nearly two-thirds of all votes cast in the 2020 presidential election were made through early in-person voting or by mail,…
Most of the election-related lawsuits now before state courts focus on fine details of election procedures. This can be…
Ronald Reagan may have been known as ‘The Great Communicator,’ but rap artists don’t view his legacy through such…
Supporters and volunteers love them. But it’s difficult for political scientists to determine whether they even influence…
Is it unfair to make money from works that borrow from copyrighted work?
Americans’ political affiliations and views on key issues vary a lot by age. When fewer young people vote, winning candidates…
In the midterms, some religious voters may be motivated by the argument that if abortion is funded with tax dollars, it…
Political debate has always been filled with heated words and deeply held emotions. But the level of civility in political…
Every citizen has the right to vote. But various characteristics and legal requirements affect how likely any one person…
On Oct. 24, while a teenage gunman was pleading guilty for a deadly school incident in Michigan, another school shooting…
Despite growing numbers of non-religious Americans, self-declared atheists are few and far between in the halls of power…
If you think of Latino voters as left-leaning Catholics, think again.