A survey of 800 foreign policy experts identified four international issues where Republicans and Democrats may actually…
The Electoral College ignores a key democratic principle: one person, one vote.
In order to establish his legitimacy, President-elect Joe Biden has to accomplish several big tasks.
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Most methods of determining whether electoral maps are fair require a lot of math and some tough computation. But there…
High-profile media figures are defecting to Substack, where readers will have to pay a subscription to read their work.…
A 1904 revolt against mandatory smallpox inoculation taught Brazilian health officials a deadly lesson on how to vaccinate…
Many countries, ranging from Hungary to Brazil, are using violence and legal measures to control, intimidate and shut down…
New research on Wisconsin's changing demographics suggests that racial integration and political polarization were a…
As social media platforms fight Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism, online archives offer another possible approach: direct…
Pulling out roughly half the U.S. troops in Afghanistan is part of an effort to find peace, but may unbalance a precarious…
US monuments and memorials have overlooked frontline workers and people of color affected by past epidemics. Will we repeat…
An analysis of social media commentary about socialism versus capitalism shows that people are talking past each other,…
After becoming Peru's third president in six days, Francisco Sagasti must both lead the country into elections and build…
James Baker, the high-powered lawyer chosen by George W. Bush to lead his fight over the contested 2000 election, delivered…
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump have flocked to the far-right social media platform Parler, where heat speech thrives.
Choosing former Secretary of State John Kerry as climate envoy is an important first step. To regain trust, the U.S. will…
State legislatures, which will draw congressional districts that last through 2030, are dominated by the GOP.
The 2018 murder of Rio city councilwoman Marielle Franco inspired record numbers of Black women to get involved in politics.…
The influential civil rights group got its start following a wave of brutal white-led violence against Black people in Springfield,…