A scholar documented the risks a migrant faced after deportation, including his becoming involved in smuggling people across…
Exactly 234,966 people have died in Mexico's 11-year drug war. Now the government wants to deploy soldiers to criminal…
The Department of Justice wants to add a citizenship question to the next census. That could mess up the Census Bureau's…
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A legal scholar looks at the new and narrowed definition of bribery by the US Supreme Court. In the future, will politicians…
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SNAP and its precursors have weathered plenty of efforts to shrink the safety net. Its decades of bipartisan support make…
Yes, votes are cast based on many factors. But a new survey and analysis suggests that belief in fake news could have been…
In the 1990s, older Californians struggled to make way for a younger, more diverse generation. Here’s how that 'racial…
Scholars have you covered on all sides of the 'Dreamers' issue, with solid research to boot.
New research suggests politics and risk perception may explain why the US and Caribbean see climate change so differently,…
A historian looks back at Andrew Johnson's unlikely and unsuccessful presidency and why he wasn't cut out for the…
As Congress takes up the issue of immigration, we turned to our global network of scholars to get their perspective on how…
Seventy years after the end of World War II, a battle is taking place over Polish collective memory.
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Congress may have averted a shutdown, but don't get too excited, warns a Harvard budget expert. The deal isn't sustainable…
Citizen activists can influence the policy positions of their elected representatives. Their activism might well counter…
The US has yet to fully undergo a process of truth and reconciliation.