The ‘massacre generation’ believes government can prevent mass shootings Alexandra Middlewood and Abigail Vegter - June 7, 2022 Our research found a sharp shift in young people’s attitudes from 2012 onward
Black Lives Matter beyond America’s big cities Lara Putnam, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - July 8, 2020 Here’s the new geography of youth activism
The Youth Climate Summit starts July 12. It’s full of young activists trained in the anti-Trump movement. Dana Fisher - July 11, 2019 Expect many of them to vote in 2020.
Schoolchildren around the world are on climate strike. Here’s what you need to know. Per Adman and Katrin Uba - March 14, 2019 Meet Greta Thunberg
One year after the Parkland shooting, is the #NeverAgain movement on track to succeed? David Meyer - February 14, 2019 One year ago, a teenage gunman armed with an semiautomatic
One year later, public support for stricter gun laws has returned to pre-Parkland levels Michael Tesler - February 14, 2019 Today is the first anniversary of the mass shooting in
Majorities of millennials who plan to vote support Democrats — except among white men Matthew Fowler, Vladimir Medenica, and Cathy Cohen - November 5, 2018 Many media outlets have been reporting about how this year’s
What political science can tell us about mass shootings E.J. Graff - October 29, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79520" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Pittsburgh Steelers logo with one
Five things to know about ‘false flag’ conspiracy theories Joseph Uscinski - October 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79463" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police with a bomb-sniffing dog work
Tens of thousands of people protested in April and May — on topics like gun violence, labor rights and science Kanisha Bond, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - August 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76231" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Emmy Adams, of Golden, Colo., joins
These are the four largest protests since Trump was inaugurated Kanisha Bond, Jenna Arnold, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - May 31, 2018 Editors’ note: This is the 15th installment in a monthly
Americans vastly overestimate the number of gun owners Mark Joslyn and Don Haider-Markel - May 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73028" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gun enthusiasts inspect Remington shotguns during
The NRA sees a bleak Hobbesian world. So why does it want to arm individuals with guns? Ryan Reed and Christopher Hallenbrook - April 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72430" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-NRA signs are passed out during
Did you attend the March for Our Lives? Here’s what it looked like nationwide. Kanisha Bond, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72172" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Emma González, a survivor of the
New count of U.S. protests shows more than 300 separate rallies against gun violence in Feb. Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - March 30, 2018 This is the 14th installment in a monthly series reporting
Here’s who actually attended the March for Our Lives. (No, it wasn’t mostly young people.) Dana Fisher - March 28, 2018 In the days before and after more than two million
Gun control laws could work, even if they’re hard to enforce Henry Farrell - March 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71400" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mandatory Credit: Photo by CRISTOBAL HERRERA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Three things we learned from the omnibus spending bill Sarah Binder - March 23, 2018 Nearly six months behind schedule, Congress voted last night to pass
Why are Americans still so afraid of Islamist terrorism? Mark Stewart and John Mueller - March 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_46093" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Smoke rises from the burning twin
The ‘campus free speech crisis’ is a myth. Here are the facts. Jeffrey Sachs - March 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70614" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Exercising their free-speech rights, students from
Yes, the Parkland kids could change U.S. gun policy. Here’s what it would take. Erin Mayo-Adam - March 15, 2018 Could the nascent post-Parkland movement against gun violence — led
New poll: Most teenagers and adults think arming teachers is dangerous, favor minimum age for buying assault rifles John Sides - March 9, 2018 In the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla.,
A new poll shows how younger women could help drive a Democratic wave in 2018 - March 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69801" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Pittsburgh high school students Mia Arrington,
The 13th Floor Elevators, ‘Reverberation’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - March 2, 2018 The Parkland, Fla., massacre continues to reverberate, as multiple companies
Here’s why #BoycottTheNRA worked so quickly Jennifer Oetzel and Jason Miklian - February 28, 2018 After the tragic Valentine’s Day shooting of 17 people at
Three reasons you should expect congressional gridlock on gun control Sarah Binder - February 27, 2018 Since the February 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Marjory
Hüsker Dü, ‘Guns At My School’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - February 23, 2018 In the aftermath of the Parkland massacre, the president suggests
You need two things for a successful anti-violence movement. Post-Parkland activism about guns has both. Erica Marat - February 23, 2018 The Valentine's Day mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high
This is how the NRA ‘politically weaponized’ its membership Matthew Lacombe - February 23, 2018 Editor's note: In the aftermath of the Feb. 14, 2018
Why is it so hard to regulate guns — even though gun regulation is so popular? Benjamin Bishin - February 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69345" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Students Kelsey Friend and David Hogg