Making it easier for Black people to vote had unexpected consequences Nikita Lalwani - November 10, 2022 White backlash to the Voting Rights Act led Southern states to imprison more Black people.
What’s the big ruckus over the new defense partnership with the U.K. and Australia? Sophie Meunier - September 17, 2021 France isn’t happy about being sidelined by the new U.S. alliance for Indo-Pacific security.
Here’s what Kamala Harris owes to Walter Mondale Aaron Mannes - April 23, 2021 Mondale forged today’s model of a vice president actively involved in policy
As Georgia’s new law shows, when Black people gain local power, states strip that power away. Domingo Morel - March 31, 2021 Think of Michigan officials taking over Flint’s water supply
Boston is about to get its first Black and first female mayor. How will she govern? Sharon Wright Austin - February 3, 2021 Kim Janey’s step into that office will signal that the city has changed
Pete Buttigieg may not know this yet: Rail transportation funding is a racial equity issue. Sarah Reckhow, Kate Lowe, and Andrea Benjamin - January 31, 2021 Transit projects serving Black and low-income communities get canceled. Projects serving White communities go forward. The reason isn’t obvious.
Think racial segregation is over? Here’s how the police still enforce it. Nikita Lalwani and Mitchell Johnston - June 29, 2020 We interviewed Monica Bell about her important new paper
We listened to people in highly policed U.S. communities Vesla Weaver and Gwen Prowse - June 16, 2020 Here’s what we learned.
How to teach about Black Lives Matter Ray Block, Jr., Nadia E. Brown, and Christopher Stout - June 11, 2020 Scholars of race and politics put together this short course.
Some lawmakers are calling for truth commissions on racial violence. How do these work? Kelebogile Zvobgo and Carla Winston - June 8, 2020 These factors help commissions create effective solutions
Delaware offered Amazon $4.5 million to locate a new facility there. Guess who wins? Nathan M. Jensen - March 10, 2020 Our new book reveals the unexpected consequences of incentive programs
Is President Trump’s rhetoric racist? It depends on whom you ask. Ryan Enos, Meredith Dost, and Jennifer L. Hochschild - August 12, 2019 Americans don’t agree on what’s racist.
Ben Carson defended Trump’s racist tweets. Here’s how that affects his reputation. Naomi Tolbert, Gregory John Leslie, and Christopher T. Stout - August 4, 2019 Whites will like him more and blacks will like him less, survey findings suggest.
Republicans don’t think Trump’s tweets are racist. That fits a long American history of denying racism. Michael Tesler - July 29, 2019 Even under Jim Crow, most whites thought that blacks were treated fairly.
Trump’s Fourth of July celebration is partisan and militaristic — just like the early Independence Day celebrations Simon Gilhooley - July 4, 2019 Americans in the 19th century wouldn’t have minded the partisanship or military parades, but would have balked at glorifying the commander in chief.
Here’s why the Vatican stopped American bishops from voting on responses to sexual abuse Bill McCormick - November 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80205" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and
Millions of protesters turned out in June — more than in any month since Trump’s inauguration. Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - August 31, 2018 This is the 17th installment in a monthly series reporting
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
What persuades elected officials to remove Confederate symbols? Framing it as good for business. Jordan Peterson and Christian Grose - August 21, 2017 When white nationalists marched in Charlottesville last week, resulting in
No, Russians did not start the #TrumpWon debate meme. Here’s what really happened. Gilad Lotan - October 3, 2016 Shortly after last week’s presidential debate, people started to argue
Sanctuary cities do not experience an increase in crime Loren Collingwood and Benjamin Gonzalez-O'Brien - October 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_28863" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Immigration reform activists hold a sign
A politician walks into a joke. Does she get elected? Amy Becker - September 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46180" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Actress Tina Fey, left, plays Sarah
Rising racial tensions won’t help Donald Trump. Here’s why. Michael Tesler - July 11, 2016 Several Republican lawmakers responded to last week’s shooting of 12
What’s the connection between the Baltimore riots and the Affordable Care Act? Guian McKee - December 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32974" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The Gyalwang Drukpa, a Buddhist leader
How Democrats became secular and Republicans became religious. (It's not what you think.) John Sides - September 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29128" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Stacey Kirby, left, and Roger McGee,
How Democrats became secular and Republicans became religious. (It’s not what you think.) John Sides - September 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29128" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Stacey Kirby, left, and Roger McGee,
Democrats increasingly think the Confederate flag is racist. Republicans don’t. Michael Tesler - July 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27249" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Demonstrators protest at the
Democrats increasingly think the Confederate flag is racist. Republicans don’t. Michael Tesler - July 9, 2015 Despite bipartisan support from South Carolina lawmakers to remove the
Beach House, ‘Wedding Bell’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - June 26, 2015 This week: The Supreme Court rules 5-4 in favor of
Beach House, 'Wedding Bell': The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - June 26, 2015 This week: The Supreme Court rules 5-4 in favor of
Did the media cover only the violent protests in Baltimore? Alex Williams - May 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24737" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] A phalanx of Baltimore
Have black protests helped or hurt the Democratic Party? John Sides - May 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24576" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] A protestor faces police
Why Ethiopian Jews are protesting police violence in Israel Ben Porat and Fany Yuval - May 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24253" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A protester, an Israeli Jew of
Israel’s appeal courts treat Arabs better when one judge is Arab-Israeli Sam Pimentel, Oren Gazal-Ayal, and Guy Grossman - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24257" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Arab-Israeli protester waves a Palestinian
Israel's appeal courts treat Arabs better when one judge is Arab-Israeli Henry Farrell - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24257" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Arab-Israeli protester waves a Palestinian
The Tamlins, ‘Baltimore’: The Week in One Song Christopher Federico - May 1, 2015 In the wake of unrest in Baltimore following the death
The Tamlins, 'Baltimore': The Week in One Song Christopher Federico - May 1, 2015 In the wake of unrest in Baltimore following the death
Baltimore is not Ferguson Stephen Deets - April 30, 2015 The following is a guest post from Babson College political
Superbowl Potpourri - February 3, 2013 * Where to get up-to-the-minute Superbowl win probabilities during the
Conceding and Thriving: Strong-State Democratization in Asia Joshua Tucker - June 26, 2012 Continuing our on going partnership with the Comparative Democratization Section
Why Now? Micro Transitions and the Arab Uprisings Joshua Tucker - October 24, 2011 We are pleased to welcome the American Political Science Association's
New Elections Data Set Released Joshua Tucker - September 27, 2010 From "Nikolay Marinov":http://www.nikolaymarinov.com and "Susan Hyde":http://hyde.research.yale.edu/research.htm comes the following announcement
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The best cities for singles - September 25, 2008 Forbes magazine has a new edition of its "best cities