In 2024, political violence against Black women is a big threat Nadia E. Brown - March 18, 2024 Women’s History Month is good time to thank our Black women in office – and keep them safe.
The long, dangerous history of right-wing calls for violence and civil war Sam Jackson - September 9, 2020 In the 1960s and again today, Americans who describe themselves as patriots accuse other Americans of treason.
Where do police departments get their military-style gear? Here’s what we don’t know. Tom Clark, Michael Owens, and Adam Glynn - July 19, 2020 For a good public discussion of militarized policing, we need to know where police get military goods and how they’re funded
The Floyd protests will likely change public attitudes about race and policing. Here’s why. Michael Tesler - June 4, 2020 The last wave of Black Lives Matter protests did — especially among young people.
The Kavanaugh confirmation polarized women, and motivated them to vote — some for Republicans, some for Democrats. Jin Kim - October 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68027" align="alignnone" width="960"] A voter leaves a polling place
What happens to police departments that collect more fines? They solve fewer crimes. Rebecca Goldstein and Young You - September 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78147" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters march in Ferguson, Mo., in
We gathered data on every confirmed, line-of-duty police killing of a civilian in 2014 and 2015. Here’s what we found. Logan Strother, Geiguen Shin, and Charles Menifield - August 29, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77172" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In June, demonstrators protest the fatal
How racial diversity makes police forces better Sounman Hong - December 5, 2017 Over the past several years, police misconduct toward racial minorities
Don’t assume the militias at the Charlottesville rally were white supremacists. This is what they believe now. Sam Jackson - September 8, 2017 A few weeks ago, the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" demonstrations –
Does military equipment lead police officers to be more violent? We did the research. Ryan Welch and Jack Mewhirter - June 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60519" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Slain teenager Jordan Edwards's mother, Charmaine
Want to reduce fatal police shootings? This policy makes a big difference. Meghan Rubado and Jay Jennings - March 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55325" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police officers watch protesters as smoke
Does more policing lead to less crime — or just more racial resentment? Zachary O'Keeffe and Christopher Sullivan - July 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44353" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dallas Police Chief David Brown at
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
Cruz was told that patrolling ‘Muslim neighborhoods’ is a bad idea. Well, so is patrolling ‘gang neighborhoods.’ Benjamin Lessing - March 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38123" align="aligncenter" width="908"] St. Louis County Police and Missouri
Phone calls won’t cost up to $14 a minute anymore but here’s how prisoners’ families are still being fleeced Maureen Waller and Mary Katzenstein - October 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31286" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The FCC has announced that it
How Russia Today is using YouTube Robert Orttung, Elizabeth Nelson, and Anthony Livshen - March 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22967" align="aligncenter" width="600"] As described on its Web site,
Ferguson’s government was run like a racket Henry Farrell - March 4, 2015 Ta-Nehisi Coates is combing through the Department of Justice report
Ferguson's government was run like a racket Henry Farrell - March 4, 2015 Ta-Nehisi Coates is combing through the Department of Justice report
Did civilizations clash over the #ChapelHillShooting? Robert Keohane, Dustin Tingley, David Romney, and Amaney Jamal - March 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22136" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A makeshift memorial is made during
Those with darker skin report slower police response throughout the Americas Mitchell Seligson, Mollie Cohen, and Elizabeth Zechmeister - February 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21073" align="alignnone" width="620"] Riot police and security officers clash
Witnessing Ferguson: Variation in witness statements driven more by systematic bias than uncertainty Nick Beauchamp - December 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18749" align="alignnone" width="620"] A protester chants during a demonstration
Social media hasn't boosted young voter turnout Henry Farrell - December 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18554" align="alignnone" width="620"] Charice Leonard (left) and Jonathan Struckhoff
Social media hasn’t boosted young voter turnout Peter Levine - December 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18554" align="alignnone" width="620"] Charice Leonard (left) and Jonathan Struckhoff
Would more minority police officers have made a difference in Ferguson? Zachary Oberfield - November 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17915" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)[/caption] In the next
Minority representation gaps, by the numbers Tyler Reny and Sayu Bhojwani - October 22, 2014 When protests broke out in Ferguson, Missouri over the shooting
Politics and the English language, 2014 edition Andrew Gelman - August 29, 2014 Via Alex Tabarrok, I came across a post on the
Americans don’t like protests. But protests may work anyway. Robert Shapiro - August 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14498" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Thousands of demonstrators peacefully march past
Americans don't like protests. But protests may work anyway. Robert Shapiro - August 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14498" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Thousands of demonstrators peacefully march past
Demilitarizing the police is not an option. What is? Erica Marat - August 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14757" align="alignnone" width="620"] A demonstrator, who declined to give
Is segregation the problem in Ferguson? Jonathan Rodden - August 18, 2014 Over the last few days, punditry about Ferguson, Mo., has
Is Ferguson anomalous? Clarissa Hayward - August 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14498" align="alignnone" width="620"] Thousands of demonstrators peacefully march past
How Ferguson exposes the racial bias in local elections Ray LaRaja and Brian Schaffner - August 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14528" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Tirezz Walker, a resident of Ferguson,
Who protests determines how police respond Kim Yi Dionne - August 14, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14451" align="alignnone" width="620"] Police stand watch Aug. 13 as