It’s been a great nine years for TMC political science analysis
We’ve published thousands of articles. Here are some of our editors’ favorites.
What Alito’s draft gets wrong about women and political power
Research finds many ways that women, especially women of color, are excluded from equal access to power
A century ago, Prohibition was about expanding liberty. Then our definition of liberty changed.
Many defenders of Black, Native American and women’s political rights saw Prohibition as increasing freedom
Martin Luther King Jr. was right. Racism and opposition to democracy are linked, our research finds.
Americans who don’t think institutional racism is a problem are more likely to believe that Jan. 6 was a protest, not an insurrection, and that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.
Republicans and Democrats have split over whether to support multiethnic democracy, our research shows
Trump activated what we call a ‘MAGA faction,’ motivated by animus toward marginalized groups
Hurricanes may not discriminate, but governments and utility companies do, our research finds
When everyone loses power, who gets it back first?
On Labor Day, we remember the Black women who helped win labor rights
100 years ago, Nannie Helen Burroughs launched the National Association of Wage Earners — part of her effort to integrate comprehensive labor reform into the movement for voting rights.
Why aren’t there more Republican women in Congress?
Congress has far more Democratic than Republican women. That’s not likely to change.
150 years ago, Frederick Douglass predicted the United States’ dilemma today
Douglass foresaw three possible paths for an irreconcilably divided U.S. Which will it take this time?
The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery. Here’s what did.
Two states — Delaware and Kentucky — still allowed slavery until the 13th Amendment was ratified, six months after Juneteenth.
Congress can’t easily pass police reforms. Here’s why.
Public attention will shift — and the Republican Senate will ignore House action.
D.C. statehood is back on the House’s agenda. Here’s why it faces an uphill battle.
Can you say “taxation without representation”?
Can Trump win over African Americans? This survey suggests there’s little chance.
[caption id="attachment_54382" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), center, flanked