U.S. democracy is under attack. Here are some lessons for democracy’s defenders.
A global study of democratic backsliding and resilience offers ways to resist authoritarian attacks.
How U.S. migration policies shift the burden to Latin America
The U.S. relies on countries south of the border for immigration enforcement.
Why El Salvador’s mass arrests won’t lower the murder rate
By promising to reduce homicides, politicians are forced to make deals with the gangs
Congress passed an important anti-lynching bill. But the U.S. is still fertile ground for vigilantes.
Despite popular fascination with figures from the Lone Ranger to Batman, vigilantes are never simply trying to protect public safety
Millennial politicians are shaking up Latin America. Here’s how they differ from the old guard.
Generational turnover is getting rid of ‘los mismos de siempre’ and making politics more unpredictable.
If Biden wants to work with Mexico on migration and asylum, he might start talking to Mexican NGOs
The administration wants to encourage asylum seekers to stay in Mexico rather than continue traveling north
Why Biden’s plan to slow migration through international aid is unlikely to succeed
Like the United States, most developed countries are shifting away from respecting refugees’ rights at the border to trying to prevent migration in the first place
HBO’s new show explores HIV in the 1980s. 40 years later, stigma and prejudice are still going strong.
Our research examines why so few people with HIV hold public office.