What the clean energy boom means for fossil fuel communities Jeremy Wallace, Dustin Tingley, and Alexander F. Gazmararian - November 21, 2023 'Uncertain Futures' reveals what makes policies and promises attractive to those upturned by a greener economy.
A Turkish court sentenced Erdogan’s rival to prison. That could backfire. Andrew O’Donohue and Cem Tecimer - December 21, 2022 If the conviction stands, Istanbul’s popular mayor couldn’t run for president in 2023. But voters sometimes rebel against efforts to subvert democracy.
Yale Law School pulled out of the U.S. News rankings. Here’s why. Henry Farrell - November 18, 2022 Law school deans have compared the rankings to a roach infestation and wished that al-Qaeda would target the company
Russia now says it must ‘de-Satanize’ Ukraine. What? Chonlawit Sirikupt - November 17, 2022 The Kremlin seems to be trolling for support among U.S. voters on the far right
How public colleges have already backed away from affirmative action Domingo Morel - October 30, 2022 Monday’s Supreme Court oral arguments will probably focus on elite schools. But most low-income students of color come up against a different barrier.
Bolsonaro has tried to load the dice for the 2022 election in Brazil Fernando Bizzarro - October 2, 2022 Will the government’s cash handouts and changes to the rules boost his reelection chances?
Report exposes U.N. camp abuses, but research shows justice is elusive Audrey Comstock - September 28, 2022 Analysis of U.N. peacekeeping missions highlights the obstacles to justice facing sexual abuse victims
Police stop Black drivers more often than Whites. We found out why. William Cai, Sharad Goel, and Johann Gaebler - September 14, 2022 Departments enforce speed limits in a handful of areas, our research finds — and those are often disproportionately Black.
Why Colombia can’t build the infrastructure it needs Alisha Holland - June 8, 2022 Presidential candidates are promising economic development, but the nation’s laws make that hard to fulfill
Will Pennsylvania vote for a Harvard grad with a working-class image? Thomas Gift - May 26, 2022 The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, is cultivating an unpretentious image. Here’s what the research says.