Americans do not want guns at protests, this research shows. Alexandra Filindra - November 21, 2021 Will Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal discourage Americans from protesting?
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.
Some good news from 2020: So far, very few Americans have been killed in terrorist attacks. Daniel Byman - December 21, 2020 Despite alarming headlines, domestic terror attacks left fewer Americans dead than in 2019
The WNBA influenced the Georgia Senate race, new research finds Angele Delevoye - November 30, 2020 After Kelly Loeffler attacked Black Lives Matter, the WNBA backed one of her opponents — who pushed her into a January runoff
This summer’s Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - October 15, 2020 Police and counterprotesters sometimes started violence
Identity politics can help Biden win in November Christopher Stout - September 16, 2020 Appeals for racial equity can motivate Democrats to vote.
Why NFL owners are supporting Black players’ protests — for now Bethany Lacina - September 12, 2020 Election season will stress-test the owners’ commitment.
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.