Black voters as saviors – and scapegoats
The data suggest it’s time to look beyond the old idea that Black Americans are a monolithic voting bloc.
What the Trump/Biden dueling rhetoric at the U.S. border tells us
Both presidential campaigns want to make immigration policy a top issue in the 2024 election.
Four things to know about Biden’s student-debt relief plan
Loan forgiveness got the biggest attention. But the changes to repayment rules may have as big an effect.
How the student loan payment pause affected Latinx millennials
With payments due again soon, will Biden offer any loan forgiveness?
Why aren’t there more Republican women in Congress?
Congress has far more Democratic than Republican women. That’s not likely to change.
By coming out, Carl Nassib likely improved NFL fans’ attitudes toward gay men. Here’s how we know.
Our research tells us what changes straight men’s attitudes toward gay men and trans people
What might happen if Democrats succeed in expanding voting? California has some answers.
In California, reforms like those in H.R. 1 led to a more involved electorate, higher turnout and more legislators of color being elected to office.
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.
Women of color won congressional seats in record numbers. How will they legislate?
Our research finds that Black and Latina female legislators focus especially on helping low-income communities of color.