Elected officials are being threatened and attacked. We’re tracking that. Michael Loadenthal, Joel Day, and Aleena Khan - November 8, 2022 Our new ongoing longitudinal study is the first to systematically evaluate such incidents across the United States. Here’s what we’re finding.
How will Elon Musk change social media? Deana A. Rohlinger - May 8, 2022 Hand-wringing over what Musk might do assumes Twitter has helped slow the spread of disinformation. Our research finds otherwise.
Republicans want to break up Maricopa County, Jim Crow-style Michael Greenberger - April 18, 2022 After Reconstruction, state legislatures manipulated more than 1,300 county borders. That helped Southern white supremacists suppress and erase the Black vote, my research finds.
Republicans don’t trust their election officials, research finds — especially in states Biden won Kimberly Gross and Danny Hayes - July 25, 2021 State and local election officials are being threatened. Should we worry about the future of U.S. democracy?
The high turnout in 2020 wasn’t good for American democracy Lee Drutman - February 10, 2021 Under a different voting system, high turnout might be a sign of democratic health
To learn about the Democratic Party’s future, look at what Latino organizers did in Arizona Liz McKenna and Hahrie Han - February 8, 2021 Leaders like Alex Gomez and Tomás Robles connected the party to issues voters cared about
Arizona may go for Biden. That took 20 years of grassroots organizing. Erin Mayo-Adam - November 12, 2020 My research examines what brought together Latino, immigrant, labor and LGBTQ community organizers into a coalition that gets out votes
Why ‘constitutionalist sheriffs’ won’t enforce coronavirus restrictions Zoe Nemerever - April 22, 2020 For years, these locally elected officials have been leading rebellions against government authority.
Yes, the Parkland kids could change U.S. gun policy. Here’s what it would take. Erin Mayo-Adam - March 15, 2018 Could the nascent post-Parkland movement against gun violence — led
Why Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio isn’t like most presidential pardons Andrew Rudalevige - August 26, 2017 Last month, as President Trump made broad claims about his