The Supreme Court may end college affirmative action. Then what? Lauren S. Foley - October 27, 2022 Universities have followed similar bans to the letter but tried other ways to admit racially diverse classes – with mixed results
Most Republican candidates endorse the ‘big lie’ — even when voters don’t Brendan Hartnett and Brian Schaffner - October 12, 2022 We examined whether candidates’ beliefs — for and against the "big lie” — matched up with those of their state’s voters. Nope.
Redistricting commissions draw fairer districts than politicians do Michal Migurski, Eric McGhee, and Christopher Warshaw - September 25, 2022 That’s what our research finds. But will the Supreme Court rule that only legislatures can draw district maps?
The Kansas abortion vote, in one graph Nathaniel Birkhead - August 5, 2022 Turnout and timing proved critical to the August 2022 voting.
More Americans than usual have been changing parties. Why? Sean Bock and Landon Schnabel - December 16, 2021 Here’s what our research found
A prosecutor charged the Michigan shooter’s parents. That’s likely to be used against Black parents soon. Evan Bernick - December 8, 2021 When prosecutors’ powers expand broadly, implicit bias means those powers are used disproportionately against racial minorities.
The Czech public voted out their prime minister. Actually getting rid of him may be harder. Marek Rybar and Kevin Deegan-Krause - October 12, 2021 The covid response — and a series of scandals — tipped the race against the billionaire populist
As Georgia’s new law shows, when Black people gain local power, states strip that power away. Domingo Morel - March 31, 2021 Think of Michigan officials taking over Flint’s water supply
John Geddert killed himself after being charged with abuse. Gymnastics’ problems go beyond any one person. Julie Novkov - March 3, 2021 This time, the athletes themselves are pushing for change — and that may make the difference.
This is how Biden eked out his 2020 victory David Brady and Brett Parker - February 12, 2021 In a divided country, elections are won on the margin