Good to Know: Intersectionality Zein Murib - February 1, 2024 It’s a way of looking at how laws, institutions, and identities are shaped by numerous interlocking forces such as bias about race, sex, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexuality.
The challenges facing Black leaders Nadia E. Brown and Terri Givens - January 12, 2024 Terri Givens' book Radical Empathy offers next steps for Harvard and other institutions.
California apologized to Native Americans. What comes next is harder. Nadia E. Brown and Kouslaa Kessler-Mata - November 23, 2023 The California Truth and Healing Council faces big challenges.
How Title IX is undermining college sports Nadia E. Brown, James N. Druckman, and Elizabeth Sharrow - October 26, 2023 Since 1972, the definition of sex discrimination has expanded beyond what's covered by this breakthrough – but narrow – law.
How whiteness shapes U.S. immigration policy Nadia E. Brown and Yalidy Matos - September 20, 2023 Yalidy Matos's new book connects American racial politics and immigration policy.
It’s been a great nine years for TMC political science analysis Kim Yi Dionne, John Sides, and Henry Farrell - December 31, 2022 We’ve published thousands of articles. Here are some of our editors’ favorites.
In a first, House Democrats elected a Black leader. Here’s what that means. Katherine Tate, Jennifer Garcia, and Christopher Stout - November 30, 2022 Hakeem Jeffries will be the next House minority leader. That could affect national politics in these four ways.
Happy 50th anniversary, women’s legislative caucuses! Here’s how to be even more effective. Nadia E. Brown, Christopher J. Clark, and Anna Mitchell Mahoney - February 9, 2022 Black women legislators can point out policy blind spots others might overlook
The U.S. has veered toward — and away from — democracy over time Sarah Gershon, Nadia E. Brown, Larry Berman, and Bruce Murphy - January 11, 2022 Our textbook suggests teaching about the Jan. 6 insurrection with this framing.
Black women’s organizing has reshaped the electorate Nadia E. Brown and Bry Reed - December 10, 2020 From Fannie Lou Hamer to Stacey Abrams.
How to teach about Black Lives Matter Ray Block, Jr., Nadia E. Brown, and Christopher Stout - June 11, 2020 Scholars of race and politics put together this short course.
How the #MeTooPoliSci Collective is making a difference in political science Nadia E. Brown - August 29, 2019 Here’s the 10th and final article in our series on the gender gap in political science.
There’s a gender gap in political science. Our series examines the problem — and looks at some solutions. Kim Yi Dionne - August 18, 2019 It’s as important as any other issue our profession studies.
About The Monkey Cage John Sides - June 10, 2019 What is The Monkey Cage?“Democracy is the art of running