Good Playlist: Hear the songs shaping Africa’s elections ▶️
Playing songs from Bob Marley to Master KG, African politicians use music to energize voters.
Sorry, Elon, it’s not so easy to run a government like a business
From Taft to Reagan to Clinton, presidents have tried to cut government spending, and trim the ranks.
Good Playlist: Immigration podcasts ▶️
Hear about everything from individual immigrants' stories to the latest in policy debates.
Why journalists are losing their jobs in record numbers
The Trump bump was fated to fade.
Americans’ support for transgender rights has declined. Here’s why.
The culture war over transgender rights is part of a fight over competing notions of gender and sexuality, including issues like abortion and sex education
Florida juggled an election and Hurricane Ian clean-up in 2022
Officials may be tempted to consolidate polling places. Our research finds that that reduces voting.
What’s so funny about a Russian invasion?
Here’s how Kyiv is wielding humor in its information war against Moscow
Like Breonna Taylor, Black women are often killed in private — even when it’s by police
Police and prison violence against Black women can be seen as an extension of intimate partner violence
In the Texas abortion law, conservatives adopted the progressive playbook and used it against them
Conservatives have built up an army of lawyers and organizations that can use “private rights of action” to enforce their goals, much as civil rights lawyers and groups do.
Joe Rogan told his millions of listeners not to take his anti-vaccine advice seriously. Is it too late?
Our data suggests that, over months, his listeners have become wary of coronavirus vaccines