Local news coverage of political scandals is disappearing Danny Hayes - October 4, 2023 Menendez is the exception, not the rule.
Tina Kotek was elected governor of Oregon, thanks to these 3 factors Rafael Silva-Molina and Christopher Stout - November 14, 2022 After an unexpectedly tight race, Oregon’s streak of Democratic governors continues.
Abortion rights protests have been peaceful. Will that change? Deana A. Rohlinger - May 10, 2022 Here’s what scholars know about when protesters are more likely to turn confrontational — or even violent.
No, antifa didn’t ‘infiltrate’ Black Lives Matter during the 2020 protests. But did it increase violence? Kerby Goff and John D. McCarthy - February 8, 2022 Trump and others keep blaming extremist violence on these ‘radical left people.’ Here’s what our research found.
There’s just one Department of Homeland Security. So why does it have so many bosses in Congress? Scott Welder, Jennifer Dresden, and Christine Kwon - October 20, 2021 More than 90 congressional committees and subcommittees currently claim jurisdiction over some part of DHS
When are police aggressive — and when are they respectful — toward Black Lives Matter protesters? Monique Newton - April 26, 2021 The neighborhood — along with leadership — makes a difference
Here’s what Kamala Harris owes to Walter Mondale Aaron Mannes - April 23, 2021 Mondale forged today’s model of a vice president actively involved in policy
The Trump years launched the biggest sustained protest movement in U.S. history. It’s not over. Tommy Leung, Nathan Perkins, Jeremy Pressman, Jay Ulfelder, and Erica Chenoweth - February 7, 2021 Here’s what we learned by counting the protests during the past four years
Pete Buttigieg may not know this yet: Rail transportation funding is a racial equity issue. Sarah Reckhow, Kate Lowe, and Andrea Benjamin - January 31, 2021 Transit projects serving Black and low-income communities get canceled. Projects serving White communities go forward. The reason isn’t obvious.
There’s a long, troubling history behind the Capitol attack Kathleen Klaus and Aditi Malik - January 22, 2021 Although the siege surprised almost everyone, it did not emerge randomly
Some good news from 2020: So far, very few Americans have been killed in terrorist attacks. Daniel Byman - December 21, 2020 Despite alarming headlines, domestic terror attacks left fewer Americans dead than in 2019
This summer’s Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - October 15, 2020 Police and counterprotesters sometimes started violence
Trump is running for reelection as a ‘strongman,’ promising protection from anarchy. That might not work. Sarah Z. Daly - September 21, 2020 Citizens do elect candidates known for violence to protect them from violence — but under certain conditions
The long, dangerous history of right-wing calls for violence and civil war Sam Jackson - September 9, 2020 In the 1960s and again today, Americans who describe themselves as patriots accuse other Americans of treason.
How the coronavirus pandemic helped the Floyd protests become the biggest in U.S. history Maneesh Arora - August 4, 2020 People who lost money or jobs because of the pandemic response were more likely to protest with Black Lives Matter
For Democratic governors, it pays to have a Democratic attorney general. Republicans, not so much. Nicholas Miras - August 2, 2020 Many states split up executive branch power among several elected officials. Here’s what happens when they are not from the same party.
What’s happening in Portland could hurt civilian control of the military. Here’s how. Lindsay P. Cohn, David T. Burbach, and Danielle Lupton - July 28, 2020 Blurring the line between police and military could create an internal security force accountable to only one political branch or official.
In Portland and beyond, city and national leaders respond very differently to protests. This explains why. Thomas Ogorzalek - July 26, 2020 City leaders want to keep their denser geographies peaceful and productive. Rural and national leaders, not so much.
Trump wants schools to reopen. What would persuade Latinos to send their kids? Gabriel R. Sanchez, Edward D. Vargas, and Adrián A. Pedroza - July 26, 2020 They’re already on the front lines of the pandemic — and yet they worry about their children’s education.
Are the Trump administration’s actions in Portland legal? Are they constitutional? Steve Vladeck - July 24, 2020 The devil’s in the details.
Elvis Costello & the Attractions, ‘Goon Squad’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - July 24, 2020 The goon squad, unleashed.
More voting by mail would make the 2020 election safer for our health. But it comes with risks of its own. Robert M. Stein, Charles Stewart III, and Barry Burden - April 5, 2020 It’s not clear whether “at-home voting” can be ramped up nationwide by November
The 2019 Women’s March was bigger than you think Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - February 1, 2019 After two years of counting political crowds in the United
These are the four largest protests since Trump was inaugurated Kanisha Bond, Jenna Arnold, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - May 31, 2018 Editors’ note: This is the 15th installment in a monthly
Underfunding the State Department could hurt U.S. exports — and U.S. companies Raymond Hicks and Matthew Connelly - February 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_59710" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Trump administration has proposed a
In December, thousands of Americans protested against the tax plan, for DACA and about all the other usual suspects Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - January 25, 2018 This is the 12th installment in a monthly series reporting
Trump just blocked a Chinese takeover of a sensitive U.S. company. Here’s what’s going on. Helen Milner, Dustin Tingley, and Adam Chilton - September 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63633" align="aligncenter" width="3474"] (Thomas White/Illustration/Reuters)[/caption] Two days ago, President
Defending Obamacare, cheering President Trump, opposing animal cruelty: Here’s who rallied in July and why. Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - August 21, 2017 This is the seventh installment in a monthly series reporting
Americans want to help the homeless — as long as they don’t get too close. This explains why. Spencer Piston and Scott Clifford - July 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60887" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle have
More states are registering voters automatically. Here’s how that affects voting. Robert Griffin and Paul Gronke - June 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59973" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Some states are automatically registering qualified
What do Americans think about free trade? Not much. Patrick Egan - May 11, 2015 We are witnessing a rare (these days) internecine fight in the
After Ferguson Clarissa Hayward - November 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18441" align="alignnone" width="620"] A man, who was demanding the
Legalizing Marijuana: Some Lessons from The Netherlands Erik Voeten - November 8, 2012 Washington State and Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana