Voters actually don’t prefer wealthy politicians Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes - December 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50682" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man votes at City Hall
The electoral college has serious problems. So do any alternatives. Andrew Rudalevige - November 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49524" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A voter casts his ballot in
Twitter trolls are actually hurting democracy Zoltán Fazekas, Yannis Theocharis, and Pablo Barberá - November 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_26147" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The Twitter logo is displayed at
This map will change how you think about American voters — especially small-town, heartland white voters Jonathan Rodden - October 31, 2016 In perhaps the most painful gaffe of his 2008 campaign,
Here’s what is promising, and troubling, about Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s plan to ‘cure all diseases.’ Jeremy Youde - October 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46926" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and
Sanctuary cities do not experience an increase in crime Loren Collingwood and Benjamin Gonzalez-O'Brien - October 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_28863" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Immigration reform activists hold a sign
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both support paid family leave. That’s a breakthrough. Megan Sholar - September 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46702" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Parents gather in October to support
Can civil-rights law stop racial discrimination on AirBnb? Nancy Leong and Aaron Belzer - May 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39892" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Ron Conway of SV Angel, left,
How Iranians’ use of an app is changing politics and civil society Shervin Malekzadeh - April 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39706" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Iranian woman takes pictures with
Some communities are destroyed by tragedy and disaster. Others spring back. Here’s what makes the difference. Daniel Aldrich - December 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33321" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Cindy Quinonez, center, whose cousin Aurora