Why did Russian social media swarm the digital conversation about Catalan independence? Javier Lesaca - November 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66519" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-secession demonstrators shout slogans and wave
Will Catalonia’s separatists win in December? The voting system is stacked in their favor. David Lublin - November 8, 2017 Catalonia’s Oct. 27 unilateral declaration of independence from Spain has gained
This new poll shows that populism doesn’t stem from people’s economic distress Brian Rathbun, Evgeniia Iakhnis, and Kathleen Powers - October 19, 2017 It's not about your finances. It's about how you think the rich and poor are doing.
Governments aren’t seizing businesses these days. They’re just siphoning off funds through transfer restrictions. Noel Johnston, Benjamin Graham, and Allison Kingsley - October 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65012" align="alignnone" width="960"] (Xaume Olleros/Bloomberg News)[/caption] Businesses’ political risks
The myth of massive support for independence in Catalonia Eric Guntermann - October 11, 2017 Last week, Catalonia held a controversial referendum on whether it
Violent crime in Mexico is at a 20-year high. This is why Mexico’s political parties don’t fix it. Michael Becerril and Jennifer Bejar - September 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64199" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women carry a banner that reads
Kurdistan and Catalonia are voting on independence. Welcome to the age of secession. Ryan Griffiths - September 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63871" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A crowd of protesters gather outside
A controversial article praises colonialism. But colonialism’s real legacy was ugly. Brandon Kendhammer - September 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63692" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women and children prepare to flee
Half a million marched this weekend in Barcelona. Do terrorist attacks make people more politically engaged? Laia Balcells and Gerard Torrats - August 28, 2017 The Aug. 17, 2017 terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils,
Months before Charlottesville violence, minorities were already feeling alienated and excluded Jonathan E. Collins - August 18, 2017 The violence in Charlottesville this past weekend — and President Trump’s