The news media’s reporting on a pandemic spike in violence against women. It might actually be declining.
Here’s what we know from the research.
2020 is the year to worry about nuclear weapons
The confrontation between the United States and Iran is just the beginning.
We checked 100 years of protests in 150 countries. Here’s what we learned about the working class and democracy.
The success of mass protests depends on who is doing the protesting.
Canada votes on Monday. Why aren’t Trudeau’s troubles helping the far right?
Because immigrants and multiculturalism are so popular.
China’s conflict with the NBA shows why companies can’t force social change by themselves
A tweet landed a global brand in a clash of politics and cultural demands
Why Italy’s media fixates on CasaPound, an extreme-right party with a racist agenda
This is a party that embraces Mussolini and Che Guevara — and cartoons and pop culture
Why Saudi Arabia is building the tallest building in the world
Autocracies build more skyscrapers.
Right-wing terrorism and violence may actually have declined
Here’s why the way it’s measured matters.