In India, Hindus, Muslims and police are fighting in the streets. Here’s what’s behind the violence. Suparna Chaudhry - February 25, 2020 They’re battling over the new citizenship law.
The Republican Party is white and Southern. How did that happen? Jeffery Jenkins and Boris Heersink - February 7, 2020 Its leaders made a decision to push out blacks. That helped it to dominate Southern politics.
93 percent of Confederate monuments are still standing. Here’s why. Tyler Camarillo, Tyler Johnson, Ray Block, Jr., Kathleen Tipler, Julian J. Wamble, Jared Clemons, Chryl N. Laird, and Andrea Benjamin - December 16, 2019 Local governments are often banned from removing them
Amazon will move into New York City after all. Did it really need public investments? Nathan Jensen - December 10, 2019 Research suggests public incentives don’t really shape corporate decisions
What Nikki Haley gets wrong about the Confederate flag Thomas Ogorzalek, Spencer Piston, and Logan Strother - December 7, 2019 It was the fight against civil rights that brought the flag back.
Yes, Democrats now control Virginia’s legislature and Kentucky’s governorship. Don’t expect much to change. Matt Grossmann - November 7, 2019 State governments’ directions are harder to turn than you might think, my research finds
How the #MeTooPoliSci Collective is making a difference in political science Nadia E. Brown - August 29, 2019 Here’s the 10th and final article in our series on the gender gap in political science.
Surprised by all these abortion bans? Meet Americans United for Life — the most significant antiabortion group you’ve never heard of. Susan Roberts - May 31, 2019 It designs legislation aimed at staying out of the headlines and minimizing backlash.
Kurtis Blow, ‘The Breaks’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - February 8, 2019 Classic track, suddenly and oddly relevant to Virginia state politics.
Poll: Only 58 percent of Americans oppose blackface John Sides - February 7, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83485" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page in