Voter suppression tops Black women’s concerns about democracy Nadia E. Brown and Christine M. Slaughter - May 29, 2024 For Black women, the Voting Rights Amendment is essential for democracy.
Just seeing a Fox News logo prompts racial bias, new research suggests Thomas Gift, Julie Norman, and Andrew M. Bell - December 23, 2022 It’s an example of what social scientists call ‘priming’
Is ‘Wakanda Forever’ too ‘woke’ for Marvel’s own good? Nicholas Carnes, Lilly Goren, and Bethany Lacina - November 10, 2022 That’s what some critics argue. Let’s look at the numbers.
Latinos who use Spanish-language social media get more misinformation Marisa A. Abrajano, Marianna Garcia, Aaron Pope, Robert Vidigal, Joshua Tucker, and Jonathan Nagler - November 7, 2022 That could affect their votes – and their health.
Do many Americans believe in the ‘great replacement’ theory? Tarah Williams, Roy Whitaker, Nazita Lajevardi, and Evan Stewart - June 6, 2022 The Buffalo shooting showed that at least some people are ready to commit violence for this conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theories are spreading wildly. Why now? Margaret Appleby - May 18, 2022 The Buffalo shooting shows how deadly such theories can be.
The House might pass a long-ignored bill to study reparations for slavery. Why now? Katherine Tate - March 22, 2022 My research looks at how Black legislators changed the Democratic Party — and how becoming party insiders changed them.
What lies behind mistrust of government and doubts about the election? White racial bias. Alexandra Filindra - January 30, 2022 Officials and candidates who encourage this mistrust are undermining democracy
Many college Republicans didn’t vote for Trump in 2020. His racist rhetoric may be why. Zachary L. Hertz, Pia Deshpande, and Brian Schaffner - January 20, 2022 The ‘diploma divide’ appears to run through Republicans as well
A century ago, Prohibition was about expanding liberty. Then our definition of liberty changed. Mark Schrad - January 17, 2022 Many defenders of Black, Native American and women’s political rights saw Prohibition as increasing freedom