Tag: Democrats
Why was it hard for the GOP – which controls Congress...
Charlie Hunt, Boise State University
Facing a threat of imminent government shutdown, nine Democrats joined GOP Senate colleagues to...
More Americans of all political stripes support government benefits for low-income...
Karyn Vilbig, New York University
For all the apparent division over Black Lives Matter, the movement may have had...
Why do people still back Trump, after everything? 5 things to...
Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark
For many people, especially those leaning left, Donald Trump’s disqualifications to be president...
View politics critically but charitably and with good old common sense:...
Steven Watts, University of Missouri-Columbia
For those trying to come to terms with a particularly tumultuous election year full...
Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black...
Youssef Chouhoud, Christopher Newport University; Dara Delgado, Allegheny College; Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr., Washington College, and Leah Payne, George Fox University
Signs, props and light-up wristbands − the 2024 political conventions find...
Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Institution; Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution, and Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Smithsonian Institution
The cheering, clapping and speechifying...
‘Coconut farmers for Harris,’ influencers and vertical signs – Smithsonian curators’...
Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution and Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Smithsonian Institution
At the 2024 Democratic National Convention alongside politicians and...
Members of Congress undermine the country – and their own legitimacy...
Christopher Miller, University of Richmond
Blame was cast far and wide after the attempted assassination of former President Donald...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
