Tag: politics
Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable
Lauren Hall, Rochester Institute of Technology
When it comes to national politics, Americans are fiercely divided across a range...
Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change
Claire Leavitt, Smith College
President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security...
Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members...
Charlie Hunt, Boise State University
The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record...
Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to...
Yonatan Morse, University of Connecticut
Autocratic leaders in Africa like their numbers to be in the high 90s, it...
Research breakthroughs often come through collaborations − attacks on academic freedom...
Volha Chykina, University of Richmond; David P. Baker, Penn State; Frank Fernandez, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Justin J.W. Powell, University of Luxembourg
Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK...
Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
When it comes to shutdowns, the U.S. is very much an...
Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure
Jack Buffington, University of Denver
There may be no kitchen table issue in America more critical than the price...
Does Hezbollah represent Lebanon? And what impact will the death of...
Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College
Israel has killed the leader of the militant group Hezbollah in a airstrike in Beirut,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
