The African Leader Summit Should Be About American as Well as African Political Violence
By Christian Davenport Every now and then a group of political leaders gets together in an effort to…
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Pandemics and Democracy
Lindsay Morgan interviews George Rutherford and Kim Yi Dionne Though COVID-19 failed to feature prominently in the US…
The Politics of Migration
Lindsay Morgan interviews Maggie Peters In a new episode from our friends at Talking Policy, UC Los Angeles…
Will Big Business Protect Democracy?
Guest post by Zhao Li and Richard DiSalvo Fueled by unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud, supporters of…
Political Anger and Division
Guest post by Steven W. Webster, Elizabeth C. Connors, and Betsy Sinclair Americans are politically divided on numerous…
How Incumbents Hide Behind the Law to Subvert Elections
Guest post by David Szakonyi Voters generally do not approve of their leaders manipulating elections. In the just…
The Politics of Nostalgia and Populism
Guest post by Ezgi Elçi Does nostalgia boost populism? Populist leaders worldwide often exploit nostalgia by referring to…
Supreme Court Decisions Put Human Security At Risk
By Michael Barnett The recent US Supreme Court decisions to strike down New York’s century-old gun control law,…
Abortion Bans Are a Tool of Political Repression
By Emily Hencken Ritter and guest contributor Jennifer N. Barnes On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court…
Juneteenth 2.0—or Putting Black Folk Back into Their Emancipation
By Christian Davenport I know you are wondering why you are seeing something that you believe is connected…