Terrorism became a more important issue for voters during the 2017 General Election because of the Manchester bombing, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2022
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American democracy is at risk, Stanford scholars and others have warned.
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2022
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During midterm elections this November, voters across the country will head to the polls to decide who should represent them for the next two years in the U.S. House of Representatives. But, in some states, they may have ...
Political science
Aug 26, 2022
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A new study of eligible voters in the 2020 election highlights how many Americans overlook the influence of external factors like child care constraints and transportation difficulties on voter turnout.
Political science
Aug 22, 2022
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An elusive behavior long overlooked by social scientists is order determination: In many types of competitions, the ranking of contestants is affected by the order in which they are evaluated, so placing a preferred contestant ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2022
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Donald Trump derided any critical news coverage as "fake news" and his unwillingness to concede the 2020 presidential election eventually led to the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, projected to draw some $1.2 billion in digital political spending, NYU Cybersecurity for Democracy (C4D) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering today launched a new, enhanced version ...
Political science
Aug 5, 2022
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During a 2016 campaign stop in Iowa, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pronounced, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2022
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When the new federal parliament opened last week, a record number of female politicians took their seats: 38% in the House of Representatives and 57% in the Senate. This changing of the guard, with women at the forefront, ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2022
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Support for abortion rights in the United States increased following the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a new report.
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2022
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