The success of politicians in the U.S. largely depends on the amount of funding they receive from various sources. Although political action committees contribute considerably to elections, a recent survey showed that grassroots ...
Economics & Business
Jul 19, 2022
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Canadians are not nearly as divided about many important environmental issues as we may think—and that lack of division could offer common ground in drafting national environmental policies, according to a new study.
Environment
Jul 13, 2022
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Lower income people bore the brunt of the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, efforts to reduce poverty were adopted in Canada and the United States. But how did partisan politics shape each government's ...
Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2022
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The premise is simple, and it seems like common sense: If Republicans and Democrats could come together for good faith dialogue, the conversations would reduce tensions and ease the corrosive polarization that threatens U.S. ...
Political science
Jun 23, 2022
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Parenting style—helicopter parenting (disciplinarian) versus free-range explorer (nurturing)—may be a key to the country's political future. A new study out of Carnegie Mellon University has found a person's parenting ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2022
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Should journalists always treat an issue even-handedly? Our research reveals that when it comes to climate change, many Australians would prefer they didn't. For general news, people want news outlets to reflect a range of ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2022
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we've been inundated with data in the form of charts and graphs that show important metrics related to the virus. For example, bar graphs have been used to plot the number of cases in various ...
Political science
Jun 06, 2022
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While there are many factors contributing to the scourge of gun violence in the United States, one thing is clear: The data—and the majority of Americans—support laws that sensibly restrict access to firearms under certain ...
Social Sciences
Jun 06, 2022
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When it comes to attitudes and behaviors among members of American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.
Political science
May 20, 2022
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Back in April 1994, the world watched a remarkable event: South Africa's first democratic election with universal suffrage. The country whose Apartheid system had legalized racial segregation since the late 1940s went to ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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